Lennox

Lennox knows his father is suffering from a mysterious illness. When his father forgets to take his lucky chain with him on the way to the Invisible Hospital, Lennox decides to go after his father together with his best friend. RIGHTABOUTNOW INC. and Dutch National Opera have turned the exciting children’s book Lennox en de gouden sikkel (Lennox and the golden sickle) into a hip opera.

Based on prize-winning book

The book’s author Zindzi Zevenbergen won a Zilveren Griffel, a prominent Dutch award for children’s books, in 2022; the illustrators Hedy Tjin and Brian Elstak won a Zilveren Penseel award. Their dynamic illustrations were a major source of inspiration for the aesthetics of this production.

Multi-instrumentalist and producer Bnnyhunna (Benjamin Ankomah) wrote the music for Lennox, his first opera. He received a Buma Music In Media Award in 2023 for his work, which combines jazz, gospel, afro and hip-hop influences. Bnnyhunna teamed up with Neo Muyanga, the composer of How Anansi freed the stories of the world, for Lennox.

Dutch National Opera has collaborated with RIGHTABOUTNOW INC. for some years now, including for the annual celebration of Keti Koti (Emancipation Day) in our theatre. Lennox will be the first full-length work in co-production with this interdisciplinary urban performing arts centre.