| Dutch National Opera - Amsterdam | 22 January 2022 |
click here for a gallery of photos from recent productions
click here for more photos for
Click below forproduction trailers
Anansi
Don Giovanni
Upload
Missa in tempore belli
Der Zwerg
You've been granted free access to this page.
Take a FREE 7 DAY TRIAL or SUBSCRIBE today to access the full content of theoperacritic.com.
Free access
Performance reviews
| Key | 
Photo gallery
|
Production details
|
Video link
|
La TraviataDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Violetta zonder waardigheid |
 21 Dec 21 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Una ‘Traviata ‘ de nivel (musical) sorprendentemente alto |
| 14 Dec 21 / Scherzo |
AnansiDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Vrolijke show rond spin Anansi |
| 17 Nov 21 / Place de l'Opera |
Don GiovanniDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Weinig 'giocoso' in donkere Don bij DNO |
| 17 Nov 21 / Place de l'Opera |
El cambio en Mozart |
| 11 Nov 21 / Platea Magazine |
Don Giovanni “dans un bois (not so) solitaire” at Dutch National Opera |
| 9 Nov 21 / Bachtrack |
more reviews [+]
Alla fine, ottimo successo di pubblico con qualche isolato dissenso per il protagonista |
| 6 Nov 21 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Menselijkheid? Levensdrift? Don Giovanni blijft een onverbeterlijke zak |
| 6 Nov 21 / nrc.nl |
UploadDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Quand la science-fiction fait son entrée à l’opéra |
| 8 Oct 21 / Classicagenda |
Magere Hein (bijna) een loer gedraaid |
| 7 Oct 21 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Intime Zukunftsmusik: Michel van der Aas Upload in Amsterdam |
| 6 Oct 21 / Bachtrack (German) |
more reviews [+]
Van der Aa schept meesterwerk met filmopera Upload |
| 6 Oct 21 / Place de l'Opera |
Euthanasie virtuelle |
| 5 Oct 21 / ConcertoNet (French) |
In ‘Upload,’ do blockchains dream of electric lizards? |
| 4 Oct 21 / New York Times |
Missa in tempore belliDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
El poder de la religión |
| 30 Sep 21 / Platea Magazine |
Con una serie di recite da tutto esaurito l’Opera Nazionale Olandese apre la stagione 2021 con una produzione sui generis |
| 24 Sep 21 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Haydn en de vandalen |
| 8 Sep 21 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
more reviews [+]
Haydns oorlogsmis als liturgie van het leven |
| 8 Sep 21 / Place de l'Opera |
Der ZwergDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Der Zwerg is een vogel |
| 9 Sep 21 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Spannend begin van een nieuwe |
| 8 Sep 21 / Place de l'Opera |
Mit Bravour den Spiegel vorhalten |
| 7 Sep 21 / Bachtrack (German) |
associated articles [+]
‘We’re like athletes here’: the maestro with a gym habit
Lorenzo Viotti’s sporty social media posts don’t fit the image of an opera conductor. But they help classical music reach a new audience, he says.
Lorenzo Viotti’s sporty social media posts don’t fit the image of an opera conductor. But they help classical music reach a new audience, he says.
