Carmen meets Tosca at the Royal Swedish Opera

By Laura Servidei, 21 January 2019

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“irony causes detachment: Carmen becomes disconnected from her character”

Reviewed at Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm on 19 January 2019

Bizet, Carmen

Royal Swedish Opera

Joana Carneiro, Conductor

Johanna Garpe, Director

Per A Jonsson, Set Designer

Nina Sandström, Costume Designer

Miriam Treichl, Carmen

Daniel Johansson, Don José

Jesper Taube, Don José

Alessio Cacciamani, Escamillo

Magdalena Risberg, Micaëla

Johan Edholm, Zuniga

Håkan Ekenäs, Moralès

Marianne Odencrants, Frasquita

Johanna Rudström, Mercédès

Jens Persson Hertzman, Le Dancaïre

Jonas Degerfeldt, Le Remendado

Royal Swedish Opera Chorus

Royal Swedish Orchestra

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Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.