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Dutch National Opera Forward Festival 2023 Review: Animal Farm

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Photo: Ruth Walz Whatever one thinks about the efficacy of the measures introduced to combat the COVID crisis, the political processes by which they were introduced should be a serious cause for concern. Governments throughout the West rushed through measures, often by-passing parliamentary discussion and oversight and ruled by decree. Criticism and dissent were stifled. The media, which should have {…}

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Adela Zaharia, Eric Cutler & Malin Byström Lead Dutch National Opera’s 2023-24 Season

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The Dutch National Opera has released its lineup for the 2023-24 season. This season features many fan-favorite operas and premieres. Only vocal pieces are listed down below. Kicking things off is Kurt Veill’s “Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny.” Evelyn Herlitzius, Alan Oke, and Thomas Johannes Mayer are among the cast. Markus Stenz conducts with Ivo van Hove directing. Performance {…}

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Dutch National Opera Forward Festival 2023 Review: Ändere die Welt!

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(Photo: Bart Grietens) Amsterdam’s Opera Forward Festival is dedicated to the exploration of new operas and music theatre alongside other experimental experiences, performances and talks centered on a specific theme. In this, the festival’s seventh edition, it considered questions of revolution and freedom and was headlined by three new operas, two of which, “Animal Farm” by Alexander Raskatov and “Perle {…}

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Dutch National Opera to Present ‘Der Rosenkavalier’

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The Dutch National Opera is set to present Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier,” with chief conductor Lorenzo Viotti conducting his first Strauss opera. The opera has long been on the conductor’s wish list since he became chief conductor of the Dutch National Opera. In a press release, the conductor said, “This opera gives him the perfect opportunity to show different sides of {…}

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Dutch National Opera 2022-23 Review: Giulio Cesare

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(Photo: Monika Rittershaus) Elites within society are nothing new. However, over the latter part of the 20th century and the first quarter of the 21st century, we have witnessed the emergence of an increasingly powerful elite who possess significant global interests yet apparently display little attachment to any specific country. It is an elite that is accumulating wealth and income {…}

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Dutch National Opera Academy 2023 Review: L’Isola Disabitata, Arianna a Naxos & What Price Confidence?

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(Photo: DNOA, Amare, Renout Bos) The Hague’s state-of-the-art Amare Arts complex recently hosted the Dutch National Opera Academy’s imaginative triple bill performed by its final-year students of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in partnership with the Royal Conservatoire The Hague. The main opera, Hadyn’s “L’Isola Disabitata,” was preceded by two short works: Krenek’s chamber opera “What Price Confidence?“ and “Arianna a Naxos,” {…}

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Dutch National Opera Announces Opera Forward Festival 2023

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The Dutch National Opera has announced the Opera Forward Festival 2023, which will take place between March 3-12, 2023. It all kicks off with the world premiere of Alexander Raskatov’s “Animal Farm,” directed by Damiano Michielietto. Bassem Akiki conducts a cast starring Gennady Bezzubenkov, Misha Kiria, Michael Gniffke, James Kryshak, Germán Olvera, Karl Laquit, Artem Krutko, Helena Rasker, Maya Gour, {…}

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Dutch National Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Maria Stuarda’

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The Dutch National Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Maria Stuarda.” The company said that, “Marina Rebeka, who was due to sing the title role in its upcoming production of ‘Maria Stuarda,’ has withdrawn from the production for personal reasons.” As a result, “Kristina Mkhitaryan, who just performed the role of Liù in the company’s ‘Turandot,’ {…}

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Eun Sun Kim to Lead Christian Spuck & Dutch National Opera & Ballet’s ‘Messa da Requiem’

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The Dutch National Opera & Ballet is set to present “Messa da Requiem”  starting on February 9, 2023. The showcase, which runs for a total of 12 performances through Feb. 25, presents a reimagined exploration of Verdi’s famed “Requiem” through the eyes of Christian Spuck, who will direct and choreograph the piece. Per an official press release, “drawing on a {…}