Information on production

Premiere

Mar 27, 2026

Production type

• Opera

Performance duration

1 h 40 min

Works

Festen

Co-production

In collaboration with

Royal Ballet and Opera, Lontoo

Production team

• Libretto: Lee Hall
• Director: Richard Jones
• Set designer: Miriam Buether
• Costume designer: Nicky Gillibrand
• Lighting design: Lucy Carter
• Lighting design: Theo Sanders
• Video design: Sasha Balmazi-Owen
• Choreographer: Lucy Burge

Dramatis personae

• Helge
• Else
• Christian
• Michael
• Helena
• Mette
• Grandmother
• Grandpa
• Linda
• Gbatokai
• Pia
• Michelle
• Lars
• Chef
• Helmut
• Poul
• Christine
• Stig
• Lasse
• Bent
• Björn
• Leif
• Trine
• Lene
• Rene
• Kitchen Worker 1
• Kitchen Worker 2
• Child soloists