
Thursday 13. august
17-18
Universitetsbiblioteket i Fiolstræde
The Right of the Strong
The Duty of the Weak
Sold out · 1 hour
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19-20.10
Canal tour
Tickets 235 kr · 70 minutes
The programme for this year’s festival is still being developed, with new concerts added continuously. Details are subject to change, and end times are approximate.
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Thursday 13. august
17-18
Universitetsbiblioteket i Fiolstræde
The Right of the Strong
The Duty of the Weak
Sold out · 1 hour
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19-20.10
Canal tour
Tickets 235 kr · 70 minutes
Programmet for årets festival er stadig under udarbejdelse, og nye oplevelser tilføjes løbende. Der tages forbehold for ændringer. Sluttidspunkterne er vejledende.
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Sunday 23. august
11-12 and 13-14
Det Lille Teater
Tickets 40 - 135 kr · 1 hour
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13-13.55
Tivoli
Open-Air Concert at Tivoli
with Nicolai Elsberg
Free with Tivoli entrance · 55 minutes
See you next year
The following shows continue after the festival
Canal Tour · Until 6. september
Tickets 235 kr · Duration 70 minutes
Det Lille Teater · Until 13. september
Tickets 40 - 135 kr · Duration 1 hour
The programme for this year’s festival is still being developed, with new concerts added continuously. Details are subject to change, and end times are approximate.
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Sunday 23. august
11-12 and 13-14
Det Lille Teater
Tickets 40 - 135 kr · 1 hour
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13-13.55
Tivoli
Open-Air Concert at Tivoli
with Nicolai Elsberg
Free with Tivoli entrance · 55 minutes
See you next year
The following shows continue after the festival
Canal Tour · Until 6. september
Tickets 235 kr · Duration 70 minutes
Det Lille Teater · Until 13. september
Tickets 40 - 135 kr · Duration 1 hour
Programmet for årets festival er stadig under udarbejdelse, og nye oplevelser tilføjes løbende. Der tages forbehold for ændringer. Sluttidspunkterne er vejledende.
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Saturday 22. august
11-12 and 13-14
Det Lille Teater
Tickets 40-135 kr · 1 hour
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17-18.15
Christians Kirke
Vocal Masterclass
concert with Allison Cook
Tickets 150 kr · 75 minutes
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18.30-21.30
AFUK
Tickets 300 kr · 3 hours
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19-20
Cisternerne
Marcela Lucatelli:
The Inhuman Human Voice
Tickets 220 kr · 1 hour
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19.30-20.45
The Glass Hall Theatre, Tivoli
Andreas Scholl
- musical storytelling with Bach
Tickets 210-295 kr · 75 minutes
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20-21.10
Sort/Hvid, The Meatpacking District
Tickets 230 kr · 70 minutes
The programme for this year’s festival is still being developed, with new concerts added continuously. Details are subject to change, and end times are approximate.
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Saturday 22. august
11-12 and 13-14
Det Lille Teater
Tickets 40-135 kr · 1 hour
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17-18.15
Christians Kirke
Vocal Masterclass
concert with Allison Cook
Tickets 150 kr · 75 minutes
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18.30-21.30
AFUK
Tickets 300 kr · 3 hours
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19-20
Cisternerne
Marcela Lucatelli:
The Inhuman Human Voice
Tickets 220 kr · 1 hour
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19.30-20.45
The Glass Hall Theatre, Tivoli
Andreas Scholl
- musical storytelling with Bach
Tickets 210-295 kr · 75 minutes
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20-21.10
Sort/Hvid, The Meatpacking District
Tickets 230 kr · 70 minutes
Programmet for årets festival er stadig under udarbejdelse, og nye oplevelser tilføjes løbende. Der tages forbehold for ændringer. Sluttidspunkterne er vejledende.
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Friday 21. august
11-15
Steven Moore Studio
SOLD OUT · 3 x 1 hour
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13-14.10 and 17-18.10
Canal tour
Tickets 230 kr · 70 minutes
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17-18
Det Lille Teater
Tickets 40-135 kr · 1 hour
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18.30-21.30
AFUK
Tickets 300 kr · 3 hours
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19-20
Cisternerne
Marcela Lucatelli:
The Inhuman Human Voice
Tickets 220 kr · 1 hour
The programme for this year’s festival is still being developed, with new concerts added continuously. Details are subject to change, and end times are approximate.
