Daníel Bjarnason has been named Guest Artist in Residence at the 2023 Copenhagen Opera Festival. 

On 11, 12 and 13 August, a revival of Bjarnason’s opera, Brothers, is set to be performed as a co-production by Den Islandske Opera, Malmö Opera and Copenhagen Opera Festival at Tunnelfabrikken, Copenhagen.

The opera was first premiered in 2017 at Musikhuset Aarhus, directed by Kasper Holten and associate director Amy Lane. The opera encompasses themes of war, brotherhood and love, and the libretto by Kerstin Perski is based on Anders Thomas Jensens’ manuscript for the well-known feature film Brothers by Susanne Biers. 

The revival at the Copenhagen Opera Festival is directed by festival director, Amy Lane, and conducted by Andrea Molino