
NEW PRODUCTION
Dates
6-22 October 2022
Location
Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Main Stage
Running time
t.b.a.
Tickets
From €20

A heartbreaking fairy-tale opera
In this fairy tale, the villain is not a witch, but mankind. Engelbert Humperdinck’s Königskinder is a tragic story about a goose girl and a prince who fall in love. Together, they overcome magical obstacles and their own prejudices, but are misunderstood and rejected by the harsh society they live in.
Photo: composer Engelbert Humperdinck
Performance information
Fairy-tale opera in three acts
Sung in German
Libretto Ernst Rosmer (Elsa Bernstein-Porges)
Musical direction Marc Albrecht
Stage direction Christof Loy
Set design Johannes Leiacker
Costume design Barbara Drosihn
Lighting design Olaf Winter
Dramaturgy Klaus Bertisch
Der Königssohn Daniel Behle
Die Gänsemagd Olga Kulchynska
Der Spielmann Josef Wagner
Die Hexe Doris Soffel
Der Holzhacker Sam Carl
Der Besenbinder Michael Pflumm
Der Ratsälteste Henk Poort
Der Wirt Roger Smeets
Der Wirtstochter Kai Rüütel
Der Schneider Lucas van Lierop
Die Stallmagd Eva Kroon
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus of Dutch National Opera
Chorusmaster Edward Ananian-Cooper
Nieuw Amsterdams Kinderkoor (part of Nieuw Vocaal Amsterdam)
Rehearsals children’s chorus Anaïs de la Morandais
Humperdincks forgotten masterpiece is brought to the stage by awardwinning director Christof Loy
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Dutch National Opera has a long-standing and proud history with the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra | the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, which has been its main orchestra partner for the past 30 years. It is widely considered to be one of the best opera orchestras in the world.
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