What to see at this year’s Copenhagen Opera Festival – from a world-class Danish baritone

Danish baritone and actor Johannes Linneballe tells us why Copenhagen Opera Festival is such a unique arts event, and what not to miss when the city is taken over by unforgettable music performances for nine days at the end of August.

Masterclass concert at Copenhagen Opera Festival 2023. Photo: Victoria Morck Madsen

Jesper Skeel and Lena Hunter

Aug 9, 2024

At the end of August, the Danish capital will resound with arias as world-class artists perform all over the city – on streets, canal banks, stages, in halls and homes – for the nine-day Copenhagen Opera Festival.Each year, the festival takes a playful approach to showing classic and contemporary opera to new audiences. Performances are […]

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