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DUTCH NATIONAL OPERA & BALLET
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Jean-François van Boxmeer
- - Chairman
- Else Bos
Pieter Maarten Feenstra
Bernard Foccroulle
Louise Fresco
Jos Nijhuis
Shula Rijxman
Robert Swaak
Tjark Tjin-A-Tsoi
Corinne Vigreux
Paul Waarts
MANAGEMENT
- Els van der Plas (until 1 November 2020)
- - General Director Dutch National Opera & Ballet
- Sophie de Lint
- - Director Dutch National Opera
- Ted Brandsen
- - Director Dutch National Ballet
- Bob Brandsen
- - Deputy Director
- Miek de Ruiter
- - Deputy Director
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
- Mieke de Boer-Fris
- Claudia Hooykaas
Ronald Lunel - - Dutch National Opera & Ballet
- Mumtaz Pang Atjok
- - Dutch National Ballet
- Marijke Aberson
Joukje de Boer - - Dutch National Opera
DUTCH NATIONAL OPERA
MANAGEMENT
- Sophie de Lint
- - Director Dutch National Opera
ARTISTIC AFFAIRS
- Damià Carbonell Nicolau
- - Head of Artistic Affairs
- Jaap van Hellenberg Hubar
- Sonja Heyl
- - Assistants
- Ineke D'Hont
- - Assistant artistic affairs/coordinator budget
- Marjan Hoekstra
- Assistant artistic affairs/ media coordination - Kathinka Hamburg
- - Assistant orchestra affairs
- Aldert Vermeulen
Jan-Paul Grijpink
Boudewijn Jansen
Peter Lockwood
Ernst Munneke - - Music Staff
- Meisje Barbara Hummel
- - Senior Staff Director
- Astrid van den Akker
- - Staff Director
ARTISTIC COORDINATOR
- Liesbeth Kruyt
Head of Public Affairs
Laura de By
DRAMATURGY
- Luc Joosten
- - Head
- Frits Vliegenthart
- Editor / Public Events Coordinator
Naomi Teekens
Jasmijn van Wijnen
– Assistants
Ruud Rockx
– Surtitles director
Jan Hemmer
– Surtitles operator
OPERA PLANNING
- Tine Haze
- - Planning Co-ordinator
- Emma Becker
Ruud Burgering
Vere van Opstal - - Rehearsal Co-ordinators
MUSIC LIBRARY
- Rudolf Weges
- - Senior Music Librarian
- René Domen
- - Assistant Music Librarian
- Johan Ausma
- - Assistant
CHORUS
- Ching-Lien Wu
- - Artistic Director
- Naud van Geffen
- - Business Manager
- Klaas-Jan de Groot
Ad Broeksteeg - - Assistant Chorus Masters
- Marianne Vleghert
Jacqueline Serry - - Assistants to the Business Manager
SOPRANOS
- Ineke Berends
Bernadette Bouthoorn
Jeanneke van Buul
Iris Giel
Melanie Greve
Sandra Hooglander
Michaëla Karadjian
Fang Fang Kong
Oleksandra Lenyshyn
Tomoko Makuuchi
Vesna Miletìc
Mariëtte Oelderik - Sofia Patsi
- Janine Scheepers
CONTRALTOS
- Anneleen Bijnen
Elsa Barthas
Johanna Dur
Inez Hafkamp
Maria Kowan
Myra Kroese
Itzel Medecigo - Sophia Patsi
Marieke Reuten
TENORS
- Wim Jan van Deuveren
Frank Engel
Ruud Fiselier
Cato Fordham
John van Halteren
Robert Kops
Tigran Matinyan
Frank Nieuwenkamp
Richard Prada
François Soons
Jeroen de Vaal
Bert Visser
BASSES
- Ronald Aijtink
Peter Arink
Jorne van Bergeijk
Jeroen van Glabbeek
Sander Heutinck
Dominic Kraemer
Richard Meijer
Gi-Jun Nam
Wojtek Okraska
Jaap Sletterink
Ian Spencer
Harry Teeuwen
OPERA STUDIO
Frederik Bergman
Sam Carl
Verity Wingate
- trainees solist 2019-2020
Maya Gur
Maksym Nazarenko
Kevin Romero
- trainees solist 2020-2021
Lochlan Brown
- trainee pianist 2019-2020
Luba Podgayskaya
- trainee pianist 2020-2021
- Rosemary Joshua
- Artistic Director Dutch National Opera Studio
Chiara Graniero
- Assistant of the Artistic Director Dutch National
