| Dutch National Opera - Amsterdam | 20 April 2024 |
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Cavalleria RusticanaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 14 | |
‘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 Klassik |
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 |
Ad Amsterdam l’opera guarda avanti |
| 7 Mar 19 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Adams’ dark Gold Rush opera arrives in Amsterdam |
| 5 Mar 19 / Bachtrack |
Peter Sellars met Girls of the Golden West
in Amsterdam |
| 4 Mar 19 / Leidmotief |
John Adams’s newest opera returns to the gold mines |
| 2 Mar 19 / New York Times |
Een sterke nieuwe opera van John Adams en Peter Sellars |
| 2 Mar 19 / Trouw |
Girls of the Golden West is rauw realistisch |
| 2 Mar 19 / Place de l'Opera |
Koningskoppel Adams-Sellars vergeet de intrige bij de Girls of the Golden West |
| 2 Mar 19 / de Volkskrant |
Nouvelle quête de l'or lyrique contemporain |
| 2 Mar 19 / Diapason |
Fin de partieDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Solo il Tempo potrà decidere se fare giustizia degli entusiasmi o delle alzate di spalle |
| 27 Mar 19 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Endgame as opera: wait finally ends for Kurtág work |
| 16 Mar 19 / Classical Voice North America |
Une pièce de répertoire |
| 12 Mar 19 / ConcertoNet (French) |
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Amsterdam dévoile Fin de partie, de György Kurtág |
| 8 Mar 19 / Opera Online (French) |
Perfect symbiosis of words and music in Fin de partie at the Opera Forward Festival |
| 8 Mar 19 / Bachtrack |
The Second ViolinistIrish National OperaMuziekgebouw, AmsterdamNo. of reviews: 1 | |
http://www.concertonet.com/scripts/review.php?ID_review=13728 |
| 12 Mar 19 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Caruso a CubaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Caruso a Cuba is een gloedvol pleidooi voor de toekomst van opera |
| 5 Mar 19 / nrc.nl |
Componist Micha Hamel gaat los in operateske ‘Caruso a Cuba’ |
| 5 Mar 19 / Trouw |
Caruso a Cuba bewijst dat het stellen van existentiële vragen kan uitmonden in een bedwelmende theatervoorstelling |
| 5 Mar 19 / de Volkskrant |
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Chameleonic new opera featuring Caruso in Amsterdam |
| 5 Mar 19 / Opera Today |
Juditha TriumphansDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
E ora, i cantanti! |
| 4 Feb 19 / Opera secondo me |
Bedwelmend en spectaculair |
| 29 Jan 19 / Place de l'Opera |
Vivaldi’s Juditha is een gewaagde enscenering met een geweldig orkest |
| 29 Jan 19 / Trouw |
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La Cetra dazzles in Juditha triumphans at Dutch National Opera |
| 29 Jan 19 / Bachtrack |
Vivaldi met onthoofding en broeierige lapdance |
| 28 Jan 19 / nrc.nl |
In dirigent Andrea Marcon schuilt eerder een klankmaker dan een theaterdier |
| 28 Jan 19 / de Volkskrant |
Porgy and BessDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
James Robinson met Porgy and Bess in Amsterdam |
| 24 Jan 19 / Leidmotief |
Leinwandfähige Porgy and Bess in Amsterdam |
| 22 Jan 19 / Bachtrack (German) |
Exhilarating and moving |
| 19 Jan 19 / Opera Today |
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De nieuwe ‘Porgy and Bess’ had zoveel beter gekund |
| 19 Jan 19 / Trouw |
Mooie muziek in bedaarde Porgy and Bess |
| 19 Jan 19 / Place de l'Opera |
Meeslepende ‘Porgy & Bess’ mist echt rauwe energie |
| 19 Jan 19 / nrc.nl |
De opera Porgy and Bess barst van de klassiekers toch zien we ’m maar zelden. Waarom? |
| 19 Jan 19 / de Volkskrant |
OedipeDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
S'il se révèle très imparfaitement francophone, le plateau ne manque pas d'incarnations puissantes |
| 31 Dec 18 / Anaclase |
Complexe de souillure |
| 19 Dec 18 / Forum Opéra |
Alex Ollé met Oedipe in Amsterdam |
