Opera for all
The Copenhagen Opera Festival lives, breathes and thrives in the heart of our beautiful city. Each summer, world-class artists take over the streets, canals, halls and homes with the ultimate combinations of song, theatre, film, drama, dance and storytelling: OPERA!
The Festival seeks out inspiring, passionate and bold artists and visionary spaces for Opera to flourish as well as keeping our much-loved traditions alive. The story first began in 2009, and in 2019, more than 40,000 people attended our events.
In 2020, due to Covid-19, the Festival that we knew and loved had to be cancelled, but we were not silent and we did not stay "on pause". Instead, the city rang out with our response to the crisis - 100 Opera Moments - which took place over 5 days, delivering 100 Live Opera performances directly to doorsteps, backyards, open spaces, schools and as gifts which were applied for, to be shared with loved ones.
2021 saw the most glorious re-union with artists and audience alike, when we returned in full bloom, launching our new Festival Stage on Den Røde Plads, presenting new works and commissions alongside the classics, commencing our 3 year plan to present Il Trittico, our Unpacking Opera and Concert series and returning to revisit and enjoy some of our much loved Festival Classics.
The Copenhagen Opera Festival is for you, whether you are an Opera aficionado, or if you are someone who is simply curious about what Opera is and how it might feel to attend. Our programme is a dynamic, vibrant and enticing menu that you can pick from and there are productions, concerts and events for the whole family. We seek to push the boundaries, to discover new talents, to showcase the brilliance of already established World Class Artists and to let the city shine in a thousand forms through the miracle of the human voice.
Welcome to the website of the Copenhagen Opera Festival - we look forward to seeing you in the summer of 2022!
Management
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR &
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Amy Lane
al@operafestival.dk
Secretary
FESTIVAL COORDINATOR
Camilla van Norde
cvn@operafestival.dk
Board
CHAIRPERSON: SØREN BOJER NIELSEN
Role: Senior Advisor
Joined the Board: March 2018, reelected 2020
Skills: Experience with management of cultural institutions, economics, music.
Additional Roles: Board Member (appointed by the Ministry of Culture) for Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir
VICE CHAIRWOMAN: ANNA PORSE NIELSEN
Role: Adm. direktør
Joined the Board: Juni 2021
Reelected: No
Date of expiry of the current term: Mai 2023
Skills: Strategi, innovation og forretningsudvikling i kultur- og oplevelsesøkonomien samt public affairs.
Additional Roles: CEO og partner i Seismonaut, Formand for Fonden Arsenalet. Formand for Fonden Filmtalent, medlem af bestyrelsen i Vision Denmark, medlem af bestyrelsen i Blindes Arbejde.
Are you appointed by an authority / grantor and are you considered an independent member: No and yes
MEMBER OF THE BOARD: TUE BYSKOV BØTKJÆR
Role: Chairperson, adm. manager and investor
Joined board: March 2017, reelected 2019 and 2020
Skills: Managing, fundraising, HR, communications, strategy development etc.
Additional roles: CEO for Kuma Holding, CEO for Apollo Bar & Kantine, CEO, for Atelier September, CEO for Kafeteria, CEO for Babylon, chairperson Fashion Society A/S, chairperson for Jane Kønig A/S, chairperson for LEBA Innovation A/S, board member i Vanførefonden, board member in Hans Knudsen Instituttet, chairperson for Tue Invest
MEMBER OF THE BOARD: JEPPE BROGAARD CLAUSEN
Role: Lawyer (H), Partner
Date for joining the board: November, 2019
Skills: Law, Intellectual Copyright Law
Additional Roles: Honorary Member of the Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Member of the Association for Industrial Law Protection.
MEMBER OF THE BOARD: CHRISTIANE VEJLØ
Role: Direktor, Elektronista Media
Joined the Board: March 2018, reelected 2020
Skills: Digital Strategy, Audience Development, Conceptualization and Social Media.
Additional Roles: Board Member for CBS Executive and Conferize A/S
MEMBER OF THE BOARD: MADS BILLE
Role: Artistic director, Den Jyske Sangskole
Joined the Board: June 2020
Reelected: No
Date of expiry of the current term: 2023
Skills: Music, building of cultural institutions, fundraising
Additional Roles: Member of the board at Operaen i Midten, Herning Opera Festival,
Vokalensemblet Musica Ficta og Ensemble MidtVest.
Are you appointed by an authority / grantor and are you considered an independent member: No and yes
MEMBER OF THE BOARD: MARIANNE WILLUMSEN
Role: CEO MW Search
Joined the Board: Juni 2020
Reelected: Nej
Dato for udløb af den aktuelle valgperiode: 2023
Skills: Executive Search, HR, Strategi, Markedsføring, Økonomi
Additional Roles: Bestyrelsesmedlem Åse Og Ejnar Danielsens Fond, Sanger - Jazzhouse Band.
Are you appointed by an authority / grantor and are you considered an independent member: Nej og ja
