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A trial of two halves: Tchaikovsky's Maid of Orleans at DNO

Elena Stikhina (Joan)
© Marco Borggreve
Elena Stikhina (Joan)
© Marco Borggreve
Elena Stikhina (Joan)
© Marco Borggreve
Allan Clayton (King Charles VII) and Nadezhda Pavolva (Agnès Sorel)
© Marco Borggreve
The Maid of Orleans at Dutch National Opera
© Marco Borggreve
Par Eleanor Knight, 16 novembre 2025
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“a uniformly outstanding cast was led by the transfixing Elena Stikhina as Joan”
Critique faite à Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam, le 15 novembre 2025
Programme
Tchaïkovski, The Maid of Orleans
Artistes
Dutch National Opera
Valentin Uryupin, Direction
Dmitri Tcherniakov, Mise en scène, Décors
Elena Zaytseva, Costumes
Gleb Filshtinsky, Lumières
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Chœur du Dutch National Opera
Elena Stikhina, Joan of Arc
Nadezhda Pavlova, Agnès Sorel
Allan Clayton, King Charles VII
Andrey Zhilikhovsky, Lionel
John Relyea, The Archbishop
Vladislav Sulimsky, Dunois
Gábor Bretz, Thibaut d'Arc
Oleksiy Palchykov, Raymond
Patrick Guetti, Bertrand
Ran Arthur Braun, Fight Choreography
Edward Ananian-Cooper, Chef de chœur
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Weinberg’s The Passenger at Dutch National Opera
Clare Varney, 17th April

Tobias Kratzer's 2024 Munich production makes its way to Amsterdam, proving that Weinberg's opera has the power to transfix. 

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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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Allan ClaytonAndrey ZhilikhovskyChœur du Dutch National OperaDmitri TcherniakovDutch National BalletDutch National OperaEdward Ananian-CooperElena StikhinaElena ZaytsevaGleb FilshtinskyGábor BretzJohn RelyeaNadezhda PavlovaNetherlands Philharmonic OrchestraOleksiy PalchykovPatrick GuettiPiotr Ilitch TchaïkovskiRan Arthur BraunThe Maid of OrleansValentin UryupinVladislav Sulimsky
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Eleanor Knight
Eleanor Knight

Eleanor is a writer and librettist. Her work has appeared in all kinds of places from the Royal Opera House to the foot tunnels beneath the Elephant and Castle roundabout, and she has written arts reviews and features for British papers and magazines. Having begun her working life in theatre, she switched to publishing and later taught creative writing at the University of Brighton and Birkbeck. Currently based in the Netherlands, she teaches at the University of Utrecht. Eleanor plays violin and sings, though not usually at the same time, and has recently taken up speed-skating.