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AntwerpDe MaterieNew production

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Andriessen: De Materie
Bas Wiegers; Phia Ménard; Opera Ballet Vlaanderen; Symfonisch Orkest Opera Ballet Vlaanderen; Koor Opera Vlaanderen; Antonio de Rosa

AntwerpDe MaterieNew production

Opera de Lille
Andriessen: De Materie
Bas Wiegers; Phia Ménard; Opera Ballet Vlaanderen; Marie La Rocca; Symfonisch Orkest Opera Ballet Vlaanderen; Koor Opera Vlaanderen

AntwerpOrphée et EuridiceConcert performance

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Gluck: Orphée et Euridice
Francesco Corti; Opera Ballet Vlaanderen; Symfonisch Orkest Opera Ballet Vlaanderen; Koor Opera Vlaanderen; Sophie Rennert; Ana Quintans

GhentOrphée et EuridiceConcert performance

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Gluck: Orphée et Euridice
Francesco Corti; Opera Ballet Vlaanderen; Symfonisch Orkest Opera Ballet Vlaanderen; Koor Opera Vlaanderen; Sophie Rennert; Ana Quintans

AntwerpSchubert 9

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Schubert: Symphony no. 9 in C major, "The Great", D.944
Symfonisch Orkest Opera Ballet Vlaanderen; Stephan Zilias; Jan Schweiger; Koor Opera Vlaanderen

GhentSchubert 9

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Schubert: Symphony no. 9 in C major, "The Great", D.944
Symfonisch Orkest Opera Ballet Vlaanderen; Stephan Zilias; Jan Schweiger; Koor Opera Vlaanderen
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Rites in Antwerp: a towering triple bill for Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen in Shahar Binyamini's Boléro X © PhileDeprez
In Rites, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen confirm its status as a leading contemporary dance company with a formidable triple bill, technically demanding for both dancers and orchestra.
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Opera Ballet Vlaanderen’s Parsifal: digital drama, celestial singing

Albert Dohmen (Gurnemanz), Christopher Sokolowski (Parsifal) and Dshamilja Kaiser (Kundry) © OBV | Annemie Augustijns
Digital projections make Opera Ballet Vlaanderen’s Parsifal seem alienating and strange, but the singing is terrific and the orchestra sounds sensational.
***11
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Marcos Morau’s Romeo + Juliet: lessons in volatility

Romeo + Juliet © OBV | Danny Willems

An unconventional dance take on Prokofiev's ubiquitous ballet for Opera Ballet Vlaanderen in Antwerp is not for the faint-hearted.

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Grotesque and gripping: Opera Ballet Vlaanderen unveils a new Salome

Thomas Blondelle (Herodes) and Astrid Kessler (Salome) © OBV | Annemie Augustjins
Not a great day for the patriarchy: Ersan Mondtag's gripping new Salome emphasises grotesque caricatures and ends with a bloody, plot-twisting coup d’état
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Opera Ballet Vlaanderen: how to win over an audience

Shane Urton and Towa Iwase in Kirsten Wicklund's Field © Filip Van Roe
Two very diverse works that complement each other and show off the depth of talent within Opera Ballet Vlaanderen.
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Two classic stories, refreshed with humour in an engrossing bill

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen in Ella Rothschild's Petroesjka © OBV/Filip Van Roe
Opera Ballet Vlaanderen are offering up the ultimate antidote to frothy Christmas traditions with an original double bill featuring two premieres.
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AntwerpDon Giovanni

© Annemie Augustijns
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Francesco Corti; Tom Goossens; Opera Ballet Vlaanderen; Sammy Van den Heuvel; Sophie Klenk-Wulff; Dennis Diels; Symfonisch Orkest Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
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Joy and power: three women conductors from Estonia

Kristiina Poska, Anu Tali and Maria Seletskaja © Kaupo Kikkas
Estonia has produced some remarkable musicians, among them Anu Tali, Kristiina Poska and Maria Seletskaja, who have each found their own path to an international conducting career.