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La Voix de Carmen - the voice of Carmen

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Music theater based on Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen" supplemented with new compositions by Kyungjin Lim
Thursday, 12/04/2025 19:00 HfMT, Forum

Carmen grows up in a dystopia destroyed by war and struggles to find her place in the world. Her voice, her body - are her assets. Surrounded by trauma and darkness, she struggles to survive by any means necessary until Don José enters her life and confronts her with the ghosts of her past. This not only offers an unexpected opportunity to turn her fate around and come to terms with the past, but also leads to an emotionally charged escape into the contrasting, dazzling rave world of Escamillo. Social milieus collide in the intoxication, boundaries become blurred. Once caught up in the current, it is difficult to escape the maelstrom: Carmen recognizes the danger, but is she still up to it?
This 80-minute musical theatre evening based on the well-known opera by Bizet is complemented by new compositions based on the musical material provided by Korean composer Kyungjin Lim. Students from the HfMT Hamburg, the HMTM Hannover and the Conservatorio di Piacenza will sing, play and make music. A dance ensemble from the Contempory Dance School Hamburg, the Korea National University of Arts and the Frese Drama School will take on the role of the choir.

Performers
La Voix de Carmen
MUSIC Georges Bizet & Kyungjin Lim
LIBRETTO Huijoon Ahn after Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
COMPOSITION Georges Bizet
COMPOSITION/ARRANGEMENT Kyungjin Lim

MUSICAL DIRECTOR Woonkseok Lee
DIRECTOR HuiJoon Ahn
STAGE Jo Speh
COSTUME Anna Maria Trujic & Lola Nagel
CHOREOGRAPHY Junhwan Lee
DRAMATURGY Eszter Johanna Barta & Rongji Liao
CORREPETITION Sangjun Han

Cast
CARMEN Kristine Matvejeva
DON JOSÉ Eunchan Lee
MICAELA Hyeonseo Lee
ESCAMILLO Harin Lim
FRASQUITA Juyeon Lee
MERCEDES Anna-Senda Pimental
YOUNG CARMEN Hyunjin Lee
REMENDADO Hyewook Jung

Dance ensemble
Camila Frattari, Karenina Lizama Leirana, Peter Mani, Tatjana Walter, Angel Jahir Negrete Valadez, Annika Henni Kühn, Kyte Levin Brüggmann, Hyunjin Lee,Yida Guo

Eintritt: 22,00 EUR
Ermäßigt: 10,00 EUR

Please note: The event is not suitable for persons under 14 years of age.

The ticket prices do not include the advance booking fee.
Tickets are available from Gerdes box office on 040-45 33 26 and 040-44 02 98 or at eventim.

La Voix de Carmen is a final production of the Theaterakademie Hamburg as part of the junges forum Musik + Theater series.

Dates at a glance
04.12.2025, Premiere (world premiere)
05.12.2025
06.12.2025