Dutch Reisopera’s winning A Little Night Music

By Nicolas Nguyen, 28 March 2019

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Reviewed at Royal Theater Carré, Amsterdam on 26 March 2019

Sondheim, A Little Night Music

De Nederlandse Reisopera

Ryan Bancroft, Conductor

Zack Winokur, Director

Cynthia Talmadge, Costume Designer

Paul Groot, Fredrik Egerman

Laetitia Gerards, Anne Egerman

Job Greuter, Hendrik Egerman

Sanne Franssen, Petra

Susan Rigvava-Dumas, Desiree Armfeldt

Bernadeta Astari, Fredrika Armfeldt

Jessica Aszodi, Charlotte Malcolm

Hadleigh Adams, Carl-Magnus Malcolm

Inez Timmer, Madame Armfeldt

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Nicolas Nguyen

Nicolas is a French Amsterdammer, e-commerce professional and a bit of an opera buff. His experience in the area of music is that of a dilettante. His passion for the opera and vocal music comes from his love for both music and languages which are so perfectly combined in these art forms.