Lise Lindstrom, Anush Hovhannisyan & Raehann Bryce-Davis Lead Royal Danish Opera’s 2022-23 Season

By Francisco Salazar

The Royal Danish Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring operatic productions, musicals and concerts.

Opera i Roskilde will feature Sine Bundgaard, Hanne Fischer, Niels Jørgen Riis, and Magnus Berg.

Performance Date: July 31, 2022

“Papageno og Papagena” will be performed by pianist Kristoffer Hyldig and soloists Julie Meera Albertsen and Frederik Rolin.

Performance Dates: Sept. 10-Nov. 6, 2022

Steven Moore conducts Stefan Herheim’s production of Rossini’s “La Cenerentola.”Matteo Macchioni, Tomi Punkeri, Miklós Sebestyén, Josy Santos, and Tae Jeong Hwang star.

Performance Dates: Sept. 11-Oct. 26, 2022

Damiano Michieletto directs Janacek’s “Katya Kabanova” with Michael Boder and Nick Fletcher conducting. The production will star Petri Lindroos, Gert Henning-Jensen, Johanne Bock, Jens Christian Tvilum, Gisela Stille, Jacob Skov Andersen, Olga Syniakova, Palle Knudsen, Ditte Errboe Holtze, and Frida Lund-Larsen.

Performance Dates: Sept. 18-Oct. 15, 2022

The company will present “I Senesinos fodspor” with Steffen Bjerre Jespersen performing the title role.

Performance Dates: Sept. 25, 2022

Hossein Pishkar conducts Bizet’s “Carmen” with Elisabeth Jansson, Paula Murrihy, Niels Jørgen Riis, Migran Agadzhanyan, Jens Søndergaard, Simon Duus, Perrine Madoeuf, and Sine Bundgaard.

Performance Dates: Oct. 16, 2022-Jan. 26, 2023

John Fulljames directs Poul Rduers’ “The Handmaid’s Tale” with Jessica Cottis conducting. Hanna Hipp, Sarah Champion, Jacob Skov Andersen, Gisela Stille, Clara Cecilie Thomsen, Nina Sveistrup Clausen, Hanne Fischer, and Ulrika Tenstam.

Performance Dates: Oct. 29-Nov. 15, 2022

Dorothea Spilger, Michael Bachtadze, Paul Gukhoe Song, Teit Kanstrup, Romanas Kudriašovas, Iurie Ciobanu, Peter Lodahl, Ruslana Koval, Solen Mainguené, and Michael Ha star in a double bill including “La Vendetta” and “I Pagliacci.”

Performance Dates: Nov. 7 & 8, 2022

“Det Kongelige Operakor i spotlight” will be performed.

Performance Date: Nov. 20, 2023

Anush Hovhannisyan, Gisela Stille, Matteo Lippi, Jacob Skov Andersen, Gert Henning-Jensen, Palle Knudsen, and David Kempster star in Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Sesto Quatrini and Paolo Carignani conduct.

Performance Dates: Jan. 10-June 3, 2023

Paolo Carignani and Robert Houssart conduct Verdi’s “Aida.” Miriam Clark, Anna Nechaeva, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Nora Sourouzian, Samuele Simoncini, Hovhannes Ayvazyan, Musa Ngqungwana, Jens Søndergaard, Daniel Giulianini, Kyungil Ko, Sir Willard White, and Jacques-Greg Belobo.

Performance Dates: March 2-April 30, 2023

Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte” will be performed. Kristiina Poska and Nick Fletcher conduct with Clara Cecilie Thomsen, Kari Dahl Nielsen, Simon Duus, Jacob Skov Andersen, Eldrid Gorset, and Palle Knudsen starring.

Performance Dates: Feb.9 -March 10, 2023

Jonathan Koppel, Simone Lichtenstein, Guibee Yang, Leif Jone Ølberg, Cassandra Lemoine, Steffen Bruun, Christian Damsgaard, and Thomas Christian Sigh star in Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” Christopher Lichtenstein conducts.

Performance Dates: March 6-7, 2023 

Jetske Mijnssen directs Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo” with Lars Ulrik Mortensen conducting. The cast includes Marc Mauillon, Sofie Lund, Ana Balestra, Carina Tybjerg Madsen, Mia Bergström, Steffen Bjerre Jespersen, Gerald Geerink, Alexander Sprague, Joel Kyhle, Joakim Larsson, and Gustav Johansson.

Performance Dates: March 24-April 5, 2023

Strauss’ “Elektra” will star Violeta Urmana, Johanne Bock, Lise Lindstrom, Elisabet Strid, Gert Henning-Jensen, Johan Reuter, and Morten Staugaard. Thomas Søndergård conducts.

Performance Dates: March 25-April 26, 2023

Mariusz Trelinski directs Britten’s “Peter Grimes” with Niels Jørgen Riis, Sine Bundgaard, Jens Søndergaard, and Hanne Fischer.

Performance Dates: May 13-June 1, 2023

Concerts 

The company will present Recital # 1.

Performance Date: August 21, 2022

The Chamber concert #2 will include music by Grandval, Voetmann, Rotaru, Gubaidulina, and Sehested.

Performance Date: Oct. 23, 2022

The annual Christmas concert will include Elisabeth Jansson, Steffen Jespersen, and Magnus Berg performing excerpts from Handel’s Messiah and American Christmas carols.

Performance Dates: Dec. 13 & 14, 2022

Students at the Royal Danish Opera Academy perform “The Enchanted Pig” with Ebbe Knudsen directing.

Performance Dates: Feb. 13-18, 2023

Students at the Royal Danish Opera Academy and The Royal Danish Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra will perform in concert.

Performance Dates: April 15 & 16, 2023

Ivar Magnus Sandve, Magnus Berg, and Thomas Bagwell perform Lieder by Schubert, Schumann, Britten and Finzi.

Performance Date: May 14, 2023 

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