Marie Jacquot Appointed as Chief Conductor of the Royal Danish Theater

French conductor Marie Jacquot succeeds the Royal Danish Theater's previous director Alexander Vedernikov, who sadly passed away with COVID-19 in October 2020.

Jacquot is presently the First Kappellmeister at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf/Duisburg, where she has recently led productions of La Clemenza di Tito, Orpheus in the Underworld, and The Nutcracker. Initially a trombonist, Jacquot studied conducting in Vienna and Weimar with Nicholas Pasquet and Ekhart Wycik.

Of late, she has led a number of high-profile opera houses and orchestras, such as Komische Oper Berlin and the Wiener Symphoniker.

"It is my honor and great pleasure to be part of the future creative team at the Royal Danish Theatre; a team devoted to entertaining, informing, and inspiring their audiences," Jacquot said. "From the very beginning of our collaboration, I felt this strong bond of sharing, with music being in the center."

"It is not a coincidence that Marie Jacquot is already a name in demand at important orchestras and opera houses throughout Europe," said Kasper Holten, the theater's Managing Director. "In light of that, it is remarkable that she has chosen to commit herself so strongly to us and Copenhagen."