Marigona Qerkezi, Johan Reuter, Ian Rucker, Heidi Stober & Laura Mayer Lead Royal Danish Opera’s 2026-27 Season
By Francisco SalazarThe Royal Danish Opera has announced its 2026-27 season.
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Vassilis Christopoulos conducts Verdi’s “Macbeth” starring Jens Søndergaard, Marigona Qerkezi, Henning von Schulman, and Jamez McCorkle.
Performance Dates: Sept. 5-26, 2026
Massenet’s “Werther” will be conducted by Marie Jacquot and will star Elisabeth Jansson, Ava Line Shokooh, Jacob Skov Andersen, and Theodore Platt.
Performance Dates: Sept. 11-Oct. 8, 2026
Elena Schwarz and Leonard Elschenbroich conduct Kaija Saariaho’s “Innocence” with Francine Vis, Sofie Elkjær Jensen, Helena Juntunen, Magnus Vigilius, Johannes Weisser, Stephen Milling, Matilda Paulsson, Erika Hammarberg, My Johansson, Julie Hega, Rowan Kievits, Camilo Delgado Díaz, and Marina Dumont Anastassiadou.
Performance Dates: Oct. 11-Nov. 6, 2026
Dominik Beykirch conducts “La Bohème” which will star Teona Todua, Sofie Elkjær Jensen, Omer Kobiljak, Long Long, Annika Beinnes, Clara Cecilie Thomsen, Jens Søndergaard, and Rodion Pogossov.
Performance Dates: Oct. 16, 2026-Feb. 11, 2027
Marit Strindlund conducts Bizet’s “Carmen” with Anders Kampmann, Fredrik Bjellsäter, Laura Mayer, Siv Misund, and Sofie Lund.
Performance Dates: Nov. 1 & 2, 2026
Thomas Søndergård and Robert Houssart conduct Verdi’s “Falstaff” with a cast that includes Johan Reuter, Gihoon Kim, Niels Jørgen, Fredrik Bjellsäter, Kyungil Ko, Gisela Stille, Clara Cecilie Thomsen, Hanne Fischer, and Kari Dahl Nielsen.
Performance Dates: Jan. 16-March 4, 2027
The company will present the Academy Production.
Performance Dates: Feb. 27-March 5, 2027
Franz Schreker’s “Der ferne Klang” will be conducted by Marie Jacquot and will star Steffen Bruun, Francine Vis, Maria Bengtsson, Thomas Blondelle, William Pedersen, Stephen Milling, Ava Line Shokooh, Mathilda Sidén Silfver, Linnea Nordenback, Jens Søndergaard, and Jens Christian Tvilum.
Performance Dates: March 7-24, 2027
Keren Kagarlitsky conducts Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” with Fredrik Bjellsäter, Anders Kampmann, Sofie Elkjær Jensen, Gisela Stille, Martin Winkler, Jacob Skov Andersen, Magnus Løvlie, Andreas Landin, Magnus Berg, Michael Kristensen, Niels Jørgen Riis, Clara Cecilie Thomsen, Sofie Lund, Julie Husballe Hansen, Louise Engeseth, and Max Pollak.
Performance Dates: April 4-May 21, 2027
Lars Ulrik Mortensen conduct Bach’s “Light Dances” with Linnea Nordenback, Linnéa Andersson, Elisabeth Jansson, Mathilda Sidén Silfver, Gerald Geerink, Simon Duus, and William Pedersen.
Performance Dates: April 8-17, 2027
Nielsen’s “Masquerade” will be conducted by Jesper Nordin and will star Morten Staugaard, Cecilia Lund Tomter, Jonathan Koppel, Frederik Rolin, Henning von Schulman, Mathias Hedegaard, Sibylle Glosted, Ditte Errboe, and Sidsel Aja Eriksen.
Performance Dates: April 18 & 19, 2027
Hendrik Vestmann conducts Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” with Ian Rucker, Heidi Stober, Annika Beinnes, Henning von Schulman, and Kari Dahl Nielsen.
Performance Dates: May 7-June 6, 2027
The company will present an afternoon with the Royal Danish Chorus.
Performance Date: May 30, 2027
The company will present The academy graduation performance.
Performance Date: May 29-June 3, 2027
Concert
The company will present Opera bar with the stars of tomorrow.
Performance Date: Oct. 30, 2026
The Royal Danish Chorus will celebrate Christmas.
Performance Date: Dec. 5-13, 2026
Marie Jacquot and the Royal Danish Orchestra lead Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. The concert also includes Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture and Christian Gerhaher performing Arnold Schönberg’s “Das Buch der hängenden Gärten.”
Performance Date: Jan. 22, 2027
The company will showcase an informal setting for Operetta Bar.
Performance Date: Feb. 26, 2027
The company will present Opera Bar.
Performance Date: April 9, 2027
The Royal Danish Academy will perform a concert.
Performance Dates: April 24-25, 2027
