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Dutch National Opera Announces Major Production Change to ‘Jocasta’s Line’

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The Dutch National Opera will no longer present “Jocasta’s Line.” Per an official press release, the company made the decision after director Wayne McGregor withdrew from the production due to “private circumstances.” In his stead, Mart van Berckel and Nanine Linning will bring in a new production of Stravinsky’s “Oedipus Rex” and the work premiere of Samy Moussa’s “Antigone.” The {…}

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Dutch National Opera & Ballet Awarded Another BREEAM-NL Sustainability Rating

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(Photo credit: Michel Schnater) The Dutch National Opera and Ballet has been awarded a new BREEAM-NL certificate for its production workshop. The production workshop achieved a “Very Good” rating in 2023, marking a 20 percent improvement in its overall rating from 2019. The installation of 2,000 square meters of solar panels on the roof of the workshop, which are hooked {…}

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Dutch National Opera to Give World Premiere of ‘Jocasta’s Line’

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(Photo credit: © Marta Syrko) The Dutch National Opera and Dutch National Ballet take the stage together for the world premiere of Wayne McGregor and Samy Moussa’s “Jocasta’s Line.” Choreographer and stage director McGregor along with composer Moussa combined the Greek tragedies “Oedipus Rex” and “Antigone.” Moussa composed new music for “Antigone,” but will use Stravinsky’s original score, with the {…}

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Dutch National Opera Announces Return to Pre-Pandemic Attendance Numbers

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The Dutch National Opera & Ballet has announced that seat occupancy throughout 2023 was back up to pre-pandemic levels in 2019. Per an official press release issued by the company, the house averaged 95 percent capacity throughout 2023. The opera itself achieved 94 percent seat occupancy, an increase of over eight percent when compared to 2018. Moreover, new audience members {…}

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Dutch National Opera Announces 2024 Opera Forward Festival

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The Dutch National Opera has announced its 2024 Opera Forward Festival which will take place between March 8 and 17, 2024 Among the works presented is Ellen Reid’s “The Shell Trial.” The contemporary opera delves into the context of a game-changing court case in which multinational oil giant, Shell, was confronted with its contribution to the climate crisis. The opera {…}

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Adela Zaharia Headlines Dutch National Opera’s ‘La Traviata’

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(Credit: © Marta Syrko) The Dutch National Opera is set to present Verdi’s “La Traviata” in German stage director Tatjana Gürbaca’s production. The work will star Romanian soprano Adela Zaharia in the role of Violetta Valéry. She will be joined by Ukrainian tenor Bogdan Volkov and the Armenian tenor Liparit Avetisyan alternating the role of Alfredo Germont. George Petean completes {…}

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Dutch National Opera Wins Best Opera Company Award From OPER! AWARDS 2024

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The Dutch National Opera has been crowned with the award of Best Opera Company by the OPER! AWARDS 2024. “The Dutch National Opera under its director Sophie de Lint shows in an exemplary way how an opera house can be relevant and win acceptance in a diverse, modern urban society. Sophisticated projects and the right approach bring together people from {…}

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Stéphanie d’Oustrac Leads ‘Agrippina’ at Dutch National Opera

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(Credit: © Marta Syrko) The Dutch National Opera is set to present Händel’s “Agrippina” with conductor Ottavio Dantone. The opera will be presented in a production by Barrie Kosky, which is a Co-production with Bayerische Staatsoper (Munich), Royal Opera House (London), and Hamburgische Staatsoper. The cast includes Stéphanie d’Oustrac, John Holiday, Ying Fang, Gianluca Buratto, Tim Mead, Jake Ingbar, and {…}

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Dutch National Opera to Present ‘Die Zauberflöte’

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(Credit header: Campaign image Die Zauberflöte © Marta Syrko ) The Dutch National Opera is set to perform Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” in a production by Simon McBurney. The production will star Thomas Oliemans, Ying Fang, Mingjie Lei, Christof Fischesser, Rainelle Krause, and Frederik Bergman. Conductor Riccardo Minasi leads the production. McBurney’s production is a Co-production with English National Opera (London) {…}