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Copenhagen Opera House

Ekvipagemestervej 10, Copenhagen, Denmark (Christianshavn)
45-33 69-69-69
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Ranked #8 of 179 attractions in Copenhagen
Type: Architectural Buildings, Operas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013 NEW via mobile

You must get into the Opera house even if not an Opera fanatic. Lovely inside. Great experience. Shame no public tours at present. Loved it.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013 NEW

Quite a unique building facing the city. You can walk around it which is neat and if you go on a canal / boat ride you go past it. Opening in 2005, The specific part of the island where the Opera was built is named Dokøen, which means the Dock Island. Just a few meters west of the opera, one... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

Love the interior, especially the marveless lights design by Olafur Eliasson. The building was design by Henning Larsen, world famous danish Architect, but The roof is a travasty. The danish billionær Mærsk, wanted the roof so that he and his wife didnt get wet when going from the car into the building. A fatal mistake to have allowed this. But... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

We went to an Opera and we took the stand seats. It was not the most confortable thing but the whole experience was nice. The view from the Opera House was very nice to watch the sunset and although it was not very close it was easy to get there by bus.

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See 3 more reviews by julianaelia for Copenhagen
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2013

This building should be separately rated for its exterior and interior looks. The exterior gets a 2.5 star rating at the best. It is dull and the volumes are disproportionate. It disappears when you compare it to Nouvel's sublime KKL concert house on lake Lucerne, Switzerland. However, this may not be the architect's fault but the meddling around with the... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2013

Not normally an opera goer but as we managed to get cheap tickets to Puccini's Il Trittico on the Monday night of our visit we thought we'd head along. Stunning building on the inside, very well organised too, even though it was virtually a full house it never seemed packed. Nice choice of drinks and snacks in the lobby cafe... More

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See 4 more reviews by derekoneill_13 for Copenhagen
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2013

What an amazing structure and opera house. It is lovely inside and the staff were excellent. Great opera as well seeing the original Carmen as Bizet intended

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See 6 more reviews by FyldePenisularTeam for Copenhagen
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2013

From the outside the building is bulky and not very welcoming. But at the inside you find the cool vestibule with the enourmous chandeliers by Olafur Elliasson. The nxt tep is the actual crown - the theatre - wow what a place. Go and see an opera or a play!!!

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See 24 more reviews by SkyDK for Copenhagen
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2013

Can become overheated in the auditorium, Good performance by local cast. Excellent restaurant (Borgen)

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2013

I have been to several opera houses around the world but this pace is fantastic. Beautiful and Scandinavian style at its best. The acoustics are world class. So is the view of the harbour. Don't come to Copenhagen without visiting the opera house - it is a must!

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