(Photo: Bart Grietens) What is an opera? Any attempt to construct a watertight definition is almost certain to fail and will likely lead to fruitless efforts to differentiate it from music theatre, musicals, oratorios and other forms of sung performances. Possibly, the best that can be hoped for is a loose definition that takes in its more obvious characteristics and {…}
Dutch National Opera & Ballet announced the November 1, 2020 departure of General Director Els van der Plas. The announcement, posted on Dutch National Opera’s Facebook page on July 3, stated van der Plas will join the Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht as the art museum’s business manager. The post thanked van der Plas for her accomplishments as General Director and congratulated her {…}
OperaVision will start streaming Vivaldi’s “Juditha Triumphans” from the Dutch National Opera and Ballet on Feb. 28, 2019. The baroque opera will feature Gaëlle Arquez, Teresa Iervolino, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Francesca Ascioti, Polly Leech, and Gloria Giurgola with Andrea Marcon conducting and Floris Visser directing. The stream kicks off at 7 p.m. local time. That’s around 1 p.m. EDT and 10 {…}
