Semele has never before been staged in Amsterdam. In this opera, George Frideric Handel embraced the English tradition of narrative theatre, breaking away from Italian conventions. Drawing inspiration ...

Michel van der Aa’s “Theory of Flames” originates from a question: “How can we relate to people if we don’t believe in the same reality?” By Hugh Morris and Desiré Van Den Berg The composer had grand ...

But Rimsky-Korsakov's rainbow-coloured score, in turn glowing and surprisingly violent (for him), is surely his greatest, and can only be done on the highest level, as it is here by the Dutch National ...

Nine-year-old Atman gets lost in his own city. He has the key to his home in his pocket but can no longer remember where he lives. He asks people in the street for help. A man has no time (“Ask me ...