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AmsterdamKorngold's opera Die tote Stadt rediscovered

Het Concertgebouw
Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The Dead City)
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest); Oksana Lyniv; Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor); Netherlands National Children's Choir; Benjamin Bruns; Johanni van Oostrum
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Bats! Die Fledermaus is a fabulous flight of fantasy at DNO

Bat Ballet © Dutch National Opera | Bart Grietens
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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A Puccini hat-trick: Barrie Kosky directs Il trittico in Amsterdam

Joshua Guerrero (Luigi), Leah Hawkins (Giorgetta) and Daniel Luis de Vicente (Michele) © Monika Rittershaus | Dutch National Opera
Barrie Kosky brings his trio of Puccini productions to a close with another triptych: Il trittico in a triumphant staging. 
*****
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Descent into hell: Opera Zuid's madcap Orpheus in the Underworld

Francis van Broekhuizen (Junon) and Roger Smeets (Jupiter) © Joost Milde
A touring show on a frugal budget, but Opera Zuid's take on Offenbach's diabolical delights hits the spot in burning temperatures in the Netherlands. 
***11
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Double trouble as two directors tackle new DNO Rusalka

Johanni van Oostrum (Rusalka) and Annette Dasch (Foreign Princess) © Clärchen & Matthias Baus | Dutch National Opera
The magic in Philipp Stölzl and Philipp Krenn's new production comes from the pit, where Joana Mallwitz and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra captivate. 
***11
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A memorable Zauberflöte from Nederlandse Reisopera

David Kerber (Tamino) © Marco Borggreve
A top-class line-up of international soloists produce an accomplished and polished semi-staging for the company's tour. 
****1
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Fiery, formidable Boris Godunov at the Concertgebouw

This year’s NTR ZaterdagMatinee concert series in Amsterdam kicked off with a Boris Godunov that left nothing to be desired.
*****
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