by Isabel Nielen | 22 Jun 2023
Culinary musical theater about arable farmers in transition Isabel collaborated at the beginning of this summer on the musical theater production Grondproeven 3 commissioned by the 5th Quarter. A wonderful location performance where delicious vegetarian food,...
by Mike Evers | 17 Jun 2023
In 1926, Kurt Weill wrote the opera Mahagonny Songspiel better known as Das Kleine Mahagonny. Initially, the opera was intended as an indictment of the culture within the opera world itself. After that, Mahagonny was raised more as a warning against the consequences...
by Benno Barends | 12 May 2023
Photo: Bo van Veen, Lowie van der Grinten A musical showcase to revel in as well as the ultimate breakup therapy In Cry me, six people – each in their own stage of heartbreak – meet weekly to heal their broken hearts under the inspiring guidance of a...
by Mike Evers | 14 Apr 2023
On Friday, April 14, 2023, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by Matthias Pintscher, played Béla Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin, a work originally composed for pantomime. The story was enacted by life-size dancing puppets by the Duda Paiva Company....
by Mike Evers | 30 Sep 2022
The fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel, adapted at the Dutch Touring Opera into a major opera production. Hänsel and Gretel are followed on their magical journey. Like all fairy tales, this opera asks an adult question: what do you do when you are tested by life? The...
