CARMEN - Opera

Name: CARMEN - Opera
Start: 2026-10-23T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-23T22:15:00+02:00
Location: Alsion

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 · 19:30 — 22:15

Alsion, Sønderborg · 490 kr. · ≈ 66 €

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Carmen is a self-assured woman who seduces the young soldier Don José - with fatal consequences.

The production is a collaboration between Den Jyske Opera and Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester.

Den Jyske Opera — also plays in other cities (1)

Fri, 25 Sep Aarhus

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About: Den Jyske Opera

Each year Den Jyske Opera dispatches major productions on national tour with the regional orchestras, drawing on more than 75 years of bringing opera to audiences the length and breadth of Denmark.

permanent staff (artistic and administrative personnel)

largest opera institution in Denmark

regional orchestras in permanent cooperation

What's new

2025-12
Den Jyske Opera announced the 2026-27 season with Carmen and Maskarade as the two major touring titles.
2026-08
The Barber of Seville is performed as a free outdoor opera on the bed of a truck in summer 2026 - a new audience-friendly format under opera director Anne Barslev's leadership.
2026-02
Mozart's Don Juan premiered on 25 February 2026 at Musikhuset Aarhus and subsequently toured the country until April 2026.

Tour

AarhusSønderborgOdenseKøbenhavnAalborgEsbjergRandersHerningViborgHorsensKoldingVejleNæstvedHolstebro

Tracks

La TraviataVerdi classic, tour production season 2025-26

Don JuanMozart's Don Giovanni in Danish, premiere February 2026

CarmenBizet's hit opera, tour production season 2026-27

MaskaradeCarl Nielsen's national opera, on the program in season 2026-27

Der Ring des NibelungenWagner's masterwork performed in 1983-87 and again 1993-96 - gave Aarhus international reputation

About: Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester

One of Denmark's five regional orchestras, resident at Alsion in Sønderborg since 2007. Its 65 musicians cover all of Southern Jutland with around 150 concerts a year, and the orchestra maintains a long-standing cross-border partnership with the Schleswig-Holsteinisches Sinfonieorchester.

full-time musicians

~150

concerts and events per year

700.000+

inhabitants in the orchestra's coverage area

1963

year of official regional status

What's new

2025-03
The 30-year-old Danish conductor Christian Øland took office as new chief conductor from the 2025/26 season - the first Dane in many years in that role for a regional orchestra.
2025-09
Christian Øland took on two chief conductor positions simultaneously from the 2025/26 season: Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester and Generalmusikdirektor for Theater Magdeburg.
2026-06
Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester and Schleswig-Holsteinisches Sinfonieorchester performed a joint concert at Alsion with over 100 musicians on stage under conductor Harish Shankar.

Tour

SønderborgKoldingHaderslevAabenraaTønderRibeHorsensVejenFlensborgAugustenborg

Tracks

Rued Langgaard: Symfoni nr. 1, KlippepastoralerPerformed at Rued Langgaard Festival in Ribe Cathedral

Rossini: Stabat MaterChoir concert with the orchestra, including in Ribe Cathedral, 2025

Mahler: Symfoni nr. 1 (Titan)Performed at collaborative concert with Schleswig-Holsteinisches Sinfonieorchester, June 2026

Johan Svendsen: SymfonierRecorded for Naxos under Bjarte Engeset, 2009

Herman D. Koppel: KlaverværkerRecorded for Danacord, 2008 - part of the orchestra's discography of Danish music

Recent shows

Jan 19, 2024 Musikhuset, Esbjerg (DK)
Jan 18, 2024 Alsion, Sønderborg (DK)
Mar 19, 2015 Musik & Teaterhuset, Aabenraa (DK)

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