Dates

19-21 June 2023

Location

Paradiso, Main stage

Running time

TBA

Tickets

€ 25

Nederlands Kamerorkest and Inna Demenkova (Opera Studio) in Paradiso during Dido and Aeneas

Kings & Queens

Following the success of the first edition of Opera in Paradiso, Dutch National Opera Studio and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra present a new programme in which the kings and queens of baroque composers Georg Friedrich Handel and Henry Purcell enter the pop temple. Dutch National Opera Studio’s young singers will be accompanied by musicians from the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Hernán Schvartzman. The semi-staged evening is the result of two weeks of sessions with renowned opera director Christof Loy.

Opera in Paradiso: Dido and Aeneas (2022) | Photo: Eduardus Lee

Handel and Purcell’s compositions are part of the most prominent Baroque repertoire: music created between circa 1600 and 1750, characterized by richly ornamented melody lines, expressing complex emotions. In Kings & Queens, the crowning stars of Handel’s operatic and oratorio pieces Belshazzar, Ariodante, Rinaldo and Alcina, as well as Purcell’s The Fairy Queen, pass through in a celebration of royal music.

Performance information

Musical direction  Hernán Schvartzman

Singers  Dutch National Opera Studio:
Ian Castro, Inna Demenkova, Georgiy Derbas-Richter,
Maya Gour and Elenora Hu

Orchestra  Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

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Nederlands Kamerorkest

Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

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.

Photo: Anna van Kooij

Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

Naturally, it also performs in concerts of its own and then its go-to venue is the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. In addition to its collabo­ration with chief conductor Lorenzo Viotti and music director of the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra Gordan Nikolić, the orchestra regularly works with internationally renowned guest conductors and soloists, as well as a whole new generation of excellent musicians. It has played on countless stages, using music to connect people by giving exceptional performances that inspire both connoisseurs and novices alike. The orches­tra's base is in the warm and welcoming NedPhO-Dome in the ‘lndische Buurt’ in Amsterdam, ensuring it is at the heart of the community. In this way, the orchestra hopes to make classical music more approachable to a wider audience.

Season 2022/23 will see the Dutch Philharmonic Orchestra join us for our season-opener Carmen, as well as for Königs­kinder, Turandot and Der Rosenkavalier. The Netherlands Chamber Orchestra will provide the orchestral accompani­ment for Animal Farm and Maria Stuarda.

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Opera in Paradiso: Dido and Aeneas; Nederlands Kamerorkest in Paradiso
Opera in Paradiso: Dido and Aeneas (2022) | Photo: Eduardus Lee
Claire Antoine en Inna Demenkova tijdens Dido and Aeneas in Paradiso
Claire Antione and Inna Demenkova | Opera in Paradiso: Dido and Aeneas (2022) | Photo: Eduardus Lee
Claire Antoine en Inna Demenkova tijdens Dido and Aeneas in Paradiso
Claire Antoine | Opera in Paradiso: Dido and Aeneas (2022) | Photo: Eduardus Lee
Claire Antoine en Inna Demenkova tijdens Dido and Aeneas in Paradiso
Claire Antione and Inna Demenkova | Opera in Paradiso: Dido and Aeneas (2022) | Photo: Eduardus Lee
Inna Demenkova tijdens Dido and Aeneas in Paradiso
Inna Demenkova | Opera in Paradiso: Dido and Aeneas (2022) | Photo: Eduardus Lee
Nationaal Vrouwen Jeugdkoor tijdens Dido and Aeneas in Paradiso
Opera in Paradiso: Dido and Aeneas (2022) | Photo: Eduardus Lee
Nederlands Kamerorkest tijdens Dido and Aeneas in Paradiso
Opera in Paradiso: Dido and Aeneas (2022) | Photo: Eduardus Lee
Elenora Hu, Maya Gour en Georgiy Derbas-Richter tijdens Dido and Aeneas in Paradiso
Elenora Hu, Maya Gour and Georgiy Derbas-Richter | Opera in Paradiso: Dido and Aeneas (2022) | Photo: Eduardus Lee
Ian Castro tijdens Dido and Aeneas in Paradiso
Ian Castro | Opera in Paradiso: Dido and Aeneas (2022) | Photo: Eduardus Lee
Georgiy Derbas-Richter, Maya Gour en Elenora Hu tijdens Dido and Aeneas in Paradiso
Georgiy Derbas-Richter, Maya Gour and Elenora Hu | Opera in Paradiso: Dido and Aeneas (2022) | Photo: Eduardus Lee

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