DUTCH NATIONAL BALLET
MANAGEMENT
- Ted Brandsen
- - Artistic Director Dutch National Ballet
- Rachel Beaujean
- - Deputy Artistic Director
RESIDENT CHOREOGRAPHER
- Hans van Manen
ASSOCIATE ARTIST
- David Dawson
YOUNG CREATIVE ASSOCIATES
- Juanjo Arqués
Peter Leung
ARTISTIC STAFF
- Charlotte Chapellier
Guillaume Graffin
Alan Land
Judy Maelor Thomas - - Ballet Masters
- Sandrine Leroy
- - Choreologist / Ballet Master
- Rinat Gizatulin
- - Senior Ballet Teacher
- Larissa Lezhnina
- - Guest Ballet Master
- Louise Vine
- - Artistic Logistics Co-ordinator
- Sara de Swaan
Taneesha Sijmons - - Assistants
JUNIOR COMPANY
Ernst Meisner
- Artistic Coordinator Junior Company
Caroline Sayo Iura
– Ballet master
Wiard Havenaar
– Assistant
BUSINESS MANAGER
- Toine van der Horst
MUSIC STAFF
- Matthew Rowe
- - Music Director / Chief Conductor
- Ermanno Florio
- - Resident Conductor
- Olga Khoziainova
- - Senior Pianist
- Elena Kim
- Robert Greuter
- Ryoko Kondo
Paul Lewis
Michael Mouratch
Viktoriya Ryapolova - - Pianists
PLANNING & PRODUCTION
- Lydia Buisman
- - Head of Planning & Production
- Terra de Groot
Sterre Haverkamp - - Production Administrators
ASSOCIATE ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Peggy Olislaegers
TABLEAU AFFAIRS
- Henk Vrehen
- - Volunteer
VIDEO & AUDIO
- Mathieu Gremillet
- Altin Kaftira
- - Creative Filmmakers
- Ramy Tadrous
- - Assistant
DANCERS
MEDICAL SUPPORT
The dancers of Dutch National Ballet are medically supervised by De Sportartsen Groep.
- Rutger Klauwers
– Case manager/physiotherapist/manual therapist - Maarten Groothuis
John ten Kulve
– Physiotherapists
Marleen Grol
– Coordinator/Mensendieck therapist
Tanne Karels
Ronald Klaassen
– Sport physiotherapists
Leila Kester
– Pilates teacher
Judy Maelor Thomas
– Rehabilitation teacher
Frans Birnie
Sandra Cozijn
Kay Patru
Erik Wiggelinkhuizen
– Masseurs
CENTRAL DEPARTMENTS
INTEGRAL PLANNING
- Dein Schmidt
- - Planning Manager
TECHNICAL DEPARTMENTS
- Bob Brandsen
- - Technical Director
TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
- Jolanda Müller
- - Assistant to the Technical Director / Head of Technical Management Support
- Petra Sep
- - Secretary
- Cor van Donkersgoed
- - Minutes Secretary
- Joëlla Reket
- - Planning Assistant
PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
- Rolf Hauser
- - Head of Production Workshop
- Puck Rudolph
- - Deputy Head of Production Workshop / Production Supervisor
- Mark van Trigt
- Sieger Kotterer
- - Production Supervisors
- Jasper Snel
- - Werkvoorbereider
- Rudolph Valentina
- - Administrative Assistant
- Leo Voogd
- - Receptionist
- Cathrine Andresen
Andrew Clarke
Nicky Hageman
Gerko Min - - CAD Draughtsmen
CARPENTRY DEPARTMENT
- Paul Horn
- - Head of Carpentry Department
- Ahmed Derraze
Richard Mittemeijer - - Senior Scenic Carpenters
- Floris Barends
Willem Konings
Alain Erkamp
Henk Nab
Simon Tol
Moor Verbrugh
Ed Wilts - - Scenic Carpenters
DECORATION DEPARTMENT
- Denis Klijnsma
- - Head of Decoration Department
- Jacques van der Velden
- - Senior Painter / Decorator
- Awik Balaian
- Vanessa Kluge
Rieneke Ostheimer - - Painters / Decorators
- Niall O'Donovan
- - Senior Plastic Materials Sculptor
CONSTRUCTION SHOP
- Phil Hall
- - Head of Construction Shop / Welding Inspector
- Thom de Wildt
- - Senior Construction Fitter
- Udo Bakker
