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Jetske Mijnssen’s Boccanegra a coup for DNO season finale

George Petean (Simon Boccanegra) and Georg Zeppenfeld (Jacopo Fiesco) © Dutch National Opera | Ben van Duin
Everything about this production is fresh and wonderful.

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

Mary Bevan (Neola) and Julia Bullock (Scientist) © Marco Borggreve

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.

Malin Byström brilliert bei Isolde-Debüt in Amsterdam

Malin Byström (Isolde) und Michael Weinius (Tristan) © Monika Rittershaus
Die schwedische Sopranistin gibt ihr spannungsumwobenes Debüt als Isolde in Pierre Audis zeitloser Inszenierung.

Semele at Dutch National Opera: myth, desire and fantasy

Elsa Benoit (Semele) © Bart Grietens

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.

Stikhina and Clayton shine in DNO's uneven Maid of Orleans

Elena Stikhina (Joan) © Marco Borggreve
Director Dmitri Tcherniakov and a talented cast do everything to make Tchaikovsky’s opera work in Amsterdam, but problematic elements persist. 

Chaos in the Underworld: Andriy Zholdak directs Fidelio at DNO

Jacquelyn Wagner (Leonore) © Monika Rittershaus | Dutch National Opera
The Ukrainian director's “revisioning” of Beethoven's only opera plunges it into an incoherent underworld in Amsterdam.
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AmsterdamSimon BoccanegraNouvelle production

George Petean (Simon Boccanegra) and Georg Zeppenfeld (Jacopo Fiesco) © Dutch National Opera | Ben van Duin
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Fabio Luisi; Jetske Mijnssen; Dutch National Opera; Étienne Pluss; Hannah Clark; Valerio Tiberi; Orchestre royal du Concertgebouw

AmsterdamThe Maid of OrleansNouvelle production

Elena Stikhina (Joan) © Marco Borggreve
Tchaïkovski: The Maid of Orleans
Valentin Uryupin; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Dutch National Opera; Elena Zaytseva; Gleb Filshtinsky; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra