Marie Jacquot appointed Chief Conductor for The Royal Danish Theatre

31 year old Marie Jacquot is one of the most talented young international conductors of her generation, not least due to her musical curiosity, broad repertoire, tireless work ethic, and irresistible enthusiasm, on and off the podium.

That was also what excited Artistic Director of The Royal Danish Opera John Fulljames when she conducted in The Royal Opera in the fall of 2021.

“Marie had the most extraordinary impact during the production of Faust earlier this season, not just leading outstanding musical performances but also inspiring chorus, soloists and orchestra in equal measure. It was immediately clear that there is a very strong chemistry to build upon and that The Royal Danish Theatre and its audiences would benefit hugely from a relationship with this rapidly rising star in the years to come. I am thrilled that this artist will build a strong relationship with The Royal Danish Theatre in the years to come," says Artistic Director of The Royal Danish Opera, John Fulljames.

Marie Jacquot states:
“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. From the very beginning of our collaboration, I felt this strong bond of sharing, with music being in the center.

I wish to base our relationships on trust, appreciation, and the contribution of individual strengths. This foundation will establish The Royal Danish Theatre as both a politically committed, cosmopolitan house and a cultural, educational area for future generations to reflect with a critical eye on our world today.

We want to create a home where everyone feels a sense of belonging and respect for who they are and what they think. This space is not meant to be elitist, but an eclectic place for creation and intercultural exchanges.

We, artists, management, and audiences alike, will strive for artistic and human excellence together, so that The Royal Danish Theatre will be recognized for this excellence both in Scandinavia and internationally.”

The Managing Director of The Royal Danish Theatre, Kasper Holten, is excited that the theatre again attracts one of the brightest talents:

“It is not a coincidence that Marie Jacquot is already a name in demand at important orchestras and opera houses throughout Europe. In the light of that it is remarkable that she has chosen to commit herself so strongly to us and Copenhagen. With a significant director like Elisabeth Linton as the future Artistic Director of The Royal Danish Opera and a notable conductor like Marie Jacquot we have an excellent starting point to create art at the highest level in the years to come.”

Elisabeth Linton, who is Artistic Director of The Royal Danish Opera from august 1st 2022 states:

“I am really looking forward to work together with Marie Jacquot. We have already had interesting conversations about music and performing arts and we share common ideas about what we want to offer our audience and how we want to develop the artistic ensembles in The Royal Danish Opera.”

The Italian conductor Paolo Carignani is Principal Guest Conductor at The Royal Danish Orchestra.

Alexander Vedernikov, who tragically died with covid-19 in Moscow in October 2020, were the chief conductor of The Royal Danish Orchestra.
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Biography Marie Jacquot

Since autumn 2019, Marie Jacquot has been First Kapellmeister at Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf / Duisburg, where she conducted Samson et Dalila, Hänsel und Gretel, Roméo et Juliette and La traviata as well as concerts of both the Düsseldorf Symphony and Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2021/22 she can be seen in the new productions of La Clemenza di Tito, Orpheus in the Underworld and The Nutcracker.

Marie Jacquot’s enthousiastically received debuts during the past seasons include Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Wiener Symphoniker, Staatsoper Stuttgart (Cherubini’s Medea), MDR- Musiksommer, Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de Chambre du Luxembourg, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Munich Radio Orchestra, Komische Oper Berlin, Malmö Symphonie Orchestra and Opéra national de Lorraine.

After studies of the trombone in Paris, Marie Jacquot studied conducting in Vienna and Weimar (Nicolas Pasquet and Ekahrt Wycik) and in several masterclasses.

Since 2019 she has been included in the second funding stage at Dirigentenforum / Deutscher Musikrat.

Awards include the “Ernst-Schuch-Prize” in 2019, in 2020 she was nominated as “Newcomer of the year” by the International Opera Awards.

Read more about Marie Jacquot here