Überragende Frau ohne Schatten in Amsterdam

Aušrinė Stundytė (Die Färberin)

Aušrinė Stundytė (Die Färberin) und Daniela Köhler (Die Kaiserin)

Daniela Köhler (Die Kaiserin) und Aušrinė Stundytė (Die Färberin)

Daniela Köhler (Die Kaiserin) und Michaela Schuster (Die Amme)

Josef Wagner (Der Färber)

Daniela Köhler (Die Kaiserin) und AJ Glueckert (Der Kaiser)

Michaela Schuster (Die Amme) und Aušrinė Stundytė (Die Färberin)

By Phillip Richter, 05 May 2025

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“eine gewaltvolle, mit hoher szenischer Spannung erzählte Frau ohne Schatten”

Reviewed at Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam on 3 May 2025

Strauss R., Die Frau ohne Schatten

Dutch National Opera

Marc Albrecht, Conductor

Katie Mitchell, Director

Naomi Dawson, Set Designer, Costume Designer

James Farncombe, Lighting Designer

Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus of Dutch National Opera

AJ Glueckert, Emperor

Daniela Köhler, Empress

Michaela Schuster, Nurse

Josef Wagner, Barak, the Dyer

Aušrinė Stundytė, Barak the Dyer's Wife

Elena Pankratova, Barak the Dyer's Wife

Eva Kroon, A Voice From Above

Joe Chalmers, The One-Armed Man, Barak’s Brother

Michael Wilmering, The One-Eyed Man, Barak’s Brother

Robert Lewis, The Hunchback, Barak's Brother

Sam Carl, The Messenger of Keikobad

Daria Brusova, The Guardian of the Threshold

Nieuw Amsterdams Kinderkoor

The Dutch National Ballet’s Hans van Manen in Carré

Mark Vicente, 30th April

Dutch National Ballet give an exemplary account of a quadruple bill comprised of the late Hans van Manen’s works. It’s a wonderful tribute to the great master choreographer.

*****

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.

****1

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.

****1

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

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.

****1

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.

****1

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Phillip Richter

Phillip fokussiert sich auf die Klassiker der Konzert- und Opernwerke aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum: Wagner, Beethoven, Strauss, Bruckner, Mozart und Schubert sind seine Obsession. Neben Live-Erfahrungen im Konzerthaus schätzt und sammelt er Musik-Einspielungen auch ganz klassisch auf CD.

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