
NEW PRODUCTION
Dates
6-21 September
Location
Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Auditorium
Running time
1:00
Tickets
From € 35

A mass for the 21st century
This production of Missa in tempore belli is a dream come true for DNO’s brand-new chief conductor Lorenzo Viotti. Taking Haydn’s ‘Mass in time of war’ as its centrepiece, this special performance combines music theatre, dance, electronic composition and video.
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Performance information
New production
Musical direction Lorenzo Viotti
Stage direction, set design and lighting design Barbora Horáková
Choreography Juanjo Arqués
Associate set designer Sieger Kotterer
Associate lighting designer Peter van der Sluis
Costumes Jorine van Beek
Video Simon Hänggi | Hervé Thiot
Dramaturgy Niels Nuijten
Soprano Janai Brugger
Mezzo-soprano Polly Leech
Tenor Mingjie Lei
Baritone Johannes Kammler
Orchestra Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Live electronica Janiv Oron
Chorus Chorus of Dutch National Opera
Chorus master Lionel Sow
Dancers Dutch National Ballet
Costa Allen, Erica Horwood, Dustin True, Clara Superfine, Yvonne Slingerland, Leo Hepler, Sebia Plantefève, Philippe Magdelijns, Isaac Mueller, Gregory Myles, Lauren Hunter, Claire Tjoe-Fat, Emma Mardegan en Guillermo Torrijos.
Sung in Latin
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Free programme booklet
Click on the link below and receive the online programme booklet before the premiere. With beautiful images and more information about the music and the cast.
Please note that the programme booklet is only available in Dutch.
Behind the scenes of Haydn / Janiv Oron's Missa in tempore belli


Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
For over 35 years, The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra have been Dutch National Opera's primary orchestral partners. The orchestra is regarded as one of the best opera orchestras in the world. In September 2021, Lorenzo Viotti will become the chief conductor of both the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and Dutch National Opera.
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Lorenzo Viotti about Haydn's Missa in Tempore Belli

Missa in tempore belli - podcast
Missa in tempore belli is a huge project. We hear religious music by Haydn and electronic compositions by Janiv Oron. On stage we see the choir, various video projections, soloists and dancers from Dutch National Ballet. In this introduction podcast (Dutch), Laura Roling, dramaturge at Dutch National Opera, sits down with Niels Nuijten, production dramaturge of Missa in tempore belli. Together they talk about this special production.