Airborne string players and choral wizardry in aus LICHT Part 3

By Jenny Camilleri, 03 June 2019

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“my wonder at Stockhausen’s inventiveness and exuberant craziness increases after every segment”

Reviewed at Westergasfabriek: Gashouder, Amsterdam on 2 June 2019

Stockhausen, Dienstag aus Licht (excerpts)

Stockhausen, Mittwoch aus Licht (excerpts)

Stockhausen, Sonntag aus Licht (excerpts)

Dutch National Opera

Kathinka Pasveer, Conductor

Jeffrey Skidmore, Conductor

Daniel Reuss, Conductor

Pierre Audi, Director

Urs Schönebaum, Set Designer, Lighting Designer

Wojciech Dziedzic, Costume Designer

Chris Kondek, Video

Robi Voigt, Video

Netherlands Chamber Choir

Cappella Amsterdam

Valentin François, Trumpet, Flügelhorn

Georgi Sztojanov, Tenor

Pia Davila, Soprano

Owain Browne, Bass

Ivan Pavlov, Synthesizer

Erik Slik, Tenor

Katrien Baerts, Soprano

Hadewych de Vos, Violin

Kaja Majoor, Violin

Anna Jurriaanse, Viola

Lodewijk van der Ree, Conductor, Choirmaster / chorus director

Krista Audere, Choirmaster / chorus director

Brian Fieldhouse, Choirmaster / chorus director

Keren Motseri, Soprano

Carina Vinke, Mezzo-soprano

Edward Leach, Tenor

Agris Hartmanis, Bass

Leiden Student Choir Collegium Musicum

The Dutch National Ballet’s Hans van Manen in Carré

Mark Vicente, 30th April

Dutch National Ballet give an exemplary account of a quadruple bill comprised of the late Hans van Manen’s works. It’s a wonderful tribute to the great master choreographer.

*****

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

Dutch National Ballet's reimagined La Bayadère triumphs

Mark Vicente, 26th March

Dutch National Ballet's new production of La Bayadère does away with the ballet’s problematic gestures and movements, allowing the choreography to truly shine.

****1

Michel van der Aa’s Theory of Flames: defining opera for a modern age

Clare Varney, 6th March

British singers Mary Bevan and Roderick Williams lead the cast in Dutch National Opera’s latest ground-breaking opera, merging live music with pre-recorded film and electronics.

****1

Dutch National Ballet brings much needed heat to this winter season

Mark Vicente, 10th February

The Dutch National Ballet helped shake off those winter blues with a mixed programme that highlighted ballet’s love affair with Latin rhythms and movement.

****1

Semele at Dutch National Opera: myth, desire and fantasy

Mengguang Huang, 23rd January

Guth’s Semele turns myth into a contemporary domestic drama, where desire becomes obsession and illusion consumes reality. Handel’s music remains the true engine, driven by a thrilling, physically intense ensemble.

****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.