| Dutch National Opera - Amsterdam | 15 November 2018 |
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Il barbiere di Siviglia
Jenufa
Die Zauberflöte
Lessons in Love and Violence
Les Contes d'Hoffmann
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Il barbiere di SivigliaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
“Let them eat cake!” A revolutionary Barbiere at Dutch National Opera |
 13 Nov 18 / Bachtrack |
DNO verrast met dolkomische Barbier |
| 13 Nov 18 / Place de l'Opera |
In Lotte de Beers ‘Il barbiere di Siviglia’ wordt de angel te laat zicht- en voelbaar |
| 13 Nov 18 / Trouw |
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Deuren klappen dicht, vensters zwaaien open, maar Rosina komt niet helemaal tot leven in De Beers Barbier van Sevilla |
| 13 Nov 18 / de Volkskrant |
JenufaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
A Amsterdam, le triomphe d'Evelyn Herlitzius dans Jenufa |
| 22 Oct 18 / Opera Online |
Nouvelle production de Jenůfa de Katie Mitchell à Amsterdam |
| 11 Oct 18 / ResMusica |
Bis repetita non placent |
| 10 Oct 18 / Forum Opéra |
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C’era molta attesa per il debutto olandese di Katie Mitchell |
| 9 Oct 18 / Operaclick (Ita) |
Katie Mitchell met Jenufa in Amsterdam |
| 9 Oct 18 / Leidmotief |
“Soap opera at its best”: Katie Mitchell's Jenůfa at Dutch National Opera |
| 8 Oct 18 / Bachtrack |
Hartverscheurend drama, maar had zonder #MeToo-verwijzingen gekund |
| 8 Oct 18 / de Volkskrant |
Beglaubigung von Heutigkeit |
| 8 Oct 18 / Die Deutsche Bühne |
Die ZauberflöteDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
In Amsterdam, McBurney's Die Zauberflöte continues to delight |
| 18 Sep 18 / Bachtrack |
Een nieuw tapijt voor nieuw publiek |
| 10 Sep 18 / Place de l'Opera |
McBurneys Toverfluit is zo vol en hyper dat het ten koste gaat van de ontroering |
| 10 Sep 18 / de Volkskrant |
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Toveren met muziek |
| 10 Sep 18 / 8weekly |
Young audience embraces Die Zauberflöte at Dutch National Opera |
| 6 Sep 18 / Opera Today |
Lessons in Love and ViolenceDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Erklär mir, Liebe: George Benjamins Written on Skin geht unter die Haut |
| 3 Jul 18 / Bachtrack (German) |
Vooral de muziek is prachtig, in Lessons in Love and Violence |
| 28 Jun 18 / de Volkskrant |
Nieuwe opera van Benjamin zit tjokvol naargeestige schoonheid |
| 28 Jun 18 / Trouw |
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Impressive in parts |
| 28 Jun 18 / Opera Today |
Benjamins nieuwe opera zit vol spanning |
| 28 Jun 18 / Place de l'Opera |
Langzaam ontspoort alles in iconisch ‘Lessons in love’ |
| 28 Jun 18 / Pitreport Nieuws |
La riuscita lezione di George Benjamin e Martin Crimp |
| 28 Jun 18 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Les Contes d'HoffmannDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Superb, sinister Tales of Hoffmann at Dutch National Opera |
| 5 Jun 18 / Bachtrack |
Hoffmann bij DNO: sfeerloos en warrig |
| 5 Jun 18 / Place de l'Opera |
Wenn die Grachten Gondeln tragen |
| 5 Jun 18 / Neue Musikzeitung |
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Les contes d’Hoffmann is een parade van gouden stemmen met soms virtuoze simultaanscènes |
| 5 Jun 18 / de Volkskrant |
La clemenza di TitoDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Inspiring Mozart |
| 2 Jun 18 / The Opera Critic |
Iconoclaste |
| 27 May 18 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Peter Sellars et Teodor Currentzis proposent une Clemenza di Tito passionnante et singulière à Amsterdam |
| 25 May 18 / Wanderer |
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Michael Hampe en Peter Sellars met La Clemenza di Tito in Gent en Amsterdam |
