An opera in three acts by the art group SUPERFLEX (founded in 1993) and composer Anders Monrad (b. 1981), performed by a dedicated team of high profiled singers and musicians. The Mærsk Opera is an documentary opera based on true events leading up to the opening of one of the most controversial buildings in Denmark’s recent history: The Copenhagen Opera House, and at the same time, an artistic reflection on the opera as genre.

Artists

Anders Monrad (synthesizer), Nina Bols Lundgren (soprano), Sophie Thing-Simonsen (mezzo-soprano), Rebecca Forsberg (soprano), Emil Lykke (tenor), Simon Duus (baritone), Adam Riis (tenor), Bo Nandfred (bass), Morten Staugaard (bass), Morten Lassenius Kramp (bass), Christian Westergaard (piano), Rune Højmark (pedal steel guitar), Rikke Sandberg (piano), Tanja Zapolski (piano), Manuel Esperilla (synthesizer), Ekkozone, Jesper Nordin