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Artiste: Bastiaan Everink

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Oedipus Rex and Antigone a double triumph for DNO and DNB

Qian Liu (Antigone) and Sean Panikkar (Oedipius) © Bart Grietens
When the director walks four weeks ahead of opening night, Dutch National Opera and Ballet hastily create a searing double bill of classical tragedy. 

Nederlandse Reisopera’s Fidelio makes opera truly accessible for all

Kelly God (Leonore) © Marco Borggreve
 This was opera which found expression using modern technology in a way that did not offend, intimidate or distract the audience, but rather enhanced the experience.

Audi's spectacular Parsifal at DNO

With its monumental sets designed by Anish Kapoor, Pierre Audi’s abstract Parsifal at Dutch National Opera is spectacular, led by the excellent Christopher Ventris, with Günther Groissböck shining in his role debut as Gurnemanz. 

Zwielichtiges Strahlen

Wiederaufnahme am Himmelfahrtstag: Der Berliner Lohengrin lohnt vor allem, aber nicht nur wegen des einzigartigen Klaus Florian Vogt.

Hans Kox's Anne Frank Cantata in Amsterdam

The Dutch Concert Choir impressed surprisingly in the annual May 4th WWII memorial concert at the Concergebouw, offering an impressive rendition of Hans Kox's rarely performed Anne Frank Cantata and Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony. 

Donald Runnicles' Lohengrin transcends the lack of a swan

Although technical problems threatened to undermine this production, Anja Harteros' Elsa and Klaus Florian Vogt's Lohengrin transcended all.