Idomeneo, Balanchines Giant Steps og DSCH på Gamle Scene

Idomeneo, Balanchine's Giant Steps and DSCH at Gamle Scene

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Live Klassisk2 min read|24. May 2026

The week offers particularly fine opportunities to experience classical music and ballet at the highest level. Det Kongelige Teater presents memorable productions, while international soloists visit Danish stages.

At Operaen, audiences can experience Mozart's masterpiece Idomeneo in Robert Carsen's acclaimed staging. It was Mozart's first great opera, written when the composer was just 25, and it already shows the brilliant craftsmanship that was to make him immortal. Det Kongelige Kapel and Det Kongelige Operakor provide the musical backbone of this monumental work.

Den Kongelige Ballet offers George Balanchine's choreography in Giant Steps, in which Apollo and The Four Temperaments are central. Balanchine's pure, powerful dance comes to life through Det Kongelige Kapel's interpretation, and audiences can experience the most significant creator of neoclassical ballet.

From Norway, Det Norske Kammerorkester brings the acclaimed theatre concert DSCH to Det Kongelige Teater's Gamle Scene. The concept blends chamber music with theatrical expression and has won international recognition.

Concerto Copenhagen concentrates on Antonio Vivaldi in the Queen's Hall of Den Sorte Diamant. The ensemble, which specialises in baroque music, presents the music that made the Venetian composer world-famous and that still fascinates listeners around the world.

DR Pigekoret invites you to a special concert in DR Koncertsalen, where the audience has helped put together the programme. It is a rare opportunity to experience the choir's repertoire in the acoustically outstanding concert hall.

In Sankt Jakobs Kirke, the Italian pianist Gianluca Luisi performs Bach in a Whitsun concert organised by Nielsen Saloner. Luisi is a prominent figure on the European concert scene and brings virtuoso joy of playing to the beautiful church setting.

At Rosenborg Slot, Via Artis Konsort presents the performance Rosenborg revisited, which combines newly composed music with the historic atmosphere of the castle. It is a unique opportunity to experience music in the royal apartments.

The week thus contains everything from Mozart's operatic art to Bach's sacred works, from Balanchine's ballet to experimental music drama.