Opera, ballet, theatre and classical

Are you an opera, ballet or theatre enthusiast? Then you have come to the right city! With its historic charm and old, authentic buildings, Copenhagen makes the perfect setting for a breathtaking opera, ballet or theatre experience.

Danish Broadcasting Coorporation's concert hall

DR Koncertsalen

Photo: Bjarne Bergius Hermansen

Lean back and watch the ballet dancers dance across the stage, take a sneak peak behind the curtains, or listen to opera in green surroundings. The opportunities are endless and here are our favourites.

Photo: Erik Hansen

The Royal Danish Theatre's Old Stage

The city's most important ballet space, and its oldest theatre.

Photo: Københavns Kommune

The Royal Danish Opera House

The Copenhagen Opera House is a donation from the A.P. Møller and Chastine McKinney Møller Foundation to the Danish people.

Photo: David Borland

The Royal Danish Playhouse

The Playhouse in Copenhagen is the national centre of dramatic art, tailored in every detail for top-level theatre productions.

Photo: PR photo© Bellevue Teatret

Bellevue Theatre

The Bellevue Theatre is part of the white town, in Klampenborg, north of Copenhagen, designed by world-famous Danish architect Arne Jacobsen.

Photo: PR photo© Det Kongelige Teater

Guided tours of the Royal Danish Theatre

Get inside the walls of some of Denmark's most important art institutions when the Opera, the Playhouse, and the Old Stage invite you in for a conducted tour.

Photo: Teatermuseet i Hofteatret

The Theatre Museum at The Court Theatre

Discover the history of Denmark through set design, costumes and royal misbehaviour.

Photo: Jonas Lodahl

Det Ny Teater

The theatre in Copenhagen was built in 1908 and introduced the first revolving stage in the country.

Photo: Anders Debel Hansen

Østre Gasværk Theatre

Østre Gasværk Teater in Copenhagen's Østerbro area is established inside an old gasometer from 1883.

Photo: Henrik Stenberg

Restaurant Teaterkælderen

Stop by Restaurant Teaterkælderen and enjoy an organic meal served by singing waiters.

Photo: PR photo© Folketeatret

Folketeatret

Folketeatret – the People’s Theater – resides in Nørregade in Copenhagen and is the oldest public theater in Denmark.

Photo: PR photo© The Small Theatre

The Small Theatre

This is a small theater in Copenhagen for the smallest of audiences, sometimes recommended to be 'not for children older than two.

Photo: Rickard Soderstrom© That Theatre Company

That Theatre Company

That Theatre Company delivers English-language theatre in and around Copenhagen with a strong focus on quality.

Photo: PR photo© Republique

REPUBLIQUE

Experience theater, concerts, and talks at REPUBLIQUE.

Dansehallerne

A magic world of dance and choreography in the heart of Carlsberg City District

Nørrebro Theatre

Nørrebro Teater is a theater with focus on the socially relevant comedy as well as musical shows with the over all theme meaningful fun.

Photo: Bjarne Stæhr

Grønnegårds Teatret

Every summer Grønnegårds Teatret arranges open air theatre in the middle of Copenhagen, in the gardens of Desingsmuseum Danmark and the Odd Fellow Palæ.