Malin Byström brilliert bei Isolde-Debüt in Amsterdam

Malin Byström (Isolde) und Michael Weinius (Tristan)

Michael Weinius (Tristan) und Malin Byström (Isolde)

Liang Li (König Marke) und Malin Byström (Isolde)

Malin Byström (Isolde)

By Phillip Richter, 10 February 2026

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“eine Isolde von derart reichem Klangfarbenspektrum... ist wahrlich selten zu erleben”

Reviewed at Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam on 8 February 2026

Wagner, Tristan und Isolde

Dutch National Opera

Tarmo Peltokoski, Conductor

Pierre Audi, Director

Christof Hetzer, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Jean Kalman, Lighting Designer

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus of Dutch National Opera

Anna Bertsch, Video

Willem Bruls, Dramaturgy

Malin Byström, Isolde

Michael Weinius, Tristan

Liang Li, King Marke

Jordan Shanahan, Kurwenal

Irene Roberts, Brangäne

Edward Ananian-Cooper, Choirmaster / chorus director

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.

Malin Byström brilliert bei Isolde-Debüt an De Nationale Opera Amsterdam