Starkly powerful Jephtha at Dutch National Opera

Par Jenny Camilleri, 10 novembre 2016

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“Mehta sang breathtakingly, pouring out caramel swirls of coloratura”

Critique faite à Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam, le 9 novembre 2016

Haendel, Jephtha

Dutch National Opera

Ivor Bolton, Direction

Claus Guth, Mise en scène

Katrin Lea Tag, Décors, Costumes

Richard Croft, Jephtha

Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Storgé

Anna Prohaska, Iphis

Bejun Mehta, Hamor

Florian Boesch, Zebul

Ana Quintans, Angel

Chœur du Dutch National Opera

Concerto Köln

Sommer Ulrickson, Chorégraphie

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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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Jenny Camilleri

After completing her postgraduate studies in psychology at the University of Toronto, Jenny moved to Amsterdam, where she enjoys singing in amateur choirs. She loves all genres of classical vocal music, especially nineteenth and early twentieth century Italian and German opera and art songs.