Epic and intimate theatre at magical Fort Rijnauwen

By Jenny Camilleri, 28 June 2015

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“a blazing coup de théâtre the audience is unlikely to forget”

Reviewed at Fort Rijnauwen, Utrecht on 26 June 2015

Dove, The Day After

Holland Opera

Niek Idelenburg, Conductor

Joke Hoolboom, Director

Sophie Ketting, Costume Designer

Douwe Hibma, Set Designer

Erik Slik, Phaeton

Alistair Shelton-Smith, Phoebus

Fenna Ograjensek, Phaeton’s Mother

Nicole Fiselier, Young Woman

Sandra Botor, Old Woman

Nederlands Blazers Ensemble

The darker side of G&S: Yeomen of the Guard at Holland Park

David Karlin, 7th August

Some good singing performances can't overcome a dated feeling of Gilbert's humour: the evening improves as the storm clouds gather.

**111

A sorta fairy tale: Sleepers Awake premieres at Opera Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 22nd April

A new opera by Gregory Spears subverts the Sleeping Beauty trope, with middling results.

**111

Asmik Grigorian strengthens the Met’s revival of Eugene Onegin

Susan Stempleski, 20th April

The Lithuanian soprano’s riveting performance as the central character in Tchaikovsky’s operatic masterpiece lights up Deborah Warner’s mostly bland production.

****1

At half mast: Simon Boccanegra revived in Vienna

Orsolya Gyárfás, 19th April

Marco Armiliato's conducting thrills and Federica Lombardi's radiant Amelia stands out in the Wiener Staatsoper's latest revival of Simon Boccanegra.

***11

Anna Netrebko shines in Vienna’s timeless Tosca

Laura Servidei, 18th April

In a world where opera productions often stray into the abstract, the Wiener Staatsoper’s Tosca offers a refreshing return to tradition – and Anna Netrebko delivers a splendid performance.

****1

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

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Jenny Camilleri

After completing her postgraduate studies in psychology at the University of Toronto, Jenny moved to Amsterdam, where she enjoys singing in amateur choirs. She loves all genres of classical vocal music, especially nineteenth and early twentieth century Italian and German opera and art songs.

Holland Opera’s The Day After: Epic and intimate theatre at magical Fort Rijnauwen