| 14 Dec 18 / Leidmotief |
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A rarely performed George Enescu opera languishes in Amsterdam |
| 12 Dec 18 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Voltreffer na voltreffer |
| 11 Dec 18 / Parool |
Oedipe bij DNO: hartverscheurend |
| 11 Dec 18 / Place de l'Opera |
Niets is statisch aan deze kolkende Oedipe, maar de regie mist diepgang |
| 11 Dec 18 / de Volkskrant |
In ‘Oedipe’ staat niet de mythe maar de mens centraal |
| 11 Dec 18 / nrc.nl |
Enescus komplexer Oedipe in Amsterdam |
| 11 Dec 18 / Bachtrack (German) |
Il barbiere di SivigliaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Lotte de Beer’s direction brought a deal of whimsy to the production |
| 3 Dec 18 / Music OMH |
Nino Machaidze’s Rosina the centerpiece in lavish ‘Barber’ |
| 26 Nov 18 / OperaWire |
Alquanto discontinuo il cast |
| 18 Nov 18 / Operaclick (Italian) |
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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 |
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 |
“Let them eat cake!” A revolutionary Barbiere at Dutch National Opera |
| 13 Nov 18 / Bachtrack |
JenufaDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
A Amsterdam, le triomphe d'Evelyn Herlitzius dans Jenufa |
| 22 Oct 18 / Opera Online (French) |
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 (Italian) |
Katie Mitchell met Jenufa in Amsterdam |
| 9 Oct 18 / Leidmotief |
Beglaubigung von Heutigkeit |
| 8 Oct 18 / Die Deutsche Bühne |
“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 |
Die ZauberflöteDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
In Amsterdam, McBurney's Die Zauberflöte continues to delight |
| 18 Sep 18 / Bachtrack |
Toveren met muziek |
| 10 Sep 18 / 8weekly |
Een nieuw tapijt voor nieuw publiek |
| 10 Sep 18 / Place de l'Opera |
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McBurneys Toverfluit is zo vol en hyper dat het ten koste gaat van de ontroering |
| 10 Sep 18 / de Volkskrant |
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) |
Impressive in parts |
| 28 Jun 18 / Opera Today |
La riuscita lezione di George Benjamin e Martin Crimp |
| 28 Jun 18 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
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Nieuwe opera van Benjamin zit tjokvol naargeestige schoonheid |
| 28 Jun 18 / Trouw |
Langzaam ontspoort alles in iconisch ‘Lessons in love’ |
| 28 Jun 18 / Pitreport Nieuws |
Vooral de muziek is prachtig, in Lessons in Love and Violence |
| 28 Jun 18 / de Volkskrant |
Benjamins nieuwe opera zit vol spanning |
| 28 Jun 18 / Place de l'Opera |
Les Contes d'HoffmannDutch National OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Superb, sinister Tales of Hoffmann at Dutch National Opera |
| 5 Jun 18 / Bachtrack |
Wenn die Grachten Gondeln tragen |
| 5 Jun 18 / Neue Musikzeitung |
Les contes d’Hoffmann is een parade van gouden stemmen met soms virtuoze simultaanscènes |
| 5 Jun 18 / de Volkskrant |
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Hoffmann bij DNO: sfeerloos en warrig |
| 5 Jun 18 / Place de l'Opera |
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 |
Tito: Requiem voor een clemente keizer |
| 11 May 18 / Place de l'Opera |
Currentzis en Sellars brengen een Mozart voor onze tijd |
| 11 May 18 / Trouw |
Beautiful but infuriating: the Currentzis-Sellar Clemenza in Amsterdam |
| 10 May 18 / Bachtrack |
La Clemenza ha tutto il fascino dell’opus ultimum |
| 10 May 18 / Operaclick (Italian) |
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 (French) |
Kampf um das nackte Überleben |
| 16 Mar 18 / Neue Zürcher Zeitung |
Een opera over bootvluchtelingen, die aankomt als een mokerslag |
| 16 Mar 18 / Trouw |
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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 |
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