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Friday 21. august
11-15
Steven Moore Studio
SOLD OUT · 3 x 1 hour
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13-14.10 and 17-18.10
Canal tour
Tickets 230 kr · 70 minutes
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17-18
Det Lille Teater
Tickets 40-135 kr · 1 hour
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18.30-21.30
AFUK
Tickets 300 kr · 3 hours
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19-20
Cisternerne
Marcela Lucatelli:
The Inhuman Human Voice
Tickets 220 kr · 1 hour
Programmet for årets festival er stadig under udarbejdelse, og nye oplevelser tilføjes løbende. Der tages forbehold for ændringer. Sluttidspunkterne er vejledende.
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Thursday 20. august
9.30-10.30 and 11.30-12.30
Det Lille Teater
Tickets 40 - 135 kr · 1 time
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11-15
Steven Moore Studio
SOLD OUT · 3 x 1 hour
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13-14.10 and 17-18.10
Canal tour
Tickets 230 kr · 70 minutes
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19.30-21.45
Tivoli Concert Hall
The Opera Duel with
Hammer & Cilius
Tickets 210-520 kr · 2 hours and 15 minutes
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20-21.10
Sort/Hvid, The Meat Packing District
Tickets 230 kr · 70 minutes
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21-22.30
Empire Bio
Tickets 139 kr · 90 minutes
The programme for this year’s festival is still being developed, with new concerts added continuously. Details are subject to change, and end times are approximate.
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Thursday 20. august
9.30-10.30 and 11.30-12.30
Det Lille Teater
Tickets 40 - 135 kr · 1 time
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11-15
Steven Moore Studio
SOLD OUT · 3 x 1 hour
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13-14.10 and 17-18.10
Canal tour
Tickets 230 kr · 70 minutes
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19.30-21.45
Tivoli Concert Hall
The Opera Duel with
Hammer & Cilius
Tickets 210-520 kr · 2 hours and 15 minutes
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20-21.10
Sort/Hvid, The Meat Packing District
Tickets 230 kr · 70 minutes
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21-22.30
Empire Bio
Tickets 139 kr · 90 minutes
Programmet for årets festival er stadig under udarbejdelse, og nye oplevelser tilføjes løbende. Der tages forbehold for ændringer. Sluttidspunkterne er vejledende.
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Wednesday 19. august
15 - 19
Pop up performances
The Opera Bus
Ride! Sing! Repeat
Free · 15 minutes each
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7-18
Det Lille Teater
Tickets 40-135 kr · Duration 1 time
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18.30-21.30
AFUK
Tickets 300 kr · 3 hours
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20-21.10
Sort/Hvid
Tickets 230 kr · 70 minutes
The programme for this year’s festival is still being developed, with new concerts added continuously. Details are subject to change, and end times are approximate.
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Wednesday 19. august
15 - 19
Pop up performances
The Opera Bus
Ride! Sing! Repeat
Free · 15 minutes each
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7-18
Det Lille Teater
Tickets 40-135 kr · Duration 1 time
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18.30-21.30
AFUK
Tickets 300 kr · 3 hours
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20-21.10
Sort/Hvid
Tickets 230 kr · 70 minutes
Programmet for årets festival er stadig under udarbejdelse, og nye oplevelser tilføjes løbende. Der tages forbehold for ændringer. Sluttidspunkterne er vejledende.
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Tuesday 18. august
13-14.10 and 17-18.10
Canal tour
Tickets 230 kr · 70 minutes
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15-19
Pop up performances
The Opera Bus
Ride! Sing! Repeat
Free · 15 minutes each
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18.30-21.30
AFUK
Tickets 300 kr · 3 hours
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19-20 and 21.30-22.30
Cinemateket
Tickets110 kr · 1 time
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20-21.10
Sort/Hvid, The Meat Packing District
Tickets 230 kr · 70 minutes
The programme for this year’s festival is still being developed, with new concerts added continuously. Details are subject to change, and end times are approximate.
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Tuesday 18. august
13-14.10 and 17-18.10
Canal tour
Tickets 230 kr · 70 minutes
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15-19
Pop up performances
The Opera Bus
Ride! Sing! Repeat
Free · 15 minutes each
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18.30-21.30
AFUK
Tickets 300 kr · 3 hours
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19-20 and 21.30-22.30
Cinemateket
Tickets110 kr · 1 time
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20-21.10
Sort/Hvid, The Meat Packing District
Tickets 230 kr · 70 minutes
Programmet for årets festival er stadig under udarbejdelse, og nye oplevelser tilføjes løbende. Der tages forbehold for ændringer. Sluttidspunkterne er vejledende.
