The Danish National Opera In addition to touring the country, the
Danish National Opera plays a significant part in the cultural life of the city of Århus.
As a recurring event, the Danish National Opera will, in August, present a series of performances featuring some of the best Danish and international singers. Also in 2008, The Flying Dutchman – Wagner’s existential and dramatic opera.
November sees a production of Mozart’s immortal The Magic Flute – one of the most frequently performed operas.
In late January in 2009, The Danish National Opera performs a true Italian comedy – Donizetti’s gorgeous opera L'elisir d'amore.
In addition, the Danish National Opera presents opera for children and young people as well as concerts together with the Danish National Opera Chorus.
The Aarhus Symphony Orchestra The Aarhus Symphony Orchestra gives most of its concerts in the Main Auditorium at the Concert Hall throughout the subscription season which lasts from September until May. The practise rooms are located in the Frichsparken business park, but for the dress-rehearsals the orchestra moves into the Concert Hall in the morning for Thursday concerts which always start at 7.30 pm. Now and again the Concert Hall Foyer and Café also provide the setting for concerts featuring smaller ensembles from the orchestra, and the Helsingør Theatre in The Old Town is the venue for the orchestra's series of chamber concerts.
In the summer the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra gives a number of summer concerts at the Equestrian Hall, which, among other things, has led to a co-operation with the Moesgård Museum which lent its impressive replicas of the famous Golden Horns for a summer concert featuring J P E Hartmann's The Golden Horns for an evening of Danish music.
The Aarhus Symphony Orchestra also performs an outdoor concert once a year at the Skanderborg Festival of popular modern music on the last day of the Festival where a large and enthusiastic crowd are "awakened" on Sunday morning after a weekend of hardships by grand symphonic music.