| Dutch National Opera - Amsterdam | 1 August 2021 |
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Faust [Working Title]
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Die ersten MenschenDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
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 |
Die ersten Menschen. En onze eerste Bieito |
| 13 Jun 21 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Madama ButterflyDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Robert Wilson met Madama Butterfly in Amsterdam |
| 7 May 19 / Leidmotief |
La Madama Butterfly firmata da Robert Wilson è oramai un classico del teatro lirico |
| 28 Apr 19 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Bob Wilson's cool minimalist Butterfly is back in Amsterdam |
| 27 Apr 19 / Bachtrack |
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Cool beauty in Dutch National Opera’s Madama Butterfly |
| 25 Apr 19 / Opera Today |
Een ongenaakbare Madama Butterfly |
| 25 Apr 19 / nrc.nl |
Butterfly aangrijpend in gestileerde schoonheid |
| 25 Apr 19 / Place de l'Opera |
TannhäuserDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 11 | |
Hinter den Kulissen |
| 5 May 19 / Online Musik Magazin |
Christof Loy met Tannhäuser in Amsterdam |
| 17 Apr 19 / Leidmotief |
Daniel Kirch è bel lontano da essere un Tannhäuser ideale |
| 12 Apr 19 / Operaclick (Italian) |
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Il Venusberg all’Opéra |
| 11 Apr 19 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Mit und ohne bürgerliche Anstandsfassade |
| 10 Apr 19 / Neue Musikzeitung |
Hypocrisie ten top in Tannhäuser bij DNO |
| 9 Apr 19 / Place de l'Opera |
Muzikaal gebeurt er bij Tannhäuser veel, maar er moet nog eens kritisch naar de regie worden gekeken |
| 9 Apr 19 / de Volkskrant |
Meesterlijke enscenering van Christof Loy brengt antipoden in ‘Tannhäuser’ bij elkaar |
| 9 Apr 19 / Trouw |
Tannhäuser is een bijna vier uur durende zindering |
| 9 Apr 19 / Parool |
Glorious ensembles in Dutch National Opera’s new Tannhäuser |
| 9 Apr 19 / Bachtrack |
Overtuigend wellustige en verfijnde ‘Tannhäuser’ van De Nationale Opera |
| 8 Apr 19 / nrc.nl |
Girls of the Golden WestDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 13 | |
Oper und Politik: Donald Trump im Doppelpack |
| 12 Apr 19 / Neue Zürcher Zeitung |
Un flojo montaje de Sellars |
| 26 Mar 19 / Ópera Actual |
Sans relief |
| 12 Mar 19 / ConcertoNet (French) |
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Splendeurs et misères des Girls of the Golden West à l’Opéra national des Pays-Bas |
| 11 Mar 19 / Opera Online (French) |
‘Girls of the Golden West’ gets an Amsterdam remake, more powerful and profound |
| 8 Mar 19 / Los Angeles Times |
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Performance schedule
Zemlinsky
4 to 18 Sep 2021
Haydn/Oron
12 to 21 Sep 2021
van der Aa
1 to 8 Oct 2021
Mozart
4 to 28 Nov 2021
Muyanga
13 to 21 Nov 2021
Verdi
4 to 26 Dec 2021
Various
20 to 30 Jan 2022
Strauss, R
20 Jan to 14 Feb 2022
Trojahn
5 to 17 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 |
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