Opened by Queen Margrethe, this 1,700-seat opera house is the luxurious home of the Royal Danish Opera. The opera house is the gift of the A. P. Møller and Chastine McKinney Møller Foundation, which is headed by Mærsk McKinney-Møller, one of the wealthiest men in the country. Prior to his donation of the opera house, he had already received, directly from the Queen, Denmark's highest honor, the coveted and intensely prestigious Order of the Elephant. Designed by Danish architect Henning Larsen, the opera house uses precious stones and metals, including 105,000 sheets of gold leaf, and chandeliers which out-sparkle and outshine anything in Las Vegas. In addition to the international artists, the opera house showcases the works of such Danish composers as Carl Nielsen and Poul Ruders. You can dine at the on-site Restauranten before curtain time, with a three-course menu costing DKK425 ($72/£43). In addition, there is an Opera Café, serving sandwiches, salads, and light Danish specialties. The season runs from mid-August until the beginning of June. During that period, tours of the building are offered daily on a frequently changing schedule, which usually requires a phone call as a means of hammering out the schedule. The box office is open Monday to Saturday noon to 6pm.
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