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Monday 17. august
10-10.45
Festival Stage, Den Røde Plads
Fri entré · 45 minutes
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13-14.10 and 17-18.10
Canal tour
Tickets 230 kr · 70 minutes
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13.30-17.30
Pop up performances
The Opera Bus
Ride! Sing! Repeat
Free · 15 minutes each
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15.15-16
Aveny-T
Tickets 75 kr · 45 minutes
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17-18 and 19-20
Universitetsbiblioteket i Fiolstræde
The Right of the Strong
The Duty of the Weak
Sold out · 1 hour
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19-20
Cisternerne
Marcela Lucatelli:
The Inhuman Human Voice
Tickets 220 kr · 1 hour
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19.30-20.45
The Glass Hall Theatre, Tivoli
Bel canto-virtuosen
Levy Sekgapane
Tickets 210-295 kr · 75 minutes
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20-21.15
Festival Stage, Den Røde Plads
Next generation:
New voices from Copenhagens famed
Opera Akademi and Young Artist Programme
Free · 75 minutes
The programme for this year’s festival is still being developed, with new concerts added continuously. Details are subject to change, and end times are approximate.
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Monday 17. august
10-10.45
Festival Stage, Den Røde Plads
Fri entré · 45 minutes
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13-14.10 and 17-18.10
Canal tour
Tickets 230 kr · 70 minutes
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13.30-17.30
Pop up performances
The Opera Bus
Ride! Sing! Repeat
Free · 15 minutes each
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15.15-16
Aveny-T
Tickets 75 kr · 45 minutes
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17-18 and 19-20
Universitetsbiblioteket i Fiolstræde
The Right of the Strong
The Duty of the Weak
Sold out · 1 hour
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19-20
Cisternerne
Marcela Lucatelli:
The Inhuman Human Voice
Tickets 220 kr · 1 hour
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19.30-20.45
The Glass Hall Theatre, Tivoli
Bel canto-virtuosen
Levy Sekgapane
Tickets 210-295 kr · 75 minutes
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20-21.15
Festival Stage, Den Røde Plads
Next generation:
New voices from Copenhagens famed
Opera Akademi and Young Artist Programme
Free · 75 minutes
Programmet for årets festival er stadig under udarbejdelse, og nye oplevelser tilføjes løbende. Der tages forbehold for ændringer. Sluttidspunkterne er vejledende.
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Sunday 16. august
10-10.45
Festival Stage, Den Røde Plads
Free · 45 minutes
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17-18 and 19-20
Universitetsbiblioteket i Fiolstræde
The Right of the Strong
The Duty of the Weak
Sold out · 1 hour
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18.30-21.30
AFUK
Tickets 300 kr · 3 hours
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20-21.15
Festivalstage, Den Røde Plads
Free · 75 minutes
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21-22.30
Empire Bio
Tickets 139 kr · 90 minutes
The programme for this year’s festival is still being developed, with new concerts added continuously. Details are subject to change, and end times are approximate.
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Sunday 16. august
10-10.45
Festival Stage, Den Røde Plads
Free · 45 minutes
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17-18 and 19-20
Universitetsbiblioteket i Fiolstræde
The Right of the Strong
The Duty of the Weak
Sold out · 1 hour
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18.30-21.30
AFUK
Tickets 300 kr · 3 hours
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20-21.15
Festivalstage, Den Røde Plads
Free · 75 minutes
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21-22.30
Empire Bio
Tickets 139 kr · 90 minutes
Programmet for årets festival er stadig under udarbejdelse, og nye oplevelser tilføjes løbende. Der tages forbehold for ændringer. Sluttidspunkterne er vejledende.
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Saturday 15. august
10-10.45
Festival Stage, Den Røde Plads
Free · 45 minutes
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17-18
Universitetsbiblioteket i Fiolstræde
The Right of the Strong
The Duty of the Weak
Sold out · 1 hour
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17-19.20
Tivoli Concert Hall
Tickets 210-520 kr · 2,5 hours
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20-21.15
Festival Stage, Den Røde Plads
Baroksolisterne
The Alehouse Sessions
Dance Edition
Free · 75 minutes
The programme for this year’s festival is still being developed, with new concerts added continuously. Details are subject to change, and end times are approximate.