Die ersten MenschenDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Amsterdams Nederlandse Opera wagt Rudi Stephans „Die ersten Menschen“ |
| 17 Aug 21 / Neue Musikzeitung |
The music lives up to the grandeur of the language |
| 15 Jul 21 / Opera Journal |
Die ersten Menschen is Rudi Stephan’s musical legacy because his life was tragically short |
| 29 Jun 21 / Seen and Heard |
more reviews [+]
Die ersten Menschen. En onze eerste Bieito |
| 13 Jun 21 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Hutspot van lust en geloof |
| 9 Jun 21 / Place de l'Opera |
Eifersucht, Inzest und ungestilltes Verlangen |
| 5 Jun 21 / Bachtrack (German) |
Die sieben TodsundenDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
I am a camera: a cinematic Seven Deadly Sins from Dutch National Opera |
| 20 Mar 21 / Bachtrack |
Les Sept Péchés capitaux ouvrent en ligne l’Opera Forward Festival d’Amsterdam |
| 20 Mar 21 / Opera Online (French) |
Westboek zingt en speelt sterke Anna |
| 20 Mar 21 / Place de l'Opera |
more reviews [+]
De digitale festivalsfeer van Opera Forward Festival is meteen goed voelbaar |
| 20 Mar 21 / nrc.nl |
Die sieben Todsünden wordt iets te deftig gebracht |
| 20 Mar 21 / de Volkskrant |
Le nozze di FigaroDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
La regia teatrale di David Bösch è snella ed efficiente |
| 3 Dec 20 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Le Nozze-stream… het blijft behelpen |
| 1 Dec 20 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Dutch National Opera brings off a Covid-adapted Figaro with brilliance |
| 1 Dec 20 / Bachtrack |
more reviews [+]
Coronaproof Figaro overtuigt bij DNO |
| 1 Dec 20 / Place de l'Opera |
RitrattoDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Ritratto ook in het echt een schitterende productie |
| 10 Oct 20 / Place de l'Opera |
Hoe leger het podium wordt, hoe dynamischer het spektakel van Ritratto aandoet |
| 9 Oct 20 / de Volkskrant |
Prachtopera ondanks rare gebaartjes |
| 9 Oct 20 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
more reviews [+]
Aktuell und trostvoll: Willem Jeths Ritratto in Amsterdam |
| 9 Oct 20 / Bachtrack (German) |
Faust [Working Title]Dutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Faust en de Bedriegertjes |
| 13 Sep 20 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Nationale Opera opent seizoen met overvloed |
| 9 Sep 20 / Place de l'Opera |
Verwirrend und aufrüttelnd |
| 8 Sep 20 / Bachtrack (German) |
more reviews [+]
Calda l’accoglienza del pubblico che affollava il Muziektheater |
| 7 Sep 20 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Eindresultaat lovenswaardig experiment stelt wat teleur |
| 7 Sep 20 / nrc.nl |
Opera ‘Faust (working title)’ is kleurrijk en beweeglijk |
| 7 Sep 20 / de Volkskrant |
NabuccoDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Andreas Homoki met Nabucco in Amsterdam |
| 20 Feb 20 / Leidmotief |
Incredibile Anna Pirozzi! |
| 29 Jan 20 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Wie van duidelijk theater houdt en niet al te hoge muzikale verwachtingen heeft: ga lekker naar Nabucco |
| 29 Jan 20 / de Volkskrant |
more reviews [+]
Koekoek! Hier is Nabucco. Wat een sof |
| 29 Jan 20 / Trouw |
Alla fine, gli applausi che rimangono sono per Verdi |
| 29 Jan 20 / Operaclick (Italian) |
A monolithic Nabucco at Dutch National Opera |
| 29 Jan 20 / Bachtrack |
RodelindaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Ottimo il cast |
| 26 Jan 20 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Rodelinda and youth issues |
| 18 Jan 20 / Opera Gazet (English) |
Mehta en Minasi zijn de echte sterren in ‘Rodelinda’ |
| 17 Jan 20 / Trouw |
more reviews [+]
Lucy Crowe grandioos in spitsvondige Rodelinda |
| 17 Jan 20 / Place de l'Opera |
Rodelinda door De Nationale Opera is gruwelijk mooi |
| 17 Jan 20 / Parool |
Claus Guths ‘Rodelinda’ is energiek, scherp en afwisselend |
| 17 Jan 20 / nrc.nl |
Rodelinda hits all the marks at Dutch National Opera |
| 16 Jan 20 / Bachtrack |
La CenerentolaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Cenerentola tra realtà e sogno |
| 4 Jan 20 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
La Cenerentola met startproblemen |
| 7 Dec 19 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
Cinderella's pink dream |
| 7 Dec 19 / Bachtrack |
more reviews [+]
Rossini’s Assepoester is oog- en oorstrelend op alle fronten |
| 5 Dec 19 / Parool |
Laurent Pelly laat Cenerentola dagdromen |
| 5 Dec 19 / Place de l'Opera |
Die WalküreDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Les adieux à la mythique Walkyrie de Pierre Audi |
| 22 Nov 19 / Classicagenda |
Bundeling van oerenergie |
| 20 Nov 19 / Place de l'Opera |
Once more around the catwalk: Audi's Walküre in Amsterdam |
| 20 Nov 19 / Bachtrack |
more reviews [+]
Alles is goed aan Die Walküre van Pierre Audi. Dit wil je zien |
| 20 Nov 19 / de Volkskrant |
Die Walküre door De Nationale Opera stelt wat teleur |
| 20 Nov 19 / Parool |
Een grillig weerzien met ‘Die Walküre’ |
| 20 Nov 19 / Trouw |
Walküre van Audi is ook nu nog altijd magistraal |
| 20 Nov 19 / nrc.nl |
Rapt audience at Dutch National Opera’s riveting Walküre |
| 18 Nov 19 / Opera Today |
Una serata di grande Musica |
| 18 Nov 19 / Operaclick (Italian) |
KriebelDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Meer concert dan opera voor 2+ |
| 23 Oct 19 / Place de l'Opera |
Così fan tutteDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Excellente reprise |
| 13 Oct 19 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Teenage summer crush in Dutch National Opera's Così fan tutte |
| 12 Oct 19 / Bachtrack |
Ruimtevrees in reprise Così fan tutte bij DNO |
| 9 Oct 19 / Place de l'Opera |
more reviews [+]
Cast salvages unfunny Così fan tutte at Dutch National Opera |
| 7 Oct 19 / Opera Today |
La direzione di Bolton il punto di forza di questo allestimento |
| 6 Oct 19 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Mozart aan gort geregisseerd |
| 5 Oct 19 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
A disastrous Così in Amsterdam |
| 5 Oct 19 / Opera Gazet (English) |
Tussen petticoats en korte broeken bloeien Mozarts libertijnse zeden |
| 5 Oct 19 / nrc.nl |
Operaflirt XL: “Wat een verwarring” |
| 5 Oct 19 / Place de l'Opera |
PagliacciDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 13 | |
El orden de los factores sí altera el producto |
| 11 Oct 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Réalité ou fiction? Le diptyque Cav/Pag vu par Robert Carsen à Amsterdam |
| 25 Sep 19 / Classicagenda |
Verismo und Wahrheit |
| 20 Sep 19 / Die Welt |
more reviews [+]
De Nationale Opera opent nieuw seizoen met krachtige en belangwekkende voorstelling |
| 11 Sep 19 / de Volkskrant |
Grande successo per Pagliacci - Cavalleria Rusticana di Robert Carsen, Lorenzo Viotti |
| 11 Sep 19 / Fattitaliana |
Robert Carsen met Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana in Amsterdam |
| 11 Sep 19 / Leidmotief |
Operachef Viotti debuteert in geweldig gezongen en geregisseerd ‘Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana’ |
| 9 Sep 19 / nrc.nl |
Het andere realisme van Robert Carsen |
| 9 Sep 19 / Theaterkrant |
Deze Cav/Pag is een productie die iedereen moet gaat zien en horen |
| 9 Sep 19 / Parool |
Pag & Cav di Robert Carsen |
| 8 Sep 19 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Superbe productie van Pagliacci/Cavalleria |
| 7 Sep 19 / Place de l'Opera |
‘Cav/Pag’ is opera-in-opera met veel vernuft |
| 7 Sep 19 / Trouw |
Season opener Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana sets the bar high at Dutch National Opera |
| 7 Sep 19 / Bachtrack |
Cavalleria RusticanaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 14 | |
El orden de los factores sí altera el producto |
| 11 Oct 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Anita Rachvelishvili and Ailyn Pérez are forces of nature in Robert Carsen’s genius production |
| 27 Sep 19 / OperaWire |
Réalité ou fiction? Le diptyque Cav/Pag vu par Robert Carsen à Amsterdam |
