Bergen National Opera & 9 Other Opera Companies to Present ‘This Evening’s Performance Has Not Been Canceled’ For One Night Only

The Bergen National Opera will present “This Evening’s Performance Has Not Been Canceled” on June 12, 2020. The showcase, conceived by Sound Artist Zoë Irvine, will give audiences an opportunity to call in and speak to a singer, director, costume designer, make-up person, and other participants of an opera production across Europe that has been canceled or postponed due to {…}

Apr 21, 2020

Dutch Prime Minister Extends Closures for Concerts

The Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has announced that no concerts or sporting events will be allowed until September. In his address to the to the nation, the Prime Minister announced new guidelines to reopening nation. With no mass gathering, Netherlands will become the latest European nation to cancel all summer music festivals. The Dutch National Opera already canceled the {…}

Mar 27, 2020

Dutch National Opera Launches Daily Streaming Service

The Dutch National Opera has launched an online streaming platform showcasing some of the company’s recent productions. The streaming service will include opera and ballet and will also showcase arias, excerpts, and behind the scenes videos. It will also include a full dress rehearsal performance of “Ritratto,” which was filmed before the Dutch National Opera was forced to cancel the {…}

Mar 15, 2020

Renaissance Woman – Huda I. Alkhamis-Kanoo, Founder of Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation, On Bringing Cultures Together Through Music

It was the afternoon following the Metropolitan Opera’s premiere of “Der Fliegende Holländer,” that I met a glowing Huda I. Alkhamis-Kanoo, the founder of the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation (ADMAF) and the Abu Dhabi Festival. The Abu Dhabi Festival was one of four organizations co-producing the Met’s “Dutchman,” the other three being the Metropolitan Opera, L’Opéra de Québec, {…}

Feb 26, 2020

Marina Rebeka, Anita Rachvelishvili & Christian Van Horn Lead Dutch National Opera’s 2020-21 Season

The Dutch National Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring new productions and a number of world premieres. Boito’s “Mefistofele” opens the season with a new production by Tatjana Gürbaca. Marco Armiliato conducts the production with Christian Van Horn in the title role, Charles Castronovo, Olga Busuioc, and Guanqun Yu. Performance Dates: Sept. 5-24, 2020 Paula Murrihy, Sandrine Piau, Tuomas {…}

Feb 16, 2020

Obituary: Reinbert de Leeuw Dies at 81

(Credit: Hans Hijmering) Famed Dutch composer, pianist and conductor Reinbert de Leeuw died in Amsterdam at the age of 81 on Feb. 14, 2020. De Leeuw studied music theory and piano at the Amsterdam Conservatoire and composition with Kees van Baaren at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. He was the founder of the “Dutch Charles Ives Society” and became {…}

Sep 27, 2019

Dutch National Opera 2019-20 Review: I Pagliacci & Cavalleria Rusticana

(Credit: © BAUS) Canadian director Robert Carsen is one of the most solicited directors in every major opera house nowadays and he proved why in his new production of the famous double bill of “I Paglliacci” and “Cavalleria Rusticana,” which opened the opera season at the Dutch National Opera. It is a production where he plays with theatre-within-theatre concept, making {…}

Apr 24, 2019

Lorenzo Viotti Is Dutch National Opera’s Next Chief Conductor

Lorenzo Viotti has been named the next chief conductor of the Netherlands Philharmonic Opera and Dutch National Opera. The 29-year-old Swiss maestro, who is the son of the late conductor Marcello Viotti, will take over the position currently occupied by Marc Albrecht; Albrecht is set to step down in after the 2019-20 season. Viotti has performed all around the world {…}

Feb 18, 2019

Brian Jagde, Eva-Maria Westbroek & Ailyn Perez Headline Dutch National Opera’s 2019-20 Season

The Dutch National Opera has announced its 2019-20 season featuring a number of new productions, one world premiere, two company premieres, and a many role debuts by some of the top artists in the world. The season opens with “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci” in a new production by Robert Carsen. Brandon Jovanovich stars as Canio in Leoncavallo’s masterpiece alongside Ailyn Pérez {…}

Nov 25, 2018

Dutch National Opera 2018-19 Review: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia

An audience favorite for the ages, Gioachino Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” has seen numerous iterations over the years. The young Dutch director Lotte de Beer’s new production at Dutch National Opera is a French Revolution-themed affair that focuses on the female perspective via Rosina. In the beginning, we see the young Rosina denied a cupcake by Doctor Bartolo in {…}

Oct 25, 2017

The Dutch National Opera Announces New Opera Studio

The Dutch National Opera has announced its new Opera studio, which is geared toward young artists. The company announced that the Dutch National Opera Studio is a new young artists program in The Netherlands that will be launched in Amsterdam in September 2018 with internationally renowned soprano Rosemary Joshua as the artistic leader. Artists will be chosen in an audition process {…}

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