Dutch National Opera - Amsterdam | 8 May 2024 |
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Il tritticoDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
De moeite waard en met een te verteren hoeveelheid anomalieën |
7 May 24 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Ein 3 Gänge Menü pikant humorvoll serviert von Barrie Kosky |
6 May 24 / Opera Online (German) |
La grande satisfaction de la soirée revient au plateau vocal de haute volée réuni pour l’occasion |
6 May 24 / Classique News |
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La fórmula mágica de Barrie Kosky |
5 May 24 / Platea Magazine |
Roberto DevereuxDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 5 |
Ismael Jordi encabeza una nueva producción de 'Roberto Devereux' de Donizetti en Ámsterdam |
4 May 24 / Platea Magazine |
Roberto Devereux DNO redelijk geslaagd |
24 Apr 24 / Place de l'Opera |
Crowning glory: DNO's Donizetti Tudor trilogy concludes with Roberto Devereux |
23 Apr 24 / Bachtrack |
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Drame bourgeois |
23 Apr 24 / ConcertoNet (French) |
In fin dei conti, un’occasione persa |
21 Apr 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
The Shell TrialDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
Reid & Perkins puts the Shell oil company into the dock over its carbon emissions |
9 Apr 24 / OperaWire |
Ad Amsterdam la musica parla di responsabilità |
20 Mar 24 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Ergerlijk dilettantisme |
19 Mar 24 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
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Premiere einer umweltfreundlich produzierten Oper in Amsterdam |
19 Mar 24 / Bachtrack (German) |
AntigoneDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
Ad Amsterdam la musica parla di responsabilità |
20 Mar 24 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Oedipus Rex/Antigone spannende combinatie |
13 Mar 24 / Place de l'Opera |
Opera Nazionale Olandese: Oedipus Rex e Antigone |
12 Mar 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
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Oedipus Rex and Antigone a double triumph for Dutch National Opera and Ballet |
12 Mar 24 / Bachtrack |
Oedipus RexDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
Oedipus Rex/Antigone spannende combinatie |
13 Mar 24 / Place de l'Opera |
Opera Nazionale Olandese: Oedipus Rex e Antigone |
12 Mar 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Oedipus Rex and Antigone a double triumph for Dutch National Opera and Ballet |
12 Mar 24 / Bachtrack |
AgrippinaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 7 |
Agrippina e i giochi del potere |
4 Feb 24 / Opera Teatro |
La soledad de la manipulación |
1 Feb 24 / Platea Magazine |
Pubblico entusiasta con vere e proprie ovazioni per il regista e per alcuni degli interpreti |
17 Jan 24 / Operaclick (Italian) |
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Agrippina biedt weelde aan aria's |
17 Jan 24 / Place de l'Opera |
Agrippina. Lachù, man! |
16 Jan 24 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Agrippina. A slapstick comedy |
16 Jan 24 / Opera Gazet (English) |
Barrie Kosky's Agrippina is finally crowned at Dutch National Opera |
16 Jan 24 / Bachtrack |
La TraviataDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
Overcrowding suffocates DNO's Traviata |
30 Jan 24 / Bachtrack |
Goosebumps and 'brava!' cries |
29 Jan 24 / Ruetir |
La Traviata maar weer eens… |
29 Jan 24 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Die ZauberflöteDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
Maravilla |
19 Dec 23 / Platea Magazine |
Die Zauberflöte een acrobatisch spektakel |
6 Dec 23 / Place de l'Opera |
Simon McBurney's Magic Flute makes a triumphant return to Dutch National Opera |
5 Dec 23 / Bachtrack |
LohengrinDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 5 |
La atemporalidad del arte |
5 Dec 23 / Platea Magazine |
Vocalmente corretto il Lohengrin di Daniel Behle ma tanto, troppo, remissivo come interprete |
18 Nov 23 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Lorenzo Viotti y Christof Loy imprimen claridad a ‘Lohengrin’ |
17 Nov 23 / Scherzo |
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Lorenzo Viotti debuta en el repertorio wagneriano con 'Lohengrin' |
15 Nov 23 / Ópera Actual |
Loy, Viotti en NedPho maken Lohengrin |
15 Nov 23 / Place de l'Opera |
InnocenceDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
Meeslepend muziekdrama van Kaija Saariaho |
11 Oct 23 / Place de l'Opera |
Rise and Fall of the City of MahagonnyDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
Van Hove's Mahagonny overdonderend |
11 Sep 23 / Place de l'Opera |
De opera ‘Mahagonny’ is zo sterk dat je je afvraagt: waarom is dit geen standaardrepertoire? |
11 Sep 23 / de Volkskrant |
Ottimi tutti i numerosi comprimari, accolti da un pubblico davvero entusiasta |
11 Sep 23 / Operaclick (Italian) |
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Mahagonny ist eine Fata Morgana: Kurt Weills Oper endlich in Amsterdam |
11 Sep 23 / Bachtrack (German) |
RusalkaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 7 |
El glamur de Hollywood seduce a Rusalka |
23 Jun 23 / Ópera Actual |
Joana Mallwitz hace brillar musicalmente una ‘Rusalka’ llena de contradicciones en lo escénico |
17 Jun 23 / Scherzo |
Johanni van Oostrum headlines starry cast in strange production of fairytale |
10 Jun 23 / OperaWire |
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Ottimo, nel complesso, il cast di questa produzione, a partire dalla Rusalka di Johanni van Oostrum |
9 Jun 23 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Lyrisch sprookje over snuiven, zuipen en copuleren |
9 Jun 23 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Rusalka kopje onder in zinloze regie |
8 Jun 23 / Place de l'Opera |
Träume gibt’s nur noch aus der Fabrik |
6 Jun 23 / FAZ |
Maria StuardaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 8 |
Les rôles des deux rivales sont formidablement défendus par Kristina Mkhitaryan et Aigul Akhmetshina |
24 May 23 / Anaclase |
Outstanding voices, compelling psychodrama |
10 May 23 / Bachtrack |
Geslaagde Maria Stuarda Nationale Opera |
10 May 23 / Place de l'Opera |
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Dos reinas, dos rivales, dos extraordinarias voces |
9 May 23 / Platea Magazine |
Het feest der miscasting |
9 May 23 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Diepmenselijk drama in opera ‘Maria Stuarda’ |
9 May 23 / nrc.nl |
Net wanneer je bij de opera Maria Stuarda denkt: ‘duim omlaag’, volgt er een briljante scène |
9 May 23 / de Volkskrant |
Ben accolto lo spettacolo dal numeroso pubblico, in attesa del Roberto Devereux che andrà in scena in scena nel maggio 2024 |
8 May 23 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Der RosenkavalierDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 8 |
Bunt und frech ein moderner Rosenkavalier in Amsterdam |
5 May 23 / Opera Online (German) |
El caballero de los abdominales |
4 May 23 / Platea Magazine |
Il folgorante battesimo straussiano di Viotti |
28 Apr 23 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
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À Amsterdam, un Chevalier de rêve |
26 Apr 23 / Opera Online (French) |
Sopranentrio straalt in Der Rosenkavalier |
19 Apr 23 / Place de l'Opera |
Der Rosenkavalier, uiteraard met Angry White Male |
19 Apr 23 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
A dance to the music of time: Der Rosenkavalier returns to Dutch National Opera |
18 Apr 23 / Bachtrack |
Torna sul palcoscenico dell’Opera Nazionale Olandese l’allestimento Rosenkavalier di Strauss |