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Saturday 15. august
10-10.45
Festival Stage, Den Røde Plads
Free · 45 minutes
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17-18
Universitetsbiblioteket i Fiolstræde
The Right of the Strong
The Duty of the Weak
Sold out · 1 hour
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17-19.20
Tivoli Concert Hall
Tickets 210-520 kr · 2,5 hours
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20-21.15
Festival Stage, Den Røde Plads
Baroksolisterne
The Alehouse Sessions
Dance Edition
Free · 75 minutes
Programmet for årets festival er stadig under udarbejdelse, og nye oplevelser tilføjes løbende. Der tages forbehold for ændringer. Sluttidspunkterne er vejledende.
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Calendar 13. - 23. august
Get ready for
Copenhagen Opera Festival
2026
▸ Start here
Preparations for this year’s festival are taking shape. Contracts are being signed, handshakes exchanged and scores turned as we prepare for another summer where Copenhagen is filled with opera. For eleven days, the festival presents opera experiences for every taste, both for returning audiences and for those discovering the festival for the first time.
Use the arrows to navigate the calendar, and scroll down to view the full programme.
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Calendar 13. - 23. august
Get ready for
Copenhagen Opera Festival
2026
▸ Start here
Preparations for this year’s festival are taking shape. Contracts are being signed, handshakes exchanged and scores turned as we prepare for another summer where Copenhagen is filled with opera. For eleven days, the festival presents opera experiences for every taste, both for returning audiences and for those discovering the festival for the first time.
Use the arrows to browse the calendar, and scroll down to view the full programme.
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Friday 14. august
15.45 - 19.45
Pop up performances
The Opera Bus
Ride! Sing! Repeat
Free entrance · 15 minutes each
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17-18
Aveny-T, Frederiksberg
Opera Talent of the Year
Laura Helene Hansen
Tickets 150 kr · 1 hour
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17-18
Universitetsbiblioteket i Fiolstræde
The Right of the Strong
The duty of the Weak
Sold out · 1 hour
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19-19.30
Festival Stage, Den Røde Plads
Free · 30 minutes
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20-21.30
Festival Stage, Den Røde Plads
Free · 90 minutes
The programme for this year’s festival is still being developed, with new concerts added continuously. Details are subject to change, and end times are approximate.
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Friday 14. august
15.45 - 19.45
Pop up performances
The Opera Bus
Ride! Sing! Repeat
Free entrance · 15 minutes each
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17-18
Aveny-T, Frederiksberg
Opera Talent of the Year
Laura Helene Hansen
Tickets 150 kr · 1 hour
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17-18
Universitetsbiblioteket i Fiolstræde
The Right of the Strong
The duty of the Weak
Sold out · 1 hour
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19-19.30
Festival Stage, Den Røde Plads
Free · 30 minutes
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20-21.30
Festival Stage, Den Røde Plads
Free · 90 minutes
Programmet for årets festival er stadig under udarbejdelse, og nye oplevelser tilføjes løbende. Der tages forbehold for ændringer. Sluttidspunkterne er vejledende.
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Site-specific concert about Claude Cahun with repertoire by Debussy
Join us on a musical journey into an uncompromising artist's mind and the claustrophobia of prison. This site-specific concert includes repertoire by Debussy amongst others, performed by the ensemble One Time Only in the former Vridsløselille State Prison. The work pays tribute to the art and the fight for the freedom of the French phenomenon, Claude Cahun.
*This has not been translated yet*
Claude Cahun satte afgørende præg på det 20. århundredes surrealistiske kunststrømning – som forfatter, fotograf og skulptør, men også som non-binær politisk aktivist, da højredrejede, fascistiske vinde fejede henover Europa i 1930’erne og truede ytringsfriheden. Cahuns på flere måder aktuelle historie har inspireret ensemblet One Time Only til operaen ‘And I saw a new Heaven and a new Earth’, som sammenfletter elsket musik af franske komponister som Debussy og Roussel med nyskrevet tale.
Koncerten sætter lyd på Claude Cahuns ekstraordinære liv med fokus på den periode, som den jødiske kunstner tilbragte i fængsel. Rammerne i Porten, det tidligere Vridsløselille Statsfængsel, der under sidste års Copenhagen Opera Festival med stor succes lagde hus til operaen ‘HJEM’, giver musikken en sanselig fysisk dimension.
One Time Only består af komponist Cornelia Karlsson, den elektroniske komponist og lyd- og lysdesigner Emil Vodder, fløjtenist Antonios Akrivopoulos, pianist Karin Jakobsson og sopran Snæfríður Björnsdóttir. Ensemblet trækker på deres forskellige instrumenter, nationaliteter og erfaringer i en multidisciplinær tilgang til operaformatet og har tidligere blandt andet stået bag en techno-opera.
