Den Jyske Opera
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Carmen
Bizet
Royal Danish Theatre · Copenhagen
1 Nov 2026
DKK 130 – DKK 635
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Royal Danish Theatre
Opera
Carmen – Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen
- Date
- Sunday, 1 November 2026
- Time
- 19:30
- Venue
- Royal Danish Theatre
- Address
- Kongens Nytorv 9, 1050 København, Denmark
- City
- Copenhagen
- Organisation
- Den Jyske Opera
- Work
- Carmen
- Language
- Danish
- Price range
- DKK 130 – DKK 635
About this event
Den Jyske Opera presents Georges Bizet’s Carmen in a new staging by director Johanne Holten, performed in Danish using a translation by Jens Louis Petersen. The production explores one of opera’s central female figures through themes of freedom, jealousy, desire, love, revenge, and powerlessness. Holten’s vision connects the story to contemporary conversations about intimate-partner violence, probing the psychological mechanisms that can draw a woman, described as “free as a bird,” back to a man who ultimately wishes her harm. Recommended for audiences aged 12 and up.
Cast & creative
Carmen
Siv Iren Misund
Carmen
Laura Mayer
Don José
Anders Kampmann
Don José
Fredrik Bjellsäter- J
Stage director
Johanne Holten - J
Translator
Jens Louis Petersen - G
Composer
Georges Bizet - H
Librettist
Henri Meilhac - L
Librettist
Ludovic Halévy
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