| 25 Sep 19 / Classicagenda |
more reviews [+]
Verismo und Wahrheit |
| 20 Sep 19 / Die Welt |
De Nationale Opera opent nieuw seizoen met krachtige en belangwekkende voorstelling |
| 11 Sep 19 / de Volkskrant |
Grande successo per Pagliacci - Cavalleria Rusticana di Robert Carsen, Lorenzo Viotti |
| 11 Sep 19 / Fattitaliana |
Robert Carsen met Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana in Amsterdam |
| 11 Sep 19 / Leidmotief |
Operachef Viotti debuteert in geweldig gezongen en geregisseerd ‘Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana’ |
| 9 Sep 19 / nrc.nl |
Het andere realisme van Robert Carsen |
| 9 Sep 19 / Theaterkrant |
Deze Cav/Pag is een productie die iedereen moet gaat zien en horen |
| 9 Sep 19 / Parool |
Pag & Cav di Robert Carsen |
| 8 Sep 19 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Superbe productie van Pagliacci/Cavalleria |
| 7 Sep 19 / Place de l'Opera |
‘Cav/Pag’ is opera-in-opera met veel vernuft |
| 7 Sep 19 / Trouw |
Season opener Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana sets the bar high at Dutch National Opera |
| 7 Sep 19 / Bachtrack |
Pelléas et MélisandeDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Olivier Py met Pelléas et Mélisande in Amsterdam |
| 20 Jun 19 / Leidmotief |
L’exaltant Pelléas et Mélisande d’Olivier Py à Amsterdam |
| 7 Jun 19 / Opera Online (French) |
Austerely beautiful but flawed |
| 7 Jun 19 / Bachtrack |
more reviews [+]
Het lelijke decor van ‘Pelléas et Mélisande’ is vragen om moeilijkheden |
| 7 Jun 19 / Trouw |
Py’s handelsmerk matcht Pelléas et Mélisande |
| 7 Jun 19 / Place de l'Opera |
Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande wordt wel heel voorzichtig gebracht |
| 7 Jun 19 / de Volkskrant |
Aus LichtDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Opera lives in cycles |
| 8 Jun 19 / New York Times |
Überwältigung im Universum |
| 6 Jun 19 / Der Tagesspiegel |
Lasset die Kindlein kommen: Stockhausens «Licht» leuchtet in Amsterdam |
| 6 Jun 19 / Neue Zürcher Zeitung |
more reviews [+]
Shining a ‘Licht’ on a 15-hour opera with hundreds of musicians and a helicopter quartet |
| 5 Jun 19 / Washington Post |
Three days, four helicopters, one bone-shaking opera marathon |
| 5 Jun 19 / New York Times |
Wo der Wahn Sinn macht |
| 5 Jun 19 / BR-online |
aus LICHT Part 1: Michael only takes flight in the second half |
| 4 Jun 19 / Bachtrack |
Hypnotic, diabolical and magical: aus LICHT Part 2, Lucifer & Eve |
| 4 Jun 19 / Bachtrack |
Airborne string players and choral wizardry in aus LICHT Part 3 |
| 4 Jun 19 / Bachtrack |
Reviews search
Performance schedule
Trojahn
5 to 17 Mar 2022
after Gluck
5 to 7 Mar 2022
Venables
11 to 18 Mar 2022
Puccini
12 Apr to 6 May 2022
Donizetti
7 to 29 May 2022
Weber
3 to 25 Jun 2022
News & Articles
| Dutch National Opera announces its 2021-22 season |
Marina Rebeka, Malin Byström, J’Nai Bridges and Adela Zaharia highlight Dutch National Opera’s 2021-22 season. |
| 11 May 2021 / OperaWire |
| Dutch National Opera terminates its season |
Dutch National Opera has cancelled its remaining productions due to continuing Covid restrictions, with Anna Bolena and La damnation de Faust amongst the productions that have been scrapped. |
| 8 Mar 2021 / Slipped Disc |
| De Nationale Opera shuts down after new government regulations |
The Dutch government has announced new measures in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19. |
| 16 Oct 2020 / OperaWire |
| Dutch National Opera announces revamped 2020-21 season |
The company announced that due to the current crisis, the planned season opener “Mefistofele” will be replaced by “Faust [Working Title],” a pastiche based on Goethe’s “Faust.” |
| 16 Aug 2020 / OperaWire |
| General Director Els Van Der Plas leaves Dutch National Opera |
General Director Els van der Plas is leaving Dutch National Opera & Ballet on 1 November. She will become the business manager of the Bonnefanten museum in Maastricht. |
| 6 Jul 2020 / Broadway World |
 |