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AmsterdamSimon BoccanegraNew production
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Fabio Luisi; Jetske Mijnssen; Dutch National Opera; Étienne Pluss; Hannah Clark; Valerio Tiberi; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
AmsterdamPagliacci / Cavalleria rusticana
Leoncavallo, Mascagni
Andrea Battistoni; Robert Carsen; Dutch National Opera; Radu Boruzescu; Annemarie Woods; Peter van Praet; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
AmsterdamCherry TownNew production
Shostakovich: Moscow, Cheryomushki (Cherrytown)
Bassem Akiki; Jakop Ahlbom; Dutch National Opera; Thomas Rupert; Esmee Thomassen; Marc Heinz; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
AmsterdamJohannes-Passion
Bach: St John Passion, BWV245
Leonardo García-Alarcón; Sasha Waltz; Dutch National Opera; Heike Schuppelius; Bernd Skodzig; David Finn; Netherlands Bach Society Orchestra
MaastrichtUprisingNew production
Dove: Uprising
Manoj Kamps; Gable Roelofsen; Dutch National Opera; Davy van Gerven; Chorus of Dutch National Opera; Romy Roelofsen; Madeline Saputra
HeerlenUprisingNew production
Dove: Uprising
Manoj Kamps; Gable Roelofsen; Dutch National Opera; Davy van Gerven; Chorus of Dutch National Opera; Romy Roelofsen; Madeline Saputra
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Weinberg’s The Passenger at Dutch National Opera
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Tobias Kratzer's 2024 Munich production makes its way to Amsterdam, proving that Weinberg's opera has the power to transfix.
Michel van der Aa’s Theory of Flames: defining opera for a modern age
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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.
Chailly makes a highly anticipated return to the Royal Concertgebouw
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Joined by two of the Netherlands' finest choirs, Riccardo Chailly conducts a Prokofiev double bill: the Fourth Symphony, a first for the orchestra, paired with the cantata Alexander Nevsky.
Semele at Dutch National Opera: myth, desire and fantasy
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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.
Stikhina and Clayton shine in DNO's uneven Maid of Orleans
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Director Dmitri Tcherniakov and a talented cast do everything to make Tchaikovsky’s opera work in Amsterdam, but problematic elements persist.
Bats! Die Fledermaus is a fabulous flight of fantasy at DNO
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Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus, was never meant to challenge grand opera for profundity and Barrie Kosky pokes fun at Viennese high society in his riotous staging.
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AmsterdamThe Maid of OrleansNew production
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Tchaikovsky: The Maid of Orleans
Valentin Uryupin; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Dutch National Opera; Elena Zaytseva; Gleb Filshtinsky; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra