Kenneth Thordal (born 16 October 1965 in
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...
) is a
Danish musician, songwriter, music producer, composer, writer and translator.
Among other things, Thordal is known for writing the Danish translation of the lyrics and dialogue of the
Broadway musical
Broadway theatre,Although ''theater'' is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), many of the extant or closed Broadway venues use or used the spelling ''Theatr ...
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The Book of Mormon
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The book is one of ...
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Det Ny Teater
Det Ny Teater (English: The New Theatre) is an established theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, first opened in 1908. It is based in a building which spans a passage between Vesterbrogade and Gammel Kongevej in Copenhagen's theatre district on the borde ...
, directed by
Kasper Holten
Kasper Holten (born 29 March 1973) is a Danish stage director. From 2011 until 2017 he was Director of Opera for the Royal Opera House in London. He is Vice President of the Board of the European Academy of Music Theatre.
Career
Born in Copenhag ...
.
See also
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Danish Music Awards
The Danish Music Awards (DMA) is a Danish award show. The show has been arranged by IFPI since 1989, and was originally called ''IFPI-prisen'' ("IFPI Award") until 1991, when it changed its name to ''Dansk Grammy'' ("Danish Grammy"). It was c ...
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List of Danish composers
The following is a list of notable Denmark, Danish composers:
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Music of Denmark
The origins of Danish music can be traced back to the Bronze Age. Horns or lurs have been discovered in various parts of Scandinavia, mostly in the region now known as Denmark, since the end of the 18th century. Denmark's most famous classical ...
References
External links
Official website
Danish composers
Danish male composers
Musicians from Copenhagen
Living people
1965 births
20th-century Danish male musicians
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