The Copenhagen Opera Festival has announced that Amy Lane will continue in the role of Artistic Director until the end of 2026 and that Rikke Frisk will take the newly created position of Executive Festival Director.

The double management structure will place the duo in an ideal position to carry on the festival’s efforts with artistic innovation and development of the Danish opera scene.

In a statement, Lane said, “This festival would never be what it is today without both myself and Rikke standing side by side.  Therefore, I believe it is time to celebrate this and to acknowledge that the future journey for the festival requires both of our skillsets and can thrive even more through a dual-management structure.”

Lane’s primary focus will be artistic content and curation of the broad variety of the festival’s program, casting, international artistic collaborations, and discovery and support of new talent. Meanwhile, Frisk’s experience with cultural organization, audience development, and innovative formats, will work with the festival to focus on reaching a wider audience, setting new agendas, and acting as a hub for independent artists in Danish music drama and its foreign partners.

The Copenhagen Opera Festival 2025 will take place from August 15 to 24, 2025 and will showcase such works as “Sky in a Small Cage” “The Undoing of Carmen,” “The Girl with the Hurricane Brain,” and “Passages.”