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Adams, J: Doctor Atomic
Gerald Finley (J. Robert Oppenheimer), Jessica Rivera (Kitty Oppenheimer), Eric Owens (General Leslie Groves), Richard Paul Fink (Edward Teller), James Maddalena (Jack Hubbard), Thomas Glenn (Robert Wilson), Jay Hunter Morris (Captain James Nolan), Ellen Rabiner (Pasqualita)
Chorus of De Nederlandse...
Doctor Atomic centres on the hours before the first detonation of the atomic bomb… Peter Sellars's film of the opera is expressionistic, claustrophobic, sometimes deliberately out of focus.... — More…
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Schoenberg: Gurrelieder
Burkhard Fritz (Waldemar), Emily Magee (Tove), Anna Larsson (Waldtaube), Markus Marquard (Bauer), Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (Klaus-Narr), Sunnyi Melles (Narrator)
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Chorus of the Dutch National Opera, Marc Albrecht (conductor) & Pierre Audi (director)
The whole production presents a formidable challenge to any opera house contemplating an alternative staging. — More…
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Wagner: Die Walküre
John Keyes (Siegmund), Nadine Secunde (Sieglinde), John Bröcheler (Wotan), Jeannine Altmeyer (Brünnhilde), Kurt Rydl (Hunding), Reinhild Runkel (Fricka)
De Nederlandse Opera & Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Hartmut Haenchen, Pierre Audi
Contemporary American Operas
Gerald Finley (J. Robert Oppenheimer), Jessica Rivera (Kitty Oppenheimer), Eric Owens (General Leslie Groves), Richard Paul Fink (Edward Teller), James Maddalena (Jack Hubbard), Thomas Glenn (Robert Wilson), Jay Hunter Morris (Captain James Nolan), Ellen Rabiner (Pasqualita), Stephanie Novacek (Dinah),...
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Cheryl Barker, Martin Thompson, Catherine Keen, Richard Stilwell, Anneleen Bijnen, Peter Blanchet
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera, Edo de Waart, stage direction by Robert Wilson
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
Juha Uusitalo (Der Hollander), Robert Lloyd (Daland), Catherine Naglestad (Senta), Marco Jentzsch (Erik), Marina Prudenskaja (Mary), Oliver Ringelhahn (Der Steuermann)
Chorus of The Netherlands Opera & Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Harmut Haenchen (conductor) & Martin Kušej (director)
Juha Uusitalo is a charismatic Dutchman vocally, if more demonic than romantic — More…
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Cheryl Barker, Martin Thompson, Catherine Keen, Richard Stilwell, Anneleen Bijnen, Peter Blanchet
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera, Edo de Waart, stage direction by Robert Wilson
Bellini: I Puritani
Daniel Borowski (Lord Gualtiero Valton), Mariola Cantarero (Elvira), Riccardo Zanellato (Sir Giorgio), John Osborn (Lord Arturo Talbot), Scott Hendricks (Sir Riccardo Forth), Gregorio Gonzalez (Sir Bruno Roberton), Fredrika Brillembourg (Enrichetta di Francia)
Chorus of the Netherlands Opera...
Negrin gets some excellent performances from his cast, who are able to express emotion without being either hammy or cheesy. Scott Hendricks as the rejected lover sings nobly after a gusty start...Osborn... — More…
Verdi: Les vêpres siciliennes
French version
Barbara Haveman (Hélène), Lívia Ághová (Ninetta), Burkhard Fritz (Henri), Alejandro Marco-Buhrmester (Guy de Montfort), Balint Szabo (Jean Procida), Hubert Francis (Thibault), Fabrice Farina (Danieli), Rudi de Vries (Mainfroid), Roger Smeets (Robert), Jeremy White (Le Sire de Béthune) & Christophe...
Alejandro Marco-Buhrmeister succeeds in evoking our sympathy in 'Au sein de la puissance'. The lovers sing tenderly; but what stands out in their Act 2 duet is some exquisite phrasing in the... — More…
Puccini: La fanciulla del West
Eva-Maria Westbroek (Minnie), Lucio Gallo (Jack Rance), Zoran Todorovich (Dick Johnson), Roman Sadnik (Nick), Diogenes Randes (Ashby), Stephen Gadd (Sonora), Tijl Faveyts (Billy Jackrabbit), Ellen Rabiner (Wowkle), André Morsch (Jake Wallace) & Roger Smeets (José Castro)
Chorus of De Nederlandse...
What we see is an updated parable of the American dream...in the final scene [Minnie] appears, like Jean Harlow, at the top of a glittering staircase to be carried off to a Hollywood happy ending...Does... — More…