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Copenhagen: The Opera House Guided Tour

By Det Kongelige Teater (The Royal Danish Theatre)
9.8 out of 10
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Overview

  • Experience the impressive foyer of the Opera House with its overwhelming light
  • See Olafur Eliasson's world-renowned light sculptures and the glossy maple shell
  • Enter the impressive auditorium and see the gilded ceiling and glowing woodwork
  • Go behind the scenes and see how gigantic and complex sets can be moved
  • Learn about how to work with staging performances, costumes, and scenography

Activity location

    • Copenhagen
    • Copenhagen, Denmark

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Ekvipagemestervej 10, 1438 København, Denmark | The meeting spot is just around the corner from the official address, Ekvipagemestervej 10, in the lobby at the main entrance out to the habour. Please arrive 15 minutes early.
    • København, Denmark

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Entrance to the Opera
  • Inclusions
    Guided tour

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Baby buggies, Food and drinks, Luggage or large bags, Pets (assistance dogs allowed)
    • Not suitable for: Children under 7 years

What you can expect

  • Experience one of the world's most high-tech opera houses on a guided tour that takes you behind the scenes and reveals spectacular performances. Discover the Royal Danish Opera House, a gift to the Danish people from shipowner Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller.

    Meet your guide in the large foyer by the main entrance. Enter the Opera House and be amazed by the impressive foyer with its overwhelming light, Olafur Eliasson's world-renowned light sculptures, and the glossy maple shell around the Main Stage.

    Follow your guide into the hall's unique atmosphere, where the gilded ceiling and glowing woodwork are at the centre. Get behind the scenes where movable stage fields make it possible to move gigantic and complex scenography’s that together with high-tech solutions enable theatrical magic and illusions that cannot be achieved anywhere else in the country.

    At the tour you will also learn a lot more about how to work with staging performances, costumes, and scenography.

    Please note that this guided tour will be in English.

Location

Activity location

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    • Copenhagen
    • Copenhagen, Denmark

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Ekvipagemestervej 10, 1438 København, Denmark | The meeting spot is just around the corner from the official address, Ekvipagemestervej 10, in the lobby at the main entrance out to the habour. Please arrive 15 minutes early.
    • København, Denmark