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Performing Arts and
Music Venues

Operaen
3
Famed for its
acoustics, the Opera
House attracts a variety
of international pro duc-
tions. You can enjoy a
good view of the stage
from any seat and all the
seats are relatively cheap
due to government
subsidy (see pp94–5).
Tivoli Concert
4
Tables at Wallmans Cirkusbygningen Hall
The Tivoli Concert Hall is
Wallmans
1 Copenhagen’s largest music venue,
Cirkusbygningen
with a capacity of 1,900. It stages
MAP G5 • Jernbanegade 8 • 33 16 over 100 operas, ballets and rock
37 00 • www.wallmans.dk and jazz con certs during the Tivoli
Built in 1884, this circular venue was season (see pp14–15).
previously a circus building. Today it
Jazzhouse
is used as a glamorous setting for 5
old-fashioned “dinner, show and MAP J4 • Niels Hemmingsens
dancing” evenings. The spectacular Gade 10 • 33 15 37 00 • www.
entertain ment surrounds guests jazzhouse.dk
across seven stages while resting Copenhagen’s biggest venue for jazz,
members of the cast serve dinner. the Jazzhouse offers a unique, varied
After the show, it turns into a club. programme. On weekends, late-
night concerts kick off at 11pm.
Det Kongelige Teater
2 Mojo Bluesbar
World-class performances of
MAP H5 • Løngangs træde 21C
ballet are held in Kongens Nytorv 6
(see p23), while dramatic works are • 33 11 64 53 • www.mojo.dk
performed at the playhouse on the Smoky, small and intimate, this bar
waterfront, Skuespilhuset. is known for its laid-back blues and
live jazz performances. There won’t
Performance at Det Kongelige Teater be any distracting gimmicks here.

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