Mahagonny ist eine Fata Morgana: Kurt Weills Oper endlich in Amsterdam

Der Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny

Evelyn Herlitzius (Leokadia Begbick) und Nikolai Schukoff (Jimmy Mahoney)

Evelyn Herlitzius (Leokadia Begbick), Lauren Michelle (Jenny Smith) und Nikolai Schukoff (Jimmy)

Der Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny

Lauren Michelle (Jenny Smith) und Nikolai Schukoff (Jimmy Mahoney)

By Michael Klier, 08 September 2023

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“Brechts moralischer Zeigefinger wird mit diesem Regieeinfall humoristisch auf die Spitze getrieben”

Reviewed at Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam on 6 September 2023

Weill, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (new production)

Dutch National Opera

Markus Stenz, Conductor

Ivo van Hove, Director

Jan Versweyveld, Set Designer, Lighting Designer

An D'Huys, Costume Designer

Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus of Dutch National Opera

Tal Yarden, Video

Koen Tachelet, Dramaturgy

Evelyn Herlitzius, Leokadia Begbick

Alan Oke, Fatty

Thomas Johannes Mayer, Trinity Moses

Lauren Michelle, Jenny Smith

Nikolai Schukoff, Jimmy Mahoney

Martin Mkhize, Billy

Iain Milne, Jacky O'Brien, Tobby Higgins

Ad Broeksteeg, 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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Michael Klier

Michael Klier macht schon seit mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert Musik. Als gebürtiger Berliner kam er 1993 nach Amsterdam. Er war Mitglied unterschiedlichster internationaler Ensembles und Orchester. Heute betreibt er eine florierende Unterrichts- und Coachingpraxis. Als Teamcoach bietet er dort Schulungen an, in denen die Kursteilnehmer miteinander komponieren, um so ihre ungenutzten kreativen Potentiale zu entdecken und besser miteinander zu kommunizieren. Denn: Musiker sind die Architekten des Himmels.