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| Information | |
| Stage | Porten, Vridsløselille Fængselsvej 39, 2620 Albertslund |
| Date | Fri / Aug 16 / 17.00 |
| Duration | 60 min (no interval) |
| Language | Sung in French with English speech |
| Entrance | Normal: 85 kroner |
| Credit | |
| Solist | Snæfríður Björnsdóttir (sopran) |
| Stemme-skuespiller | Alex L. Delamare |
| Skuespiller | Iván Azúl Sanchez Bengtsson |
| Klaver | Karin Jakobsen |
| Fløjte | Antonios Akrivopoulos |
| Lysdesign | Emil Vodder |
| Produktion | Cornelia Karlsson |
| Thank you | |
| Marie Thomsen, Emil Vijgen, Albin Karlsson, Connor McLean, Maria Bjørnstad Meling og Rasmus Christian Pedersen! | |
| Repertoire | |
C. Debussy: Clair de Lune for Piano C. Debussy: Beaun soir for Voice and Piano A. Roussel: Deux poeme de Ronsard for Flute and Voice M. Ravel: Miroirs nr.2 for Piano E. Satie: Chanson de chat for Voice and Piano F. Martin: Ballade for Flute and Piano P. Gauberd: Soir Paien for Voice, Flute, and Piano A. Jolivet, Cinq incantations nr. 3 & 4 for solo Flute M. Ravel: Miroirs nr. 5 for Piano | |

Site-specific concert about Claude Cahun with repertoire by Debussy
Join us on a musical journey into an uncompromising artist's mind and the claustrophobia of prison. This site-specific concert includes repertoire by Debussy amongst others, performed by the ensemble One Time Only in the former Vridsløselille State Prison. The work pays tribute to the art and the fight for the freedom of the French phenomenon, Claude Cahun.
*This has not been translated yet*
Claude Cahun satte afgørende præg på det 20. århundredes surrealistiske kunststrømning – som forfatter, fotograf og skulptør, men også som non-binær politisk aktivist, da højredrejede, fascistiske vinde fejede henover Europa i 1930’erne og truede ytringsfriheden. Cahuns på flere måder aktuelle historie har inspireret ensemblet One Time Only til operaen ‘And I saw a new Heaven and a new Earth’, som sammenfletter elsket musik af franske komponister som Debussy og Roussel med nyskrevet tale.
Koncerten sætter lyd på Claude Cahuns ekstraordinære liv med fokus på den periode, som den jødiske kunstner tilbragte i fængsel. Rammerne i Porten, det tidligere Vridsløselille Statsfængsel, der under sidste års Copenhagen Opera Festival med stor succes lagde hus til operaen ‘HJEM’, giver musikken en sanselig fysisk dimension.
One Time Only består af komponist Cornelia Karlsson, den elektroniske komponist og lyd- og lysdesigner Emil Vodder, fløjtenist Antonios Akrivopoulos, pianist Karin Jakobsson og sopran Snæfríður Björnsdóttir. Ensemblet trækker på deres forskellige instrumenter, nationaliteter og erfaringer i en multidisciplinær tilgang til operaformatet og har tidligere blandt andet stået bag en techno-opera.
| Buy tickets |
| Information | |
| Stage | Porten, Vridsløselille Fængselsvej 39, 2620 Albertslund |
| Date | Fri / Aug 16 / 17.00 |
| Duration | 60 min (no interval) |
| Language | Sung in French with English speech |
| Entrance | Normal: 85 kroner |
| Credit | |
| Solist | Snæfríður Björnsdóttir (sopran) |
| Stemme-skuespiller | Alex L. Delamare |
| Skuespiller | Iván Azúl Sanchez Bengtsson |
| Klaver | Karin Jakobsen |
| Fløjte | Antonios Akrivopoulos |
| Lysdesign | Emil Vodder |
| Produktion | Cornelia Karlsson |
| Thank you | |
| Marie Thomsen, Emil Vijgen, Albin Karlsson, Connor McLean, Maria Bjørnstad Meling og Rasmus Christian Pedersen! | |
| Repertoire | |
C. Debussy: Clair de Lune for Piano C. Debussy: Beaun soir for Voice and Piano A. Roussel: Deux poeme de Ronsard for Flute and Voice M. Ravel: Miroirs nr.2 for Piano E. Satie: Chanson de chat for Voice and Piano F. Martin: Ballade for Flute and Piano P. Gauberd: Soir Paien for Voice, Flute, and Piano A. Jolivet, Cinq incantations nr. 3 & 4 for solo Flute M. Ravel: Miroirs nr. 5 for Piano | |

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