Lester Windhouwer - - Construction Fitters
PRODUCTION WORKSHOP LOGISTICS
- Ton Kuijper
- - Head of Purchasing & Logistics
- Walter Francia
- - Deputy Head of Logistics
- Hugo Halewijn
Menno Mijwaart
Wesley de Ridder - - General Assistants / Truck Drivers
STAGE MACHINERY MAINTENANCE
- Dirk Bakker
- - Head of Stage Machinery Maintenance
- George Rood
- - Deputy Head of Department
- Rick van den Pol
- - System Administrator
- Willem Jan Ernsting
- - Work Planner / Maintenance Technician
- Marcel Appelman
Ed Buch
Jilles van Dijk
Scott Haije
Erdal Kilickaya
Jakob Schuitema
Sjoerd Siebenga
Rory Theunisz - Maurice Tjipjes
- - Maintenance Technicians
- Ben Vermeeren
- Maintenance Technician/Advisor NEN3140 - Rob Kraan
- - Theatre Firemen
STAGE & LIGHTING
- Pieter Huijgen
- - Head of Stage & Lighting
- Antje Bartholly
- - Assistant Head of Stage & Lighting
- Jan van den Bosch
- - Health & Safety Co-ordinator / Work Experience Supervisor
STAGE
- Harm Lubbers
- - Deputy Head of Stage
- Caroline Peek
- - CAD Draughtsman
- Mathilde van der Horst Jansen
- - Administrative Assistant
- Rien Gepken
- - Store & Logistics Managers
- Peter Brem
Jeroen Jaspers - Wim Kuijper
- Jop van den Berg
- Edwin Rijs
- - Senior Carpenters
- Arjen Koch
- Ger Bouwhuis
- Dimitry de Groot
- Arno Koopmann
- George Voortman
- Jeroen de Vree
- Arjan de Wolf
- - Carpenters
- Ruud Boots
- Niels Broekman
- Ivo van Daalen
- Jimmy Goudberg
- Arnoud Gravet
- Sjors Henselmans
- Trinus Hertroijs
- Steven den Houdijker
- Nico Iping
- Carl Kassenaar
- Zeth Pattinama
- Nico Tabak
- Michel van Veen
- Ruben Venema
- - Operators
- Gert Alles
Sammy Dehkordi
Martijn de Groot
– Senior stage assistants - Dick Hendriks
Hans Hofstra
Marco van der Poel - Sanne van de Vooren
- - Craftsmen
- Wendy Budel-van Dijk
Bert van Muijden
Nina Pronk
Xander Ruijzing
Caspar Smulders
– Stage assistants
Martin Simonis
– Crew canteen assistant
LIGHTING
- Richard ten Hof
- - Deputy Head of Lighting
- Wijnand van der Horst
- - Ballet Lighting Supervisor
- Gerrit Jan Eldering
- - Colour Store Manager
- Frank Dijkstra
- - CAD Draughtsman
- Cor van den Brink
Co van Diepen
Angela Leuthold
Michel van Reijn
Peter van der Sluis - - Senior Lighting Managers
- Ianthe van der Hoek
- Fred Kooring
Joep Schoenmakers
Eline Zomer - - Lighting Managers
- Mark Berghoef
Michiel van den Heuvel
Juan de Ferrari Montoya
Jasper Paternotte
Erik Vrees - - Lighting Operators
- Marcel Goudsblom
Patrick Hussem
Bas Lemmens
Michael Poelwijk
Berry van Raaij
Eugène Swartz
Merijn Schipper - - Lighting Craftsmen
- Anita de Jong
Oleg Polianski
Lennart Vroomans - - Lighting Technicians
Bram Schipper
Pim Schmitz - – Allround lighting technicians
- Ariane Kamminga
- - Followspotters Co-ordinator
- Panos Mitsopoulos
Carola Robert - - Followspotters
AUDIO, VIDEO & MEDIA
- Hans-Willem de Haan
- - Head of Audio, Video & Media
- Frederik Furnee
- - Deputy Head of Department
- Jorik de Beer
Michiel Jansen
Ramón Schoones
Wibo Vermeulen - - Sound Engineers
- Paul Lardenoije
- - Senior Sound Engineer
- Rutger Flierman
- - Video / Sound Engineer
- Geert Braam
- - Video Director
- Raymond Roggekamp
- - Image Technician
PROPS DEPARTMENT
- Carolien Meijer
- - Head of Props Department
- Ruud Sloos
- - Special Effects & Development Supervisor
- Andries Swart
Peter Visser - - Special Effects Craftsmen