16 Apr 23 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Animal FarmDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 6 |
Raskatov produces a disturbing, brutal and brilliant adaptation of Orwells’ novel |
23 Mar 23 / OperaWire |
Dos estrenos en el Opera Forward Festival |
20 Mar 23 / Scherzo |
Eine Schweinerei historischer Dimension |
11 Mar 23 / Online Musik Magazin |
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Animal Farm satire met bizarre klanken |
8 Mar 23 / Place de l'Opera |
An oppressively realistic world premiere: Alexander Raskatov’s Animal Farm in Amsterdam |
7 Mar 23 / Bachtrack |
La création d’un opéra fait salle comble et déchaîne l’enthousiasme ! |
7 Mar 23 / Première Loge |
Messa da RequiemDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 2 |
Muziek en ballet mengen niet in Requiem |
15 Feb 23 / Place de l'Opera |
Messa da Requiem met tableaux dansants |
12 Feb 23 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Giulio Cesare in EgittoDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 9 |
Bieito’s direction shines a light on our present day global elites |
11 Feb 23 / OperaWire |
Lusso, sostanza e apparenza |
3 Feb 23 / L'Ape musicale |
Un Haendel ‘à la’ Bieito |
31 Jan 23 / Scherzo |
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El inodoro de oro |
30 Jan 23 / Platea Magazine |
Bieito sube a escena la vacuidad de los poderosos |
24 Jan 23 / Ópera Actual |
Geweld, vernedering, verkrachting, incest en sadomasochisme |
21 Jan 23 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Un riche Giulio Cesare in Egitto à l'Opéra d'Amsterdam |
21 Jan 23 / Opera Online (French) |
Macht und Triebe im Wüstenparadies: Calixto Bieitos neuer Giulio Cesare in Amsterdam |
20 Jan 23 / Bachtrack (German) |
Potsierlijke ‘Giulio Cesare’ wekt louter irritatie, ondanks de muzikale kwaliteit |
19 Jan 23 / Trouw |
TurandotDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 14 |
El sueño de los muertos de Barrie Kosky se llama Turandot |
12 Dec 22 / Ópera Actual |
Turandot ou le miroir des vanités humaines |
12 Dec 22 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Hör gut zu, Fremdling: Barrie Koskys unsichtbare Turandot in Amsterdam |
10 Dec 22 / Bachtrack (German) |
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‘Turandot’ sin Turandot |
10 Dec 22 / Scherzo |
Platgelopen door scenisch geweld |
8 Dec 22 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
DNO laat raadsel van Turandot onopgelost |
7 Dec 22 / Place de l'Opera |
Alla fine, pubblico entusiasta per una produzione che forse merita un viaggio |
6 Dec 22 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Totentanz, liebestrunken |
6 Dec 22 / FAZ |
Juist door de visuele somberte slaat de muziek van Turandot je bij vlagen knock-out |
6 Dec 22 / de Volkskrant |
Het nieuwe slot van Puccini’s ‘Turandot’ is een kat in de zak |
6 Dec 22 / Trouw |
Hier ist von kultureller Aneignung keine Spur. Leider |
6 Dec 22 / Die Welt |
Le cauchemar éveillé de Barrie Kosky pour Turandot à l'Opéra d'Amsterdam |
6 Dec 22 / Opera Online (French) |
Turandot principessa immaginaria |
6 Dec 22 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Regisseur Barrie Kosky zeigt Giacomo Puccinis „Turandot“ in Amsterdam als verstörenden Todeskult |
4 Dec 22 / Der Tagesspiegel |
BlueDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 6 |
Am Ende rollt ein weißer Sarg hinaus |
2 Dec 22 / Die Welt |
Dramaturgie décevante, musique convaincante |
18 Nov 22 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Tutta la compagnia dimostra grande padronanza con questo tipo di linguaggio |
17 Nov 22 / Operaclick (Italian) |
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Blue: opera-requiem tegen rassen-onrecht |
16 Nov 22 / Place de l'Opera |
Blue in Amsterdam: aktueller kann Oper nicht sein! |
11 Nov 22 / Bachtrack (German) |
Een pathetisch cliché |
