Martijn Padding's new opera Laika launched at the Holland Festival

Por Thea Derks, 04 junio 2014

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Crítica hecha desde International Theater: Grote Zaal, Ámsterdam el 3 junio 2014

Padding, Laika

Dutch National Opera

Etienne Siebens, Dirección

Aernout Mik, Dirección de escena

Marieke Steenhoek, Grimelda

Het Muziek (formerly Asko|Schönberg)

Claron McFadden, Trix Dominatrix

Marcel Beekman, Ricardo

Vocaallab

Mattijs van de Woerd, Leporello

Thomas Oliemans, Robbert

Dennis Wilgenhof, Joeri Gagarin

Helena Rasker, Mother

Concienzuda limpieza de Il viaggio a Reims

Nicolas Nguyen, 20th January

La divertida escena de el director Michieletto, la expresiva direcci&oaccuten de Stefano Montanari y el estiloso canto de un reparto puramente rossiniano nos llevan a fascinante nueva producción de la poco frecuente Il viaggio a Reims en la De Nationale Opera.

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Dutch National Ballet's reimagined La Bayadère triumphs

Mark Vicente, 26th March

Dutch National Ballet's new production of La Bayadère does away with the ballet’s problematic gestures and movements, allowing the choreography to truly shine.

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Michel van der Aa’s Theory of Flames: defining opera for a modern age

Clare Varney, 6th March

British singers Mary Bevan and Roderick Williams lead the cast in Dutch National Opera’s latest ground-breaking opera, merging live music with pre-recorded film and electronics.

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Dutch National Ballet brings much needed heat to this winter season

Mark Vicente, 10th February

The Dutch National Ballet helped shake off those winter blues with a mixed programme that highlighted ballet’s love affair with Latin rhythms and movement.

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Malin Byström brilliert bei Isolde-Debüt in Amsterdam

Phillip Richter, 8th February

Die schwedische Sopranistin gibt ihr spannungsumwobenes Debüt als Isolde in Pierre Audis zeitloser Inszenierung.

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Semele at Dutch National Opera: myth, desire and fantasy

Mengguang Huang, 23rd January

Guth’s Semele turns myth into a contemporary domestic drama, where desire becomes obsession and illusion consumes reality. Handel’s music remains the true engine, driven by a thrilling, physically intense ensemble.

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English at Groningen University and musicology at Amsterdam University. She graduated with honours in 1996. She was singer/songwriter of the new-wave group Tess. She lectured on modern music in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw from 2003–12, gives pre-concert talks throughout the Netherlands, and is a reporter and programmer for Radio 4, the Dutch classical music station. She recently published a biography on Reinbert de Leeuw that has been well received. www.theaderks.wordpress.com