Philip Venables

Tag: Dutch National Opera

5-star reviews for We Are The Lucky Ones

19 March 2025

Here is a selection of press quotes from the premiere production of We Are The Lucky Ones, March 2025 (some machine translated): Critic’s Pick: ‘We Are the Lucky Ones’ gives voice to a generation. This new opera assembles a compassionate,…

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We Are The Lucky Ones production images

18 March 2025

We Are The Lucky Ones premiered at Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam, on 14th March 2025. Here are some production shots, credit: Dutch National opera | Koen Broos. Libretto: Nina Segal, Ted HuffmanConductor: Bassem AkikiDirection: Ted HuffmanAssistant directors: Sonoko…

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Preview articles about We Are The Lucky Ones

12 March 2025

Here are links to three in-depth previews of We Are The Lucky Ones, published in the Dutch press. (excerpts machine translated.) NRCThe stories of dozens of people born in the 1940s make up the new opera ‘We Are The Lucky…

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New opera announced: We Are The Lucky Ones

20 March 2024

I’m delighted to announce our next opera, We Are The Lucky Ones. The opera is commissioned by Dutch National Opera, and it will premiere at the Opera Forward Festival in Amsterdam on 14th March 2025. I am writing it with…

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Press images of Denis & Katya in Amsterdam by Milagro Elstak

5 November 2022

Some production images from the Dutch National Opera production of Denis & Katya, March 2022, on the enormous main stage of the opera house in Amsterdam, as part of the Opera Forward Festival. The singers Inna Demenkova and Michael Wilmering, with…

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5 stars for Denis & Katya in Amsterdam

15 March 2022

The Dutch premiere of Denis & Katya took place on Friday at Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam, as part of the Opera Forward Festival. It was performed by Inna Demenkova and Michael Wilmering, with cellists of the Residentie Orkest The…

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Denis & Katya announced at Dutch National Opera / Opera Forward Festival

31 August 2021

Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam have announced that they will make a new production of Denis & Katya in the Opera Forward Festival 2022. The Festival features a range of new operatic each year in March in a range of…

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