| Dutch National Opera - Amsterdam | 24 September 2017 |
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La Forza del DestinoDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Frauen können hier nur weinen, beten, sterben |
 13 Sep 17 / FAZ |
Solid La forza del destino opens Dutch National Opera season |
| 12 Sep 17 / Bachtrack |
Le destin est trop fort |
| 12 Sep 17 / Forum Opéra |
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Eerbetoon aan Verdi |
| 11 Sep 17 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Verdi op zijn lekkerst in La Forza van Nationale Opera |
| 11 Sep 17 / nrc.nl |
Italiaanse dirigent Michele Mariotti zet Forza del destino van Verdi gloedvol neer |
| 11 Sep 17 / de Volkskrant |
Aangrijpend realisme in La forza del destino |
| 11 Sep 17 / Place de l'Opera |
SalomeDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 12 | |
Salomé à Amsterdam, un spectacle abouti |
| 5 Jul 17 / ResMusica |
Pour la danse... |
| 27 Jun 17 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Melancholia |
| 23 Jun 17 / Altamusica |
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Les Damnés |
| 22 Jun 17 / Wanderer |
Plateau d’argent à moitié plein |
| 21 Jun 17 / Forum Opéra |
Sublieme sluipmoord op Salome |
| 14 Jun 17 / Trouw |
Alleen al door orkestrale bijdrage mag je deze productie niet missen |
| 14 Jun 17 / de Volkskrant |
DNO revancheert zich met nieuwe Salome |
| 14 Jun 17 / Place de l'Opera |
Salome wordt Salomette |
| 12 Jun 17 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Beautiful role debut for Malin Byström in Amsterdam Salome |
| 12 Jun 17 / Bachtrack |
Ivo van Hove met Salome in Amsterdam |
| 12 Jun 17 / Leidmotief |
Eccellente, poi, il cast |
| 11 Jun 17 / Operaclick (Ita) |
Marian VespersDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Dutch National Opera puts on a spellbinding Marian Vespers |
| 12 Jun 17 / Opera Today |
Pracht alom in magnifieke Mariavespers |
| 8 Jun 17 / Place de l'Opera |
Mariavespers plus Gashouder leidt tot heavymetal-Monteverdi |
| 8 Jun 17 / de Volkskrant |
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Immersive Monteverdi: Vespers in 360-degree surround |
| 8 Jun 17 / Bachtrack |
RigolettoDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Rigoletto is mad but the singing is fine at Dutch National Opera |
| 12 May 17 / Bachtrack |
Grote stemmen in intelligente Rigoletto |
| 12 May 17 / nrc.nl |
Slotbeeld Rigoletto van Nationale Opera is om te huilen zo mooi |
| 12 May 17 / de Volkskrant |
A Dog's HeartDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
A Dog’s Heart blijft scherp en origineel |
| 25 Apr 17 / Place de l'Opera |
Tot aan de hondenpop briljan |
| 25 Apr 17 / Parool |
Groteske parabel over beestachtige mens nog steeds actueel |
| 25 Apr 17 / nrc.nl |
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A Dog's Heart is een briljante productie |
| 25 Apr 17 / de Volkskrant |
Dutch National Opera revives deliciously dark satire A Dog’s Heart |
| 25 Apr 17 / Opera Today |
The New PrinceDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Neues aus der Zukunft |
| 7 Apr 17 / Online Musik Magazin |
The New Prince a colourful and fast-paced revue in Amsterdam |
| 28 Mar 17 / Bachtrack |
WozzeckDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Krzysztof Warlikowski revient à Berg |
| 30 Mar 17 / Forum Opéra |
Wozzeck et ses tourments |
| 26 Mar 17 / Altamusica |
Musically, at least, this was a night to savour |
| 25 Mar 17 / Music OMH |
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Superieure muzikale vertolking en overdadige regie |
| 21 Mar 17 / 8weekly |
Krzysztof Warlikowski met Wozzeck in Amsterdam |
| 21 Mar 17 / Leidmotief |
Debutta con grande successo di pubblico la nuova produzione di Wozzeck di Alban Berg |
| 21 Mar 17 / Operaclick (Ita) |
Boegeroep was terecht geweest voor regie van meesterwerk Wozzeck |
| 21 Mar 17 / Parool |
Een wereld-Wozzeck |
| 21 Mar 17 / Trouw |
Ugly and brilliant |
| 21 Mar 17 / Bachtrack |
Wozzeck laat publiek beduusd achter |
| 21 Mar 17 / de Volkskrant |
Prince IgorDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Ildar Abdrazakov, grandiose Prince Igor à l'Opéra d'Amsterdam |
| 1 Mar 17 / Opera Online |
Indrukwekkende maar bezoedelde Prins Igor |
| 11 Feb 17 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Schwerer Einschlag in Putiwl – Dmitri Tcherniakovs „Fürst Igor“-Inszenierung in Amsterdam |
| 11 Feb 17 / Neue Musikzeitung |
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Pubblico entusiasta per uno spettacolo che merita un viaggio |
| 10 Feb 17 / Operaclick (Ita) |
