A night at the opera, cinema and panto

The Opera House celebrated its 10th anniversary last week on Wednesday with the premiere of a new production of Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’.


Among those present were the queen and Prince Henrik;


Pia Allerslev, the city’s deputy mayor for children and youth;


the defence minister, Nicolai Wammen;


and Ane Mærsk McKinney Uggla. In her address to those present, she recalled how her father Mærsk McKinney Møller, who paid around 2.5 billion kroner for its construction, said the opera house should “benefit … delight … and above all, be used”

 

Meanwhile, ‘Game of Thrones’ star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (main picture) was the star attraction as the cast and crew of the new Danish film ‘En chance til’ gathered at the Imperial for the premiere last week on Wednesday.


Pictured above are (left-right) director Susanne Bier with actors Ulrich Thomsen, Coster-Waldau, May Andersen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas



And finally, Tim Haigh was the dame in the Copenhagen Theatre Circle’s pantomime ‘The Snow Queen’, whose six-performance run came to an end at Lyngby Kulturhus on Sunday afternoon

 





  • How internationals can benefit from joining trade unions

    How internationals can benefit from joining trade unions

    Being part of a trade union is a long-established norm for Danes. But many internationals do not join unions – instead enduring workers’ rights violations. Find out how joining a union could benefit you, and how to go about it.

  • Internationals in Denmark rarely join a trade union

    Internationals in Denmark rarely join a trade union

    Internationals are overrepresented in the lowest-paid fields of agriculture, transport, cleaning, hotels and restaurants, and construction – industries that classically lack collective agreements. A new analysis from the Workers’ Union’s Business Council suggests that internationals rarely join trade unions – but if they did, it would generate better industry standards.

  • Novo Nordisk overtakes LEGO as the most desirable future workplace amongst university students

    Novo Nordisk overtakes LEGO as the most desirable future workplace amongst university students

    The numbers are especially striking amongst the 3,477 business and economics students polled, of whom 31 percent elected Novo Nordisk as their favorite, compared with 20 percent last year.