Opera house given by Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller opens in Copenhagen
Queen Margrethe of Denmark on Jan. 15 inaugurated a $442 million opera house in Copenhagen funded by Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, senior partner of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, and the A.P. Moller and Chastine Mc-Kinney Moller Foundation.
The A.P. Moller-Maersk Group includes Maersk Sealand, a major container shipping and logistics company.
Mc-Kinney Moller said in 2000 he wanted to give an opera house to the Danish people and would build it on Holmen Island, a former naval base, in Copenhagen harbor. Danish architect Henning Larsen designed the 14-story facility, which includes an auditorium with three tiers of balconies and 1,400 seats. The opera house has views across the harbor of the Moller-Maersk Group's headquarters and Amalienborg Palace, home of the Danish royal family.
The first complete opera to be performed in the new house will be 'Aida' on Jan. 26.
Opera house given by Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller opens in Copenhagen
