Xian Zhang's triumphant return to The Hague

Par Renée Reitsma, 31 mai 2011

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Critique faite à Dr Anton Philipszaal, The Hague, le 27 mai 2011

Tchaïkovski, Roméo et Juliette, ouverture-fantaisie

Tchaïkovski, Souvenir d'un lieu cher: trois pièces pour violon avec piano, Op.42 (orch. Lascae)

Rachmaninov, Symphonie no. 2 en mi mineur, Op.27

Xian Zhang, Direction

Residentie Orkest The Hague

Lucian-Leonard Raiciof, Violon

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.

****1

Residentie Orkest has a new story to tell at the Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 24th August

Artist-in-Residence Bomsori Kim joins Jun Märkl for a new chapter in the history of the Residentie Orkest, The Hague.

***11

Venables We Are the Lucky Ones is the time to be alive at DNO

Eleanor Knight, 22nd March

Inspired by Annie Ernaux’s The Years, Philip Venables’ new opera widens the canvas to take in the whole of Europe’s postwar generation.

*****

Blue in Amsterdam: aktueller kann Oper nicht sein!

Michael Klier, 7th November

Das außergewöhnlich gute Sängerensemble trägt diese aussagekräftige Opernvorstellung bei ihrer europäischen Premiere.

****1

Aktuell und trostvoll: Willem Jeths Ritratto in Amsterdam

Michael Klier, 7th October

Mit siebenmonatiger Verspätung kommt Willem Jeths' neue Oper endlich zur langersehnten Welturaufführung vor Publikum.

****1

A monolithic Nabucco at Dutch National Opera

Jenny Camilleri, 27th January

A promising cast on paper is scuppered by a banal, monotonous production and uninspired conducting.

**111

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Renée Reitsma

Renée lives in Essex and is a PhD student in Philosophy. She loves all sorts of classical and non-classical music, but has a particular love for Dmitri Shostakovich. She is in charge of the Heavy Symphonic playlist at Dutch classical music site 24classics and blogs here.