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AmsterdamPagliacci / Cavalleria rusticana
Leoncavallo, Mascagni
Andrea Battistoni; Robert Carsen; Dutch National Opera; Radu Boruzescu; Annemarie Woods; Peter van Praet; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
AmsterdamLegacies – Dutch National Ballet
Bizet, Mozart, Jeths
George Balanchine; Toer van Schayk; Hans van Manen; Kirsten Wicklund; Dutch National Ballet; Koen Kessels; Netty de Swardt; Jan Hofstra; Dutch National Ballet Orchestra
AmsterdamCherry TownNew production
Shostakovich: Moscow, Cheryomushki (Cherrytown)
Bassem Akiki; Jakop Ahlbom; Dutch National Opera; Thomas Rupert; Esmee Thomassen; Marc Heinz; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
AmsterdamLennoxWorld premiere
Ankomah: Lennox
Lochlan Brown; Marjorie Boston; Dutch National Opera; John Lippens; Iris Elstrodt; Wes Broersen; Koen Jantzen
AmsterdamSwan Lake – Dutch National Ballet
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; Rudi van Dantzig; Dutch National Ballet; Fayçal Karoui; Toer van Schayk; Jan Hofstra
AmsterdamJohannes-Passion
Bach: St John Passion, BWV245
Leonardo García-Alarcón; Sasha Waltz; Dutch National Opera; Heike Schuppelius; Bernd Skodzig; David Finn; Netherlands Bach Society Orchestra
AmsterdamDer fliegende HolländerNew production
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)
Susanna Mälkki; Lotte de Beer; Dutch National Opera; Christof Hetzer; Alex Brok; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
AmsterdamCinderella – Dutch National Ballet
Prokofiev: Cinderella
Christopher Wheeldon; Dutch National Ballet; Koen Kessels; Julian Crouch
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Dutch National Ballet’s Masters of Movement: mixed results
Dutch National Ballet presents a triple bill of interesting contemporary works that show off the depth of talent within all ranks of the company.
Jetske Mijnssen’s Boccanegra a coup for DNO season finale
Everything about this production is fresh and wonderful.
Weinberg’s The Passenger at Dutch National Opera
Tobias Kratzer's 2024 Munich production makes its way to Amsterdam, proving that Weinberg's opera has the power to transfix.
Dutch National Ballet's reimagined La Bayadère triumphs
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.
Michel van der Aa’s Theory of Flames: defining opera for a modern age
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.
Dutch National Ballet brings much needed heat to this winter season
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
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
Director Dmitri Tcherniakov and a talented cast do everything to make Tchaikovsky’s opera work in Amsterdam, but problematic elements persist.