Lighting Designer

Artistic Director Elisabeth Linton and Principal Conductor Marie Jacquot lead a new production of Richard Strauss’s lavish opera.

In Der Rosenkavalier, satire, comedy, melancholy, and romance merge with dazzling music. The Royal Danish Opera’s Artistic Director, Elisabeth Linton, stages the production, with Principal Conductor Marie Jacquot leading the orchestra.

Der Rosenkavalier

Royal Danish Opera

Experience one of Danish theatre’s greatest classics in a critically acclaimed, star-studded production at the Old Stage.

Within the Walls is a powerful story about belonging—and the struggle of breaking free from the traditions that define one’s world.

Within the Walls

The most famous lovers ever: virtually mythical figures, Romeo and Juliette from Shakespeare’s eponymous drama have dominated world literature ever since its premiere in 1597. Among the many musical settings of the work, Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette is one of the most performed. It was a triumphant success already at its premiere as part of the 1867 Paris Exposition. Gounod focuses particularly on the emotional life of the two lovers, for whom he composes no fewer than four love duets. At the same time, he also explores the social context of their forbidden love in the form of powerful choral tableaux and a large fight scene between the enemy families. In this production, director Mariame Clément will place the focus on the youth of the title characters, presenting them not as an exaggerated ideal of a couple, but as young people of today who find their way to another despite all odds.

Roméo et Juliette

Bebelplatz

As the 20th century dawns, the Barrison Sisters enchant Europe with their bold dances and saucy songs. They awaken hidden fantasies within the bourgeoisie and challenge societal norms regarding gender and sexual morality. At the same time, their advocacy for women's emancipation enrages the conservative defenders of traditional values, resulting in a wake of rumours, lawsuits, jealousy and suicides.

The Fever - Gender, Freedom and Vaudeville

The Royal Danish Playhouse

It's over. And you're invited to humanity's last, heady party. Now is the time to reach for that which has whispered to you and teased you in your dreams.

Lighting Designer

Ulrik Gad

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 4, 2026

Before The End · Musikhuset Aarhus

Past events

Mar 26 - May 3, 2026

Der Rosenkavalier · Royal Danish Opera

Jan 13 - Feb 19, 2026

Within the Walls · Royal Danish Opera

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