Eliogabalo’s dark carnival in Amsterdam

Par Nicolas Nguyen, 16 octobre 2017

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“Fagioli's... impressive leaps between registers hinted at the teenage emperor’s impetuous mind”

Critique faite à Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam, le 12 octobre 2017

Cavalli, Eliogabalo

Dutch National Opera

Leonardo García-Alarcón, Direction

Thomas Jolly, Mise en scène

Thibaut Fack, Décors

Gareth Pugh, Costumes

Franco Fagioli, Eliogabalo

Ed Lyon, Alessandro Cesare

Nicole Cabell, Flavia Gemmira

Valer Sabadus, Giuliano Gordio

Kristina Mkhitaryan, Anicia Eritea

Mariana Flores, Atilia Macrina

Matthew Newlin, Zotico

Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Lenia

Maud Le Pladec, Chorégraphie

Cappella Mediterranea

Chœur du Dutch National Opera

Antoine Travert, Lumières

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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Nicolas Nguyen

Nicolas is a French Amsterdammer, e-commerce professional and a bit of an opera buff. His experience in the area of music is that of a dilettante. His passion for the opera and vocal music comes from his love for both music and languages which are so perfectly combined in these art forms.