- Niko Groot
Peter Paul Oort - - Props Managers
- Jolanda Borjeson
Remko Holleboom
Jurgen van Tiggelen - - Props Team Leaders
- Niek Gersen
Ruben Lakeman
Robert-Jan Ruijl - - Props Craftsmen
- Hanna Tynkkynen
- - Props Crewman
- Rob van den Berg
- - General Assistant
COSTUMES, WIGS & MAKE-UP
- Robby Duiveman
- - Director Costumes, Wigs & Make-up
- Jacqueline Vencken
- - Executive Secretary
OPERA COSTUME DEPARTMENT
- Hildegard Jöris
- - Costume Production Co-ordinator
- Diane Zahn
- Co- ordinator Planning and Budget Control - Kevin Bludau
Ingo Steinberger
Lars Willhausen - - Costume Supervisors
- Leone Eltink
Onno Conde Nieto
Johan Schrijver - - Buyers
WOMEN'S COSTUME WORKROOM
- Lioba Wermter
- - Head of Workroom
- Anna Sophie Drosd
- Winnie Schellevis-Elissen
- - First Tailor
- Eveline ter Beest-Meeuwissen
Hannie van Nuland
Leontien Thomassen - - Second Tailor
- Carl-Frederik Knudsen
Maryse Roelfs - - Tailors
MEN'S COSTUME WORKROOM
- Jan Willem Porringa
- - Head of Workroom
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- - First Tailor
- Mark Steenbrugge
Dorine van der Woude-Bakker - - Second Tailor
- Ingrid de Keijzer
- Yeliz Sahan
- - Tailors
- Marjon Beindorff
Tze Han Chan
Renata Szewczyk - Reshma Tasma- Bhagwanbali
- - Assistant Tailors
MILLINERS & COSTUME PROPS WORKROOM
- Ton Joling
- - Head of Workroom
- Maria van Heijningen-Heidemann
- - Senior Milliner / Costume Props Designer
- Laura van der Linden
Ron van der Reijden - - Milliner
DYE SHOP
- Rosalinda Lourens
- - Senior Dyer
- Rosalie Spruijt
- - Dyer
SHOEMAKERS' SHOP
- Pia Klepper
- - Senior Shoemaker
DRESSERS' DEPARTMENT
- Sandra Bloos
- - Senior Dresser
- Jenny Henger
Regien Lemmens - - Dressers
COSTUME STORE
- Theo van de Laar
Esmeralda Plompen - - Costume Store Managers
BALLET COSTUME DEPARTMENT
- Oliver Haller
- - Head of Ballet Costume Department
- Can Yükova
- - Assistant Head of Department
- Michelle Cantwell
Eddie Grundy - - Costume Supervisors
WOMEN'S COSTUME WORKROOM
- Monique van der Velde
- - First Tailor
- Manon Harzevoort
- - Second Tailor
MEN'S COSTUME WORKROOM
- Saskia Bredero
- First Tailor - Jan van der Heijden
- - Second Tailor
DRESSERS DEPARTMENT
- Josine van Sprang
- - Senior Dresser
- Jantine van Doorn
- Acting senior dresser - Patricia André de Almeida Inácio
- - Dresser
- Michel Diderich
- - Assistant
WIGS & MAKE-UP DEPARTMENT
- Anette Schiller
- - Head of Wigs & Make-up
- Robin de Schrijver
- - Assistant Head of Department
- Vincent van den Dungen
Lia van der Horst
Pim van der Wielen - - Senior Wigs & Make-up Artists
- Kayleigh Schultz
Sidney Vereycken - Marja van der Wal
- -Wigs & Make-up Team Leaders
- Nana Telussa
Melanie Wirz - - Wigs & Make-up Artists
PRODUCTION & STAGE MANAGEMENT
- Bram de Ronde
- - Head of Production & Stage Management
- Miriam Frietema
- Jan Schlichtenhorst
- - General Assistants
- Vincent van der Wolf
- - Production Assistant
- Anne van Dooren
- Maaike Ophuijsen
- Joshua de Kuyper
- Anu Viheriäranta
- Kirsten Visser
- - Production Managers
- Marjolein Bergsma
- Emma Eberlijn
Merel Francissen - Pieter Heebink
Marie-José Litjens
Kees Prince
Joost Schoenmakers
Jan Veenhof
Wolfgang Tietze - - Stage Managers
MARKETING, COMMUNICATION & SALES
- Sandra Eikelenboom
- - Head of Marketing, Communication & Sales
- Lisette Heemskerk
- - Head a.i.