| 13 May 18 / Leidmotief |
Currentzis en Sellars brengen een Mozart voor onze tijd |
| 11 May 18 / Trouw |
Tito: Requiem voor een clemente keizer |
| 11 May 18 / Place de l'Opera |
La Clemenza ha tutto il fascino dell’opus ultimum |
| 10 May 18 / Operaclick (Ita) |
Beautiful but infuriating: the Currentzis-Sellar Clemenza in Amsterdam |
| 10 May 18 / Bachtrack |
GurreliederDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Spectacular Gurrelieder revived at Dutch National Opera |
| 21 Apr 18 / Bachtrack |
Das Floß der MedusaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Landmark production of Hans Werner Henze's Das Floß der Medusa |
| 9 Apr 18 / Opera Today |
Vom Schülerlotsen übers Meer geführt |
| 2 Apr 18 / FAZ |
Fluctuat nec mergitur |
| 29 Mar 18 / Forum Opéra |
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Le Radeau de la Méduse à Amsterdam : les remous immersifs du réel |
| 20 Mar 18 / Opera Online |
Sublieme koorzang in Medusa bij DNO |
| 16 Mar 18 / Place de l'Opera |
Kampf um das nackte Überleben |
| 16 Mar 18 / Neue Zürcher Zeitung |
Een opera over bootvluchtelingen, die aankomt als een mokerslag |
| 16 Mar 18 / Trouw |
Seht her: ein Mensch! |
| 15 Mar 18 / Neue Musikzeitung |
Musically superlative Das Floß der Medusa at Dutch National Opera |
| 15 Mar 18 / Bachtrack |
La morte d’OrfeoDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Comme les mouches pour les enfants espiègles |
| 28 Mar 18 / Forum Opéra |
Dutch National Opera successfully resurrects La morte d’Orfeo |
| 27 Mar 18 / Bachtrack |
Rousset leads Les Talens Lyriques in performance of Landi’s La Morte d’Orfeo |
| 27 Mar 18 / Seen and Heard |
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Landi biedt Audi een luisterrijke slotzang |
| 25 Mar 18 / Place de l'Opera |
Trouble in TahitiDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Probing Bernstein and MacMillan double bill in Amsterdam |
| 24 Mar 18 / Opera Today |
Sodom en Suburbia |
| 24 Mar 18 / 8weekly |
ClemencyDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Probing Bernstein and MacMillan double bill in Amsterdam |
| 24 Mar 18 / Opera Today |
Sodom en Suburbia |
| 24 Mar 18 / 8weekly |
The Rake's ProgressDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
The Rake’s Progress in the here and now at Dutch National Opera |
| 10 Feb 18 / Bachtrack |
Meeslepende Rake’s Progress bij DNO |
| 3 Feb 18 / Place de l'Opera |
Buffo-Zooitje |
| 3 Feb 18 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
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‘The Rake’s Progress’ excelleert in eenvoud en inventiviteit |
| 3 Feb 18 / nrc.nl |
Buffo mess |
| 3 Feb 18 / Opera Gazet (English) |
Tristan und IsoldeDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Buono nel complesso il cast |
| 2 Feb 18 / Operaclick (Ita) |
Pierre Audi met Tristan und Isolde in Amsterdam |
| 22 Jan 18 / Leidmotief |
Tristan und Isolde smoulders at Dutch National Opera |
| 20 Jan 18 / Bachtrack |
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Wagners hooglied als artistieke triomf |
| 20 Jan 18 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
‘Tristan und Isolde’ door DNO is prachtig en beklemmend |
| 20 Jan 18 / nrc.nl |
DNO triomfeert met Tristan und Isolde |
| 20 Jan 18 / Place de l'Opera |
La bohèmeDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Un plateau vocal de choix défend honnêtement l’option générale du spectacle |
| 21 Dec 17 / Anaclase |
Zodra de onzin van het toneel is, bloeit La Bohème op |
| 5 Dec 17 / Parool |
Dutch National Opera revives a musically gorgeous La bohème |
| 5 Dec 17 / Bachtrack |
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Hartstocht wil niet vonken in La Bohème van DNO |
