Amor Matador

In Amor Matador, the heroic matador disappears into the background. The story is carried by Carmen and Maria, his lover and his mother. While matador José is hell-bent on revenge, they refuse to accept the repetition of fate. They long for a different story: one in which blood no longer flows to prove, but continues to flow to live.

Raw, poetic and unsettling
Silbersee and Het Muziek (formerly Asko|Schönberg) present an innovative flamenco opera: raw, poetic and unsettling. Actress Ariane Schluter gives voice to Maria: clear, timeless and multilingual. Burkinabe multi-instrumentalist Kaito Winse moves between voice and body as Carmen . And matador José resounds in the arias of Argentine tenor Jonatan Alvarado.

A new sound world
The music of American composer and drummer Brendan Faegre deconstructs Bizet's Carmen and remounts the material into a new sound world, with acoustic guitar, electric harp and the menacing roar of a bull. Director Aïda Gabriëls merges musical theater, opera, dance and visual art into a ritual in which the arena exists only as an echo.

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"Language, rhythm, breath and sound collide on the question of what happens when someone refuses to fight? When gentleness claims the play?" (Aïda Gabriels)