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Freedom or love?
Verdi wrote the opera La Traviata in 1853 , based on Alexandre Dumas' novel The Lady of the Camellias about the courtesan Marie Duplessis. The novel, as well as Verdi's opera, has since been the basis for many interpretations, such as the films Pretty Woman and Moulin Rouge, as well as a long series of ballets, novels and plays. The woman's decline and her apparent lack of moral compass have always fascinated.

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La Traviata

Musikhuset Aarhus

On Saturday, June 14, Skanseparken in Aarhus was filled with sunshine and magnificent music, as the Royal Danish Opera and Aarhus Symphony Orchestra held the year's largest free classical concert in the heart of Aarhus for the 7th time.

Here we enlivened Skanseparken with magnificent music by, among others, Wagner, Verdi, Mozart, Strauss, Lehár and Puccini.

Opera in the Park is free and an invitation to a wonderful afternoon in the company of great music in the heart of Aarhus with a taste of well-known and beloved music from some of the greatest opera and classical works.

The host of the day was music promoter, pianist, radio and TV host Mathias Hammer, who guided the audience through a musical afternoon, where soloists Laura Helene Hansen, Thorbjørn Gulbrandsøy and Asmus Hanke could be experienced on the outdoor stage. The singers could be experienced together with the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra and the Jutland Opera Choir, conducted by our own chief conductor, Christopher Lichtenstein.

Opera i Parken

Skanseparken

Leonore has been waiting for news of her husband for two long years. Rumour has it he is dead; she suspects that he has been secretly imprisoned by a corrupt nobleman. In despair and hope, she takes matters into her own hands, disguising herself as a man and taking a job with the kindly gaoler Rocco. As Fidelio – the faithful one – her hard work earns Rocco’s respect, not to mention the affections of his daughter. Risking everything, can she rescue her husband and reclaim their lost life?

Fidelio

Festival Theatre Edinburgh

Theatre Royal Glasgow

Beethoven’s only opera – a remarkable outlier in his expansive body of works – is a triumphant tale of freedom of conscience in the face of oppression, affirming the power of the human spirit to overcome the worst of circumstances.

Tenor

Thorbjørn Gulbrandsøy

Events

Upcoming events

17 - 26 Feb, 2027

Fidelio · Scottish Opera

Feb 26, 2027

Fidelio · Capital Theatres

Past events

Aug 19 - Nov 29, 2025

La Traviata · Den Jyske Opera

Jun 14, 2025

Opera i Parken · Den Jyske Opera

Future and recently performed repertoire

Alfredo Germont in La traviata by Verdi

Den Jyske Opera

Florestan in Fidelio by Beethoven

Scottish Opera

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