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Double trouble as two directors tackle new DNO Rusalka

Johanni van Oostrum (Rusalka) and Annette Dasch (Foreign Princess) © Clärchen & Matthias Baus | Dutch National Opera
The magic in Philipp Stölzl and Philipp Krenn's new production comes from the pit, where Joana Mallwitz and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra captivate. 
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“Soap opera at its best”: Katie Mitchell's Jenůfa

Katie Mitchell's second production of Jenůfa is a straightforward, effective reading of the libretto well supported by excellent singing actors.
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A colourful and fast-paced revue in Amsterdam

Mohammed Fairouz’s second opera, The New Prince, premiered in Amsterdam, is directed by Lotte de Beer as a colourful, dizzyingly fast-paced  revue.
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Ariadne’s centennial: a feast at Nederlandse Reisopera

The Nederlandse Reisopera celebrates Ariadne auf Naxos’centennial with a superb new production directed by Laurence Dale which looks as laving as it is pleasing to the ear.
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Eva-Maria Westbroek brings alpha star glamour to Dutch opera gala

Eva-Maria Westbroek as Sieglinde was the high point at an opera gala in support of young singers at the Concertgebouw.
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A feast of exuberant comedy and fine singing

With this concert performance of The Barber of Seville, the Nederlandse Reisopera and its team of soloists, headed by an irresistible Mark Milhofer as Almaviva, treated the audience of the Concertgebouw to a feast of exuberant comedy and fine singing.
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