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ParisHans van Manen & Dutch National Ballet
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Beethoven, Bach, Britten, Piazzolla
Hans van Manen; Dutch National Ballet
AmsterdamTheory of FlamesWorld premiere
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van der Aa: Theory of Flames
Elena Schwarz; Michel van der Aa; Dutch National Opera; Theun Mosk; Judith de Zwart; Residentie Orkest The Hague
AmsterdamRequiem
Artaç: Requiem
Sora Elisabeth Lee; Silvia Costa; Dutch National Opera; New European Ensemble; Chorus of Dutch National Opera; Unknown; Francesco D'Abbraccio
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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.
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.
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Elena Stikhina on Salzburg, Tosca and the reality of life as a singer
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Soprano Elena Stikhina is in demand at the world's major opera houses. Isabella Steppan meets her in Salzburg to discuss the role of Tosca – which she is currently singing in Amsterdam and Vienna – and the reality of life as an opera singer.
Dreams and documentaries: opera world premieres
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We preview nine major new operas on stage this season in Europe, from composers including Unsuk Chin, Rebecca Saunders, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Philip Venables and Toshio Hosokawa.
State of the (operatic) union: notes from Opera Europa
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Audiences, energy prices, politics, sustainability... With nearly 400 opera executives assembled in Copenhagen, the Opera Europa autumn conference was the ideal venue to take the temperature of the opera industry.