- Gerald van der Wijngaart
- - Team lead marketing & press
- Marijn Maas
- - Marketing Managers
- Casey Rietbergen
- - junior marketeer
- Mattijn Hallers
- - Sales & Marketing Data Manager
- Richard Heideman
- - Team lead press & free publicity
- Salien Oosterman
- - Press Officers
- Magali Kuils
- - Assistant Press Officer
- Jaap Beemster
- Manager content - Sander van der Duin
– Planning & production coodinator - Laura Roling
- - Content editor
- Anke van Lith
- - Editor
- Nitchka Wefers Bettink
- - Content marketeer
- Marie-Paule Fritschy
- - Online Marketing Strategist
- Noor Heessels
- - Junior Online Marketeer
- Marc Klis
- - Webmaster
- Bibi de Bruijn
Ariane Weltevreede - - Designers / Desktop Publishers
- Henrik Lillin
- - Archivist
- Carla Tensen
- - Box Office Co-ordinator
- Max Eschauzier
René de Graaf
Salwa Jabli
Mirjam Midderham
Rob Nagel
Ariane Weltevreede - - Box Office Assistants
- RexAllen Clemensia
Laurina Krommendijk
José de Valk
Roos de Wijs
– Additional box office assistants - Marjolein Kasteel
- - Shop Co-ordinator a.i.
- Nicole van Eijck
Sjaak Meerdink
– Shop assistants - Minou Bijl
- Marian Boksteijn
Elisabeth van der Pol
Grace Roos - - Volunteers
EDUCATIE, PARTICIPATION & PROGRAMMING
- Mechteld van Gestel
- - Head of Education, Participation & Programming
- Tine Kolbjørnsen
- - Departmental Assistant
- Eva van Dieën
Barbara Gautschi
Monika Kösters
Christine Timmer - - Project Organizers
- Lin van Ellinckhuijsen
Ineke Geleijns - - Policy Officers
- Wout van Tongeren
- - Dramaturg
- Monica van Alphen
- - Tours Coordinator
- Paul Holterman
- Lunch Concerts Coordinator - Tour guides and theatre tour guides
FUNDRAISING & CORPORATE RELATIONS
- Roos Bernelot Moens
- - DNO Patrons Coordinator, head a.i.
- Nadja van Deursen
- - HNB Patrons Coordinator
- Ide Mens
- -Sponsoring & Partnerships Coordinator, head a.i.
- Emma Patijn
- - HNB & DNO patrons Coordinator
- Ingeborg Sanders
- - Coordinator Young Patrons Circle
- Adriana Gonzalez Hulshof
- - Coordinator sponsoring and partnerships
- Jess den Houdijker
- - Assistent sponsoring and partnerships
- Rosa Haker
- - Funds Coordinator
- Stef Paijens
- Planning & Placing - Mirjam Braam
- - Place cards and invitees policy
- Just van der Horn van den Bos
- - Fundraising data stratagist
- Laurina Krommendijk
– Adminstrative assistant - Mechteld Albers
Iris Amirkhanian-Vrijens
Els Borghols
Danny Bruinsel
Nicole van Eijck
Anneke Hulshof-Faber
Jan de Kater
Vivian F.C. Kleyn
Elisabeth Koopmans
Ineke Koop-Pastoor
Vicky Los
Heleen Pennings
Ingrid Prinsen
Jan Spaans
Leen Spaans
Jan Veerman
Henk Vrehen
Truusje Vrooland-Löb
Hanneke de Wