Publications

On this page you can find information about the publications of Dutch National Opera & Ballet download some of them as PDF files.

Season brochure

Curious about the 2025 – 2026 programme of Dutch National Opera and Dutch National Ballet? The full season line-up of both companies is available in the season brochure, which can be viewed online or requested as a printed copy.

Magazine Odeon

Odeon is a magazine that appears three times per year and contains much of interest about future productions, interviews with conductors and singers, recent developments and lots of practical tips. 

Magazine Odeon

Alongside its programme books, Dutch National Opera also publishes its magazine Odeon. It appears three times per year and contains much of interest about future productions, interviews with conductors and singers, recent developments and lots of practical tips. Season ticket holders receive Odeon free of charge; individual ticket holders can have Odeon sent to them for € 15. Odeon is published in Dutch. Single issues are € 4 (postage abroad not included).

Subscribe to Odeon

Keep track of the productions of Dutch National Opera, with background articles, interviews, photos and news.

You can subscribe (stating your name and address) via customerservice@operaballet.nl

Odeon | 2024 – 2025 | No 137

April, May, June 2025

Featuring the following topics:

  • Conductor Marc Albrecht returns for Die Frau ohne Schatten
  • Young talent in Dido and Aeneas in Concert
  • Bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny makes his house debut in Boris Godunov

Download Odeon 137

Find earlier editions in the Odeon archive

Annual reports 

Below you can find the last eight annual reports of Dutch National Opera & Ballet. 

A list of the last eight annual reports

Annual report of Dutch National Opera & Ballet 2024 (Dutch, pdf)

Annual report of Dutch National Opera & Ballet 2023 (Dutch, pdf)

Annual report of Dutch National Opera & Ballet 2022 (Dutch, pdf)

Annual report of Dutch National Opera & Ballet 2021 (Dutch, pdf)

Annual report of Dutch National Opera & Ballet 2020 (Dutch, pdf)

Annual report of Dutch National Opera & Ballet 2019 (Dutch, pdf)

Annual report of Dutch National Opera & Ballet 2018 (Dutch, pdf)

Annual report of Dutch National Opera & Ballet 2017 (Dutch, pdf)

Annual report of Dutch National Opera & Ballet 2016 (Dutch, pdf)

Annual report of Dutch National Opera & Ballet 2015 (Dutch, pdf)

Annual report of Dutch National Opera & Ballet 2014 (Dutch, pdf)

Annual report of Het Muziektheater Amsterdam 2013 (Dutch, pdf)

Annual report of Het Muziektheater Amsterdam 2012 (Dutch, pdf)

 

Positioning Ballet

From 24 until 26 February 2023, artistic directors from leading ballet companies all over the world came together in Amsterdam for the third edition of the work conference Positioning Ballet, organised by Dutch National Ballet.

The artistic directors talked to each other about current social developments that influence the work of ballet companies, and discussed the future of the art of ballet.

The report for this edition can be viewed and downloaded by following the link below.

View the report (pdf)