Director Kasper Holten, librettist Kerstin Perski and composer Daníel Bjarnason's interpretation of Susanne Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen's feature film was a great success at its world premiere at the Danish National Opera in 2017. In their hands, the fateful story became an extremely dramatic opera with a star-studded cast of soloists and musicians. Bjarnason's riveting score was described by Fyns Stiftstidende as "astonishingly strong and expressive", and the production won a Reumert for Opera of the Year in 2018.
'Brothers' now moves into the raw and extremely atmospheric setting of Tunnelfabrikken, a gigantic former industrial hall in Nordhavn. Here the story of the soldier, Michael, who returns home from the war in Afghanistan with an unbearable secret, will unfold with intensity and painful scrutiny.
Produced in collaboration with the Icelandic Opera and Malmö Opera, the beautiful music will be performed by the Malmö Opera Orchestra alongside the chorus of the Icelandic Opera and international soloists all led by the Italian conductor, Andrea Molino.
Icelandic Daníel Bjarnason is Copenhagen Opera Festival's Guest Artist in Residence. You will therefore be able to see him in an artist talk on friday at Tunnelfabrikken with director Kasper Holten and set- and costume designer Steffen Aarfing among others, and in a talk with composer Louise Alenius in relation to a Composition Master Class.
This teaser is from the worldpremiere of the opera 'Brødre' in 2017, then it was performed by Den Jyske Opera as part of Musikhuset Aarhus' Bier Trilogi. The video is recorded and edited by: Klavs Kehlet Hansen
INFORMATION
Tunnelfabrikken
Fri 11.08.23 19.30
Sat 12.08.23 12.00
Sun 13.08.23 16.00
95 minutes without interval
Sung in English without surtitles
ENTRANCE
Reg: 190-360 kroner
Under 30: 190 kroner
CAST & CREW
Composer: Daníel Bjarnason
Director: Kasper Holten
Associate and revival director: Amy Lane
Stage and costume designer: Steffen Aarfing
Light designer: Ellen Ruge
Video designer: Signe Krogh
Soloists: Oddur Jónsson, Marie Arnet, James Laing, Steffen Jespersen, Eva Jáuregui, Auður Gunnarsdóttir, Jakob Zethner, Michael Bracegirdle, Dénise Beck og Hrólfur Sæmundsson.
Orkester: Malmö Operaorkester
Choir: Operakoret fra Den Islandske Opera
Publisher: Peters Edition Limited, London
Graphic: PR
Producer: Copenhagen Opera Festival v/ Frederik Støvring Olsen
Production manager: Dýri Jónsson / Christian Jensen
Assistant director and stage manger: Níels Thibaud Girerd
Repetiteur and assisterende conductor: Bjarni Friman
Costumier: Helga Lúðvíksdóttir
Hair and makeup: Hólmfríður Kristinsdóttir, Dagbjört Óskarsdóttir
COLLABORTION
The performance is a co-production between Den Islandske Opera, Malmö Opera and Copenhagen Opera Festival.
SUPPORT
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