Funen Opera () is an opera company which performs in the

Odense Teater Odense Teater is a theater in the city of Odense in Denmark. It dates back to 1796, which makes it Denmark's second-oldest theater. It is one of the country's three main theaters. The venue is located in Jernbanegade, where it has three stages: ...

located on Filosofgangen 19 in

Odense Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (after Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2025, the city proper had a population of 185,480 while Odense Municipality had a population of 210, ...

, Denmark. It opened in 1948 with a presentation of ''

La bohème ''La bohème'' ( , ) is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions '':wikt:quadro, quadri'', ''wikt:tableau, tableaux'' or "images", rather than ''atti'' (acts). composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto b ...

'' but closed 16 years later as a result of inadequate support. It was re-established in 1996 by Lars Waage who served as creative director until 2007. The main focus of Funen Opera is to communicate opera and music to the local audience. Located in the middle of Denmark, most of those in the audience are Danish. As a result, emphasis has been given to presenting works in Danish. Funen Opera has commissioned many contemporary works and invited many new and upcoming Danish artists and composers to perform there. The main supporter of ''Den Fynske Opera'' is

Odense Municipality Odense Municipality () is a Danish municipality ('' kommune'') in Southern Denmark on the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 210,803 (1. January 2025). It is the most populous municipa ...

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* Danish opera companies Musical groups established in 1948 Organizations based in Odense 1948 establishments in Denmark {{opera-company-stub