9 Nov 22 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Operetta LandDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
Niet langer België, maar Operetta Land |
23 Nov 22 / Place de l'Opera |
The Girl, the Hunter and the WolfDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
A Amsterdam, le grand gentil loup de Vasco Mendonça |
21 Oct 22 / Opera Online (French) |
Die KönigskinderDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 6 |
Christof Loy y Marc Albrecht recuperan en Ámsterdam la ópera 'Königskinder' de Humperdinck |
20 Oct 22 / Platea Magazine |
Christof Loy y Marc Albrecht recuperan la ópera de Humperdinck ‘Los hijos del rey’ |
16 Oct 22 / Scherzo |
Ad Amsterdam dietro la favola di Humperdinck |
13 Oct 22 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
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Marc Albrecht returns to Amsterdam with a Humperdinck rarity |
10 Oct 22 / Bachtrack |
Per quanto riguarda il cast, difficile chiedere di meglio |
9 Oct 22 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Recht in de roos |
8 Oct 22 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
CarmenDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 5 |
Lidiando con Carmen |
20 Sep 22 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
True spectacle as Robert Carsen's Carmen is revived at Dutch National Opera |
13 Sep 22 / Bachtrack |
Terug naar de plaats van de misdaad |
8 Sep 22 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
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Carmen zonder sensuele Carmen |
7 Sep 22 / Place de l'Opera |
Alla fine, comunque, grandi ovazioni, dal numeroso pubblico che riempiva la sala |
6 Sep 22 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Der FreischützDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 9 |
Webers „Freischütz“ völlig entfremdet und verwirrend |
27 Jul 22 / Opera Online (German) |
Phantom der Oper: Kirill Serebrennikov setzt Webers Freischütz in Szene |
28 Jun 22 / Bachtrack (German) |
Serebrennikov e il drammaturgo Daniil Orlov hanno creato uno spettacolo a tratti geniale |
23 Jun 22 / Operaclick (Italian) |
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Serebrennikov transforma ‘Der Freischütz’ en una sátira metaoperística |
17 Jun 22 / Ópera Actual |
Der Freischütz a jirones |
16 Jun 22 / Platea Magazine |
The conductor is the devil! |
14 Jun 22 / Leidmotief (English) |
Der Freischütz vakkundig kapotgeschoten |
8 Jun 22 / Place de l'Opera |
We feel the composer's pain over the rape of his life's work |
7 Jun 22 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Le retour attendu de Serebrennikov |
5 Jun 22 / ConcertoNet (French) |
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News & Articles
Dutch National Opera announces its 2024-25 season |
René Barbera, Austrine Stundyte, Tomasz Konieczny and Issachah Savage lead Dutch National Opera’s 2024-25 season. |
2 Apr 2024 / OperaWire |
Dutch National Opera returns to pre-pandemic attendance numbers |
The house averaged 95 percent capacity throughout 2023. The opera itself achieved 94 percent seat occupancy, an increase of over eight percent when compared to 2018. |
13 Jan 2024 / Opernwelt |
"Oper! Award" an De Nationale Opera Amsterdam |
De Nationale Opera Amsterdam erhält den "Oper! Award" 2024. Damit sei sie das beste Opernhaus des Jahres 2023, teilte die Zeitschrift "Oper! Das Magazin" am Dienstag mit. |
22 Nov 2023 / Musik Heute |
Lorenzo Viotti steps down from Dutch National Opera |
Lorenzo Viotti, the current chief conductor of the Dutch National Opera and the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, has announced that he will remain in his position until season 2024-25 before stepping away from the company. |
25 Apr 2023 / OperaWire |
Dutch National Opera announces its 2023-24 season |
Adela Zaharia, Eric Cutler and Malin Byström lead Dutch National Opera’s 2023-24 season. |
22 Mar 2023 / OperaWire |