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AmsterdamPaquita / Carmen / 5 Tangos – Dutch National Ballet
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Minkus, Shchedrin, Piazzolla
Marius Petipa; Rachel Beaujean; Ted Brandsen; Hans van Manen; Dutch National Ballet; Matthew Rowe; Francois-Noël Cherpin; Hans-Åke Sjöquist
AmsterdamTristan und Isolde
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Tarmo Peltokoski; Pierre Audi; Dutch National Opera; Christof Hetzer; Jean Kalman; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
AmsterdamTheory of FlamesWorld premiere
van der Aa: Theory of Flames
Elena Schwarz; Michel van der Aa; Dutch National Opera; Theun Mosk; Residentie Orkest The Hague; Chorus of Dutch National Opera
AmsterdamRequiem
Artaç: Requiem
Sora Elisabeth Lee; Silvia Costa; Dutch National Opera; New European Ensemble; Chorus of Dutch National Opera; Unknown; Francesco D'Abbraccio
AmsterdamLa BayadèreNew production
Minkus: La Bayadère
Marius Petipa; Rachel Beaujean; Dutch National Ballet; Koen Kessels; Alexei Baklan; Jérôme Kaplan
AmsterdamThe Passenger
Weinberg: The Passenger
Adam Hickox; Tobias Kratzer; Dutch National Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
AmsterdamLe nozze di Figaro
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Francesco Corti; Kirill Serebrennikov; Dutch National Opera; Olaf Freese; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
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Dutch National Ballet brings much needed heat to this winter season
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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.
Semele at Dutch National Opera: myth, desire and fantasy
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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.
Stikhina and Clayton shine in DNO's uneven Maid of Orleans
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Director Dmitri Tcherniakov and a talented cast do everything to make Tchaikovsky’s opera work in Amsterdam, but problematic elements persist.
Dutch National Ballet's Romeo and Juliet: self-assured
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While Rudi van Dantzig's production of Romeo and Juliet was buoyed by confident dancing and stylised acting, it falters somewhat under its own dramaturgy.
Dutch National Ballet is on solid ground with season opener Monument
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Dutch National Ballet's triple bill, Monument, is a statement on Dutch artistry and ideology.
Anna Tsygankova is a riveting Lady Macbeth in Amsterdam
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Dutch National Ballet give committed performances in Helen Pickett’s latest literary adaptation in a full-length Lady Macbeth.
Collaborations and world premieres: Opera Forward Festival
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Two world premieres at Dutch National Opera speak to what have traditionally been two separate audiences: the audience within the opera house and the one without.
Venables We Are the Lucky Ones is the time to be alive at DNO
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Inspired by Annie Ernaux’s The Years, Philip Venables’ new opera widens the canvas to take in the whole of Europe’s postwar generation.