| 5 Dec 17 / nrc.nl |
Onbedaarlijk huilen bij meesterlijke 'La bohème' |
| 5 Dec 17 / Trouw |
Andrews viert het leven in La bohème |
| 5 Dec 17 / Place de l'Opera |
La bohème van De Nationale Opera blijft hangen in sfeer van houtje-touwtje |
| 5 Dec 17 / de Volkskrant |
Welluidende Bohème met reparatieadvies |
| 4 Dec 17 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
EliogabaloDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Brave opera over een bijzonder kind |
| 21 Nov 17 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
La victime est si belle et le crime est si gai |
| 20 Oct 17 / Forum Opéra |
Eliogabalo’s dark carnival in Amsterdam |
| 17 Oct 17 / Bachtrack |
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DNO’s Eliogabalo is een kleurrijk schouwspel |
| 16 Oct 17 / Place de l'Opera |
Ondanks lichtshows en effecten is ‘Eliogabalo’ geen echt spektakel |
| 16 Oct 17 / nrc.nl |
Franco Fagioli, nel ruolo eponimo, canta con proprietà di stile |
| 15 Oct 17 / Operaclick (Ita) |
Gianni SchicchiDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Alla fine, bel successo di pubblico |
| 17 Nov 17 / Operaclick (Ita) |
Death in Florence: Zemlinsky and Puccini explore related themes at Dutch National Opera |
| 16 Nov 17 / Bachtrack |
A kingdom for een thema |
| 15 Nov 17 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
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Zemlinsky en Puccini vormen samen een verrassend mooi geheel |
| 15 Nov 17 / Trouw |
DNO’s Florentijnse double bill groot succes |
| 15 Nov 17 / Place de l'Opera |
Let's get married!? |
| 15 Nov 17 / Leidmotief |
Unité de lieu, unité de temps, unité d’action |
| 14 Nov 17 / Avant-Scène Opéra |
Kurzopern voller Gegensätze |
| 13 Nov 17 / Deutschland Radio |
Minimalistische opera ontmoet bonte klucht |
| 13 Nov 17 / nrc.nl |
Eine florentinische TragödieDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Alla fine, bel successo di pubblico |
| 17 Nov 17 / Operaclick (Ita) |
Death in Florence: Zemlinsky and Puccini explore related themes at Dutch National Opera |
| 16 Nov 17 / Bachtrack |
DNO’s Florentijnse double bill groot succes |
| 15 Nov 17 / Place de l'Opera |
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Let's get married!? |
| 15 Nov 17 / Leidmotief |
A kingdom for een thema |
| 15 Nov 17 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Zemlinsky en Puccini vormen samen een verrassend mooi geheel |
| 15 Nov 17 / Trouw |
Unité de lieu, unité de temps, unité d’action |
| 14 Nov 17 / Avant-Scène Opéra |
Kurzopern voller Gegensätze |
| 13 Nov 17 / Deutschland Radio |
Minimalistische opera ontmoet bonte klucht |
| 13 Nov 17 / nrc.nl |
La Forza del DestinoDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
El triunfo de Preziosilla |
| 5 Oct 17 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Schicksalshafte Verstrickungen |
| 4 Oct 17 / Online Musik Magazin |
Frauen können hier nur weinen, beten, sterben |
| 13 Sep 17 / FAZ |
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Solid La forza del destino opens Dutch National Opera season |
| 12 Sep 17 / Bachtrack |
Le destin est trop fort |
| 12 Sep 17 / Forum Opéra |
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 |
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News & Articles
| Annus horribilis at Dutch National Opera |
Are there many opera houses that do not programme any Verdi, Donizetti or Bellini for an entire season? |
| 24 Feb 2018 / Opera Gazet (English) |
| Dutch National Opera announces new season |
Evelyn Herlitzius, Nino Machaidze and Eric Owens headline Dutch National Opera’s 2018-19 season. |
| 21 Feb 2018 / OperaWire |
| 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 |
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