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Unsteady circus act blown away by spectacle: The Opera Circus reaches Utrecht

Maud Bessard-Morandas
© Bart Grietens
The Opera Circus
© Bart Grietens
Maria Schellenberg
© Bart Grietens
The Opera Circus
© Bart Grietens
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“a new but resolutely on-brand story of warring gods and canny mortals”
Reviewed at Stadsschouwburg, Utrecht on 20 February 2026
Programme to include:
Handel, Alcina, HWV 34: excerpts
Handel, Arminio, HWV 36: excerpts
Aedín Walsh, Circus director
Serge van Veggel, Director
Mirjam Pater, Costume Designer
Herbert Janse, Set Designer
Uri Rapaport, Lighting Designer
Maria Schellenberg, Mezzo-soprano
James Hall, Countertenor
Maud Bessard-Morandas, Soprano
Netherlands Bach Society Orchestra
Opera2Day
Hernán Schvartzman, Conductor
Historie und Gegenwart: The Mad King bei OPERA2DAY
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Heilsame Philip Glass-Kammeroper von Opera2Day
***11
An Orfeo of infinite beauty by Nederlandse Reisopera
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Historie und Gegenwart: The Mad King bei OPERA2DAY
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Heilsame Philip Glass-Kammeroper von Opera2Day
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Heilsame Philip Glass-Kammeroper von Opera2Day
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