Finding release among the poppy fields: Dmitri Tcherniakov's powerful Prince Igor reaches Amsterdam |
| 9 Feb 17 / Bachtrack |
Zeldzame Igor verovert in één klap de wereld |
| 9 Feb 17 / Place de l'Opera |
Die Entführung aus dem SerailDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Jérémie Rhorer dirige con gusto |
| 20 Jan 17 / Operaclick (Ita) |
The Abduction from the Seraglio a soprano vehicle at Dutch National Opera |
| 17 Jan 17 / Bachtrack |
Simons’ Serail: doeltreffend theatraal |
| 16 Jan 17 / Place de l'Opera |
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Wer ein Liebchen hat gefunden |
| 16 Jan 17 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
ParsifalDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 11 | |
Un Grial en Navidad |
| 19 Jan 17 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Pierre Audi's direction and Anish Kapoor's sets are firmly in the conceptual mode |
| 22 Dec 16 / Opera Journal |
Günther Groissböck è un Gurnemanz di grandissimo spessore |
| 15 Dec 16 / Operaclick (Ita) |
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Petra Lang schoffeert publik |
| 12 Dec 16 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Petra Lang offends the public |
| 12 Dec 16 / Opera Gazet (English) |
Magnificent, sublime and extremely moving, this is a Parsifal that demands to be heard and seen |
| 11 Dec 16 / Music OMH |
Audi's spectacular Parsifal at Dutch National Opera |
| 10 Dec 16 / Bachtrack |
Betoverende Parsifal: Je moet het horen om het te geloven |
| 10 Dec 16 / Parool |
Audi’s Parsifal bij weerzien nog mooier |
| 10 Dec 16 / Place de l'Opera |
Parsifal komt pas tot leven als het orkest losbarst |
| 10 Dec 16 / de Volkskrant |
Albrecht laat Wagner bloedrood smeulen |
| 10 Dec 16 / nrc.nl |
JephthaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Il coro bravissimo! |
| 3 Dec 16 / Opera secondo me |
Ivor Bolton alla testa di quello splendido complesso che é il Concerto Köln, dirige in modo eccellente |
| 21 Nov 16 / Operaclick (Ita) |
DNO’s Jephtha: een begenadigd schouwspel |
| 15 Nov 16 / Place de l'Opera |
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Grimmige en waarachtige Jephtha |
| 15 Nov 16 / nrc.nl |
Jephtha, Nobelprijs voor ontroerende schoonheid |
| 15 Nov 16 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Schilderachtig Jephta kent fantastische zang |
| 15 Nov 16 / de Volkskrant |
Es muss sein ou Muss es sein? |
| 14 Nov 16 / Forum Opéra |
Starkly powerful Jephtha at Dutch National Opera |
| 12 Nov 16 / Bachtrack |
Manon LescautDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
De National Opera ne s’est pas trompé de casting! |
| 31 Oct 16 / Anaclase |
Schickt die Frau in die Wüste! |
| 22 Oct 16 / Neue Zürcher Zeitung |
Dopo il disastroso Macbeth Andrea Breth torna all’Opera Nazionale Olandese firmando un nuovo allestimento di Manon Lescaut |
| 19 Oct 16 / Operaclick (Ita) |
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Westbroek saves bloodless Manon Lescaut |
| 14 Oct 16 / Opera Gazet (English) |
Andrea Breth's Manon Lescaut abandoned in a chilly Louisiana desert at Dutch National Opera |
| 14 Oct 16 / Bachtrack |
Bloodless Manon Lescaut at DNO |
| 13 Oct 16 / Opera Today |
Westbroek redt bloedeloze Manon Lescaut |
| 13 Oct 16 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Le nozze di FigaroDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Des Noces théâtrales |
| 18 Sep 16 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Een klassieker in wording |
| 9 Sep 16 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Les phallocrates, à la lanterne! |
| 9 Sep 16 / Forum Opéra |
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Puntgave Figaro opent seizoen DNO |
| 8 Sep 16 / Place de l'Opera |
Choice cast in bonbon-box Marriage of Figaro at Dutch National Opera |
| 8 Sep 16 / Bachtrack |
The Queen of SpadesDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 15 | |
Last but not least, the singing is outstanding |
| 8 Sep 16 / Opera Journal |
Grande successo per uno spettacolo sicuramente da ricordare |
| 29 Jun 16 / Operaclick (Ita) |
Une Dame de pique d'une puissance musicale et scénique hors du commun |
| 28 Jun 16 / Avant-Scène Opéra |
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Jansons roi de cœur |
| 26 Jun 16 / Altamusica |
Un plateau exceptionnel |
| 22 Jun 16 / Le blog du Wanderer |
Ein Spaziergang durch Gärten des Unbewussten |
| 20 Jun 16 / Der Standard |
Herheims Erzählungen oder Das Spukschloss an der Newa |
| 19 Jun 16 / Online Musik Magazin |
Auf einen Drink mit Tschaikowsky |
| 16 Jun 16 / Neue Zürcher Zeitung |
Piotr Ilyitch, le prince travesti |
| 15 Jun 16 / Forum Opéra |
Being Pjotr Iljitsj Tsjaikovski |
| 14 Jun 16 / 8weekly |
Herheims Pique Dame: prachtig schouwspel |
| 14 Jun 16 / Place de l'Opera |
Was Peter Tschaikowsky nie ausleben durfte |
| 13 Jun 16 / Die Welt |
Die Krönung der "Pique Dame" |
| 13 Jun 16 / Die Presse |
Briljante Pique Dame met een vlekje |
| 12 Jun 16 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Caged bird: Tchaikovsky stars in Herheim's remarkable Pique Dame at Dutch National Opera |
| 11 Jun 16 / Bachtrack |
Theatre of the WorldDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Un acte sacramental del segle XXI |
| 25 Jun 16 / El cronista errant |
Ein Loch in den Himmel fragen |
| 19 Jun 16 / Online Musik Magazin |
Ein Großkopf des 17. Jahrhunderts |
| 18 Jun 16 / Deutschland Radio |
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Pulsating new Andriessen with prosaic libretto at the Holland Festival |
| 14 Jun 16 / Bachtrack |
Don GiovanniDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Arriva all’Opera Nazionale Olandese il Don Giovanni firmato da Claus Guth |
| 23 May 16 / Operaclick (Ita) |
Claus Guth's Don Giovanni in Amsterdam |
| 11 May 16 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Total theatre: Don Giovanni at Dutch National Opera |
| 10 May 16 / Bachtrack |
Roméo et JulietteDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Berlioz dansend het graf in |
| 9 May 16 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Dutch National Opera and Ballet seal merger with leaden Berlioz |
| 19 Apr 16 / Opera Today |
KhovanshchinaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 11 | |
Operakoor DNO van exceptionele klasse in "Chovanschchina" |
| 17 Apr 16 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Among a consistently strong line-up, Anita Rachvelishvili was most impressive as Marfa |
| 31 Mar 16 / Opera Journal |
Loy signe ici un travail rigoureux mais simple, sans diversion, sans détails, presque essentiel |
| 23 Mar 16 / Le blog du Wanderer |
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Nicht überall, wo Russland ist, ist Putin |
| 21 Mar 16 / Die Welt |
Christof Loy met Chovansjtsjina in Amsterdam |
| 17 Mar 16 / Leidmotief |
Gripping and glorious |
| 6 Mar 16 / Financial Times (via Google) |
La vengeance de Marfa |
| 3 Mar 16 / Altamusica |
Angstbilder vom Niedergang der Macht |
| 2 Mar 16 / Opernnetz |
Khovanshchina at Dutch National Opera convinces musically, less so theatrically |
| 1 Mar 16 / Opera Today |
Loy's minimalist staging clarifies Khovanshchina in Amsterdam |
| 1 Mar 16 / Bachtrack |
Loy pakt uit met fraaie Chovansjtsjina |
| 1 Mar 16 / Place de l'Opera |
AriodanteDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Incidenteel boeiende "Ariodante" met zwakke punten |
| 17 Apr 16 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
‘Ariodante’: seks en intrige in bedompt Schots dorpje |
| 21 Jan 16 / nrc.nl |
Ariodante koninklijk onttroond door Jones |
| 21 Jan 16 / Place de l'Opera |
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Amsterdam Ariodante convinces as village psychodrama |
| 20 Jan 16 / Bachtrack |
Hansel und GretelDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
"Hansel und Gretel" (Een vuilnisbelt-opera) |
| 17 Apr 16 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Dutch National Opera's Hänsel und Gretel from the favela both delights and disturbs |
| 9 Dec 15 / Bachtrack |
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News & Articles
| Dutch National Opera names new chief |
Pierre Audi’s successor as head of Dutch National Opera will be Sophie De Lint, an operator who has kept her head well below the parapet until now. |
| 13 Apr 2017 / Slipped Disc |
| Dutch opera chief quits |
Pierre Audi will leave Dutch National Opera in 2018 to become general director of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. |
| 25 Jun 2016 / Slipped Disc |
| Wagner veteran offers his final laps of the ‘Ring’ |
Pierre Audi will mount his Ring cycle for De Nederlandse Opera for the final time. |
| 5 Sep 2013 / New York Times |
| Premiere league |
Pierre Audi, one of the key players in European opera, talks about making sparing choices that are exactly to his taste. |
| 15 Jul 2013 / Financial Times (via Google) |
| The Master and Mozart |
Director Simon McBurney turns his anarchic talents to a classic opera, directing The Magic Flute for De Nederlandse Opera. |
| 30 Nov 2012 / Wall Street Journal |
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