The Dutch National Opera is set to present “Turandot.” The work, which is part of a Puccini cycle, will be conducted by chief-conductor Lorenzo Viotti and staged by director Barrie Kosky. For his new production, Barrie Kosky has decided to steer clear of the orientalism of the early 20th century. He neither zooms in on the psychological aspects of the {…}
The Dutch National Opera is set to present the European premiere of Jeanine Tesori’s “Blue.” The opera is a topical set in Harlem and about a black couple who anticipates the birth of its first-born son, with both hope and anxiety. The mother worries about her son’s future as she watches him become a young man and enter the world {…}
“The Shell Trial,” produced by Dutch National Opera (DNO), has been nominated for the Fedora Opera Prize. The Fedora Opera Prize was created to support pioneering artistic projects that promote international collaboration, creativity, social inclusion and intercultural dialogue, as well as digital innovation on and off stage. The prize awarded Opéra de Lille’s opera “Like Flesh,” €100,000 in 2021 and {…}
The Dutch National Opera is set to present Humperdinck’s “Königskinder” this October. The production will reunite Marc Albrecht and Christof Loy who collaborated in “Tannhäuser” at Dutch National Opera in 2019. The work stands in sharp contrast to Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel,” which sees the goose girl and the prince discover that a person’s true worth is measured by how {…}
The Dutch National Opera has announced it will make two of its operas available all summer online and for free. The first production that the company will showcase online is a production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” The opera is staged in a new production by Barrie Kosky with Lorenzo Viotti conducting the Netherlands Philharmonic. The cast includes superstar soprano Malin Byström {…}
The Dutch National Opera has announced a conductor change for its production of “Der Freischütz.” The company said, “To our regret we have to inform you that due to medical reasons maestro Riccardo Minasi had to withdraw from all engagements in May and June 2022, including our new production of ‘Der Freischütz.’ Together with our colleagues from the Royal Concertgebouw {…}
The Dutch National Opera has announced its 2022-23 season with productions, four world premieres, two European premieres, six new productions, and four family operas. The season opens with a revival of Bizet’s “Carmen” with Jordan de Souza conducting a cast that includes J’Nai Bridges, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Lukasz Golinski, and Adriana González. Performance Dates: Sept. 3 – 22, 2022 Engelbert {…}
The Dutch National Opera, Wiener Staatsoper and the Teatro Massimo are set to collaborate on a new opera entitled “Animal Farm.” The work by Moscow composer Alexander Raskatov is based on George Orwell’s book. In the press release, the companies said, “The Vienna State Opera, the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam and the Teatro Massimo di Palermo have announced the {…}
The Dutch National Opera has announced that Edward Ananian-Cooper will be its new chorus master. His tenure will kick off during the 2022-23 season and he will take over for Ching-Lien Wu, who resigned from the company in April of 2021. An Austrian-Belgian with a double Masters in choral and orchestral conducting, Ananian-Cooper has been chorus master of the Chorus {…}
The Dutch National Opera & Ballet has announced the 2022 International Young Patrons Gala. The event, which is set for June 4, 2022, will feature a surprise program by the Dutch National Opera and Dutch National Ballet led by Matthew Rose. Audiences in attendance will have a chance to check out young and upcoming talent working with the Dutch National {…}
On Feb. 11, the Dutch National Opera, in collaboration with OperaVision, will stream Haydn’s “Missa in tempore belli.” The company staged the work in a production by Barbora Horáková and revealed the flipside of the steadfast faith that runs through every note of Haydn’s mass, poignantly portraying individuals who suffer under the heavy burden of a narrow-minded, one-sided ideology. Swiss-Israeli {…}