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Royal Danish Opera 2024-25 Review: Griselda

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(Photo: Maria Albrechtsen Mortensen) The revival of interest in Vivaldi has seen numerous performances of his operas over recent years, of which his 1735 work, “Griselda,” has proven particularly popular. Reading through the libretto, however, may leave the reader slightly perplexed as to why a work with such an absurd plot, with little in the way of dramatic integrity and {…}
News, Season Announcement

Lise Davidsen, Quinn Kelsey, Marigona Qerkezi, Gevorg Hakobyan & Santiago Ballerini Lead Royal Danish Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Royal Danish Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Daniele Squeo and Lukas Beikircher conduct Puccini’s “Tosca” with Francesca Tiburzi and Marigona Qerkezi sharing the title role. Matteo Lippi, Carlos Cardoso, Johan Reuter, and Daniel Luis de Vicente also star. Kasper Holten directs. Performance Dates: August 31, 2025-Jan. 24 2026 Evan Rogister conducts George Benjamin’s “Written on Skin” in a stage production by Katie Mitchell. Daniel {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Royal Danish Opera 2025 Review: The Barber of Seville

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(Photo: Miklos Szabo) It is well known that the premiere night of “The Barber of Seville” was a resounding failure. A series of onstage mishaps, boos from the audience, and even a black cat crossing the stage forced Gioachino Rossini to flee the theater to avoid, in his own words, “being killed by the audience for their unbridled passion.” Yet {…}
News

Karah Son,  Edgaras Montvidas, Simon O´Neill & Judit Kutasi Lead Royal Danish Opera’s 2023-24 Season

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The Royal Danish Opera has announced its 2023-24 season featuring opera productions and concerts. Opera Bassem Samir Akiki conducts “Don Juans Inferno” with Fanny Soyer, Palle Knudsen, Damian Pass, Fredrik Bjellsäter, and Geoffroy Buffière. Performance Dates: April 20-May 9, 2024 Paolo Carignani conducts Verdi’s “Aida” with Anna Nechaeva, Miriam Clark, Nora Sourouzian, Hovhannes Ayvazyan, Samuele Simoncini, Jens Søndergaard, Musa Ngqungwana, Kyungil Ko, and Daniel Giulianini. {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Annabel Arden on ‘Aida’ & the Royal Danish Opera

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On March 2, the Royal Danish Opera is set to open a new production of Verdi’s “Aida.” The production by British director Annabel Arden is set to highlight the personal story of the captured Aida, who falls in love with her enemy. Arden will bring the story to modern times and showcase two neighboring countries at war, which is very {…}
News

Lise Lindstrom, Anush Hovhannisyan & Raehann Bryce-Davis Lead Royal Danish Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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The Royal Danish Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring operatic productions, musicals and concerts. Opera i Roskilde will feature Sine Bundgaard, Hanne Fischer, Niels Jørgen Riis, and Magnus Berg. Performance Date: July 31, 2022 “Papageno og Papagena” will be performed by pianist Kristoffer Hyldig and soloists Julie Meera Albertsen and Frederik Rolin. Performance Dates: Sept. 10-Nov. 6, 2022 Steven Moore conducts Stefan {…}
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Marie Jacquot Appointed Music Director of Royal Danish Opera

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(Credit: Christian Jungwirth) Marie Jacquot has been appointed Music Director of the Royal Theater in Copenhagen, also known as the Royal Danish Opera. Her five-year tenure is set to kick off 2024. The 31-year-old conductor will succeed Alexander Vedernikov, who served as director until 2020 when he passed away due to complications related to COVID-19. The French music director was {…}
News

Royal Danish Opera Cancels Performances Amid New Denmark COVID Measures

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(Credit: The Royal Danish Opera official website) The Government of Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has unveiled a new set of restrictive measures aimed at combatting a rising wave of new COVID-19 infections driven by both the Delta and Omicron variants. The restrictions would include crowd limits in stores, the closure of theaters, other entertainment venues and conference centers, and {…}

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