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Past Shows

Holland Festival: Rusalka
Holland Festival: Rusalka
6/6 - 6/28/2020


A water nymph falls in love with a prince and wants to become human. Shes even willing to give up her voice, hoping to get ...

Holland Festival: Beethoven
Holland Festival: Beethoven
6/11 - 6/24/2020


Although they werent written for that purpose originally, Ludwig von Beethovens compositions lend themselves to dance. 250 years after his birth the Dutch National Ballet ...

LA CENERENTOLA
12/3 - 12/28/2019


In its first-ever staging at Dutch National Opera & Ballet, the exuberant fairy tale opera La Cenerentola (Cinderella) promises to be a fun-filled and unforgettable ...

DIE WALKÜRE
11/16 - 11/27/2019


Don’t miss this final chance – ever! – to see Die Walküre, the second and most entrancing part of Wagner’s Ring, in the legendary production ...

COSÌ FAN TUTTE
10/3 - 10/21/2019


Così fan tutte tells the story of four young lovers, set in the tumult of a holiday resort. As the plot unfolds, twists reminiscent of ...

PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE
PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE
6/5 - 6/27/2019


At the 2019 Holland Festival DNO will present a new production of Pelléas et Mélisande, led by Daniele Gatti. This one and only opera by ...

AUS LICHT
AUS LICHT
5/31 - 6/10/2019


What is mankind’s purpose on Earth? Karlheinz Stockhausen’s answer to this question is the seven-opera cycle LICHT. Aus LICHT presents a selection of key passages ...

MADAMA BUTTERFLY
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
4/23 - 5/13/2019


Coolly stylised, Robert Wilson’s sublime staging of Puccini’s heartbreaking Madama Butterfly accentuates the tragic narrative in this revival of the enthusiastically received 2002 production....

THE BOY WHO GREW TOO FAST
THE BOY WHO GREW TOO FAST
4/30 - 5/4/2019


What do you do when you are different from everybody else? Try not to stand out? Or ignore what others think? The boy who grew ...

TANNHÄUSER
TANNHÄUSER
4/6 - 5/1/2019


With its splendid choral movements, Wagner’s ‘romantische Oper’ Tannhäuser is a true ‘singers’ opera’. German conductor Christof Loy has signed on for this fresh staging....

FIN DE PARTIE
FIN DE PARTIE
3/6 - 3/10/2019


Based on the famous play by Samuel Beckett, Fin de Partie is the first opera written by 91-year-old György Kurtág, one of the world’s greatest ...

CARUSO A CUBA
CARUSO A CUBA
3/3 - 3/9/2019


A new composition by Dutch composer and poet Micha Hamel, Caruso a Cuba is based on the novel Como un mensajero tuyo by Cuban author ...

PORGY AND BESS
PORGY AND BESS
1/16 - 1/31/2019


Porgy and Bess is a unique opera and a popular favourite in which George Gershwin mixed jazz with the western opera tradition and Afro-American and ...

JUDITHA TRIUMPHANS
JUDITHA TRIUMPHANS
1/26 - 1/30/2019


Vivaldi’s Juditha Triumphans is an allegorical oratorio with a plot full of twists and turns. Though not intended for the theatre, it lends itself perfectly ...

OEDIPE
OEDIPE
12/6 - 12/25/2018


George Enescu’s masterpiece Oedipe is already a musical tour de force, but in the hands of director Àlex Ollé it boasts a visual staging that ...

IL BARBIERE DE SIVIGLIA


Rossini’s lively and energetic Il barbiere di Siviglia is a beloved opera classic. Il barbiere di Siviglia is presented in a new staging by Lotte ...

JEN?FA
JEN?FA
10/6 - 10/25/2018


Rivalry, jealousy and social control culminate in the murder of an innocent child in Jen?fa. This emotional and profoundly moving opera by Leoš Janá?ek finds ...

DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
9/4 - 9/29/2018


What better way to kick off the opera season than with McBurney’s phenomenal staging of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?...

Gurre-Lieder
Gurre-Lieder
4/18 - 5/5/2018


Rarely has a theatrical world premiere been so warmly received as Dutch National Opera’s production of Arnold Schönberg’s late-Romantic Gurre-Lieder in 2014. The production fulfilled ...

Das Floß der Medusa
Das Floß der Medusa
3/13 - 3/26/2018


Das Floß der Medusa is a timeless requiem for the forgotten victims of the indifference of the privileged classes. Romeo Castellucci, one of the most ...

La morte d’Orfeo
La morte d’Orfeo
3/23 - 3/26/2018


In this opera, the story of Orpheus is continued where Monteverdi left off. The tragi-comic pastorale La morte d’Orfeo by Stefano Landi (1590-1639) is a ...

Clemency
Clemency
3/22 - 3/25/2018


Clemency, by the Scottish composer James MacMillan is a small-scale opera with five singers (four men and one woman) and a chamber ensemble made up ...

Trouble in Tahiti
Trouble in Tahiti
3/22 - 3/25/2018


In Bernstein’s short opera Trouble in Tahiti, popular songs, familiar advert tunes and a good dose of humour form the basis for an uncompromising criticism ...

THE SECOND VIOLINIST
THE SECOND VIOLINIST
3/7 - 3/9/2018


A sensational modern opera, The Second Violinist is a brooding thriller electrified by an otherworldly, almost compulsive score, the result of an artistic partnership between ...

Don Quichotte
Don Quichotte
2/13 - 3/4/2018


There’s no better ballet for chasing away the winter blues than Don Quichotte. Dutch National Ballet is dancing this work filled with virtuosity, high spirits ...

The Rake’s Progress
The Rake’s Progress
2/1 - 2/21/2018


The Rake’s Progress continues to appeal because of the music, which is a highlight of Stravinsky’s neoclassical period, and the libretto by W. H. Auden ...

Tristan und Isolde
Tristan und Isolde
1/18 - 2/14/2018


The new production of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, directed by Pierre Audi, has already received high acclaim in Paris and Rome. In his staging of ...

The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty
12/9 - 1/3/2018


No fewer than eighteen times over the festive Christmas period, Dutch National Ballet will awaken The Sleeping Beauty with a kiss. More than 125 years ...

La bohème
La bohème
12/1 - 12/29/2017


It is no coincidence that La bohème is one of the audience favourites. The moving love story can be told like a film, and Puccini’s ...

Schubert
Schubert
11/10 - 11/12/2017


As the title suggests, the music of the virtuoso Franz Schubert sets the tone in this first NDT 2 programme....

Mata Hari
Mata Hari
10/14 - 11/2/2017


The turbulent life of the Dutch spy and dancer Mata Hari is the theme of this large-scale production. Choreographed by artistic director Ted Brandsen, it ...

La Forza del Destino
La Forza del Destino
9/9 - 10/1/2017


Fate strikes mercilessly hard in La forza del destino. A family conflict with a fatal ending arises against the backdrop of war....

Ode to the Master
Ode to the Master
9/15 - 9/30/2017


Hans van Manen may be 85 this summer, but his international fame is still rising. In recent years, both the Mariinsky Ballet and the Bolshoi ...

Salome
Salome
6/9 - 7/5/2017


The central character in Salome is the spoilt princess of Judea, who demands the head of John the Baptist if she cannot gain his love....

Shostakovich Trilogy
Shostakovich Trilogy
6/17 - 6/30/2017


In Shostakovich Trilogy, Alexei Ratmansky explores his complex relationship with his homeland. Ratmansky, who calls this his most personal work, gives an atmospheric sketch of ...

New Moves 2017


Investing in new choreographic talent is a must, thinks Ted Brandsen, artistic director of Dutch National Ballet. So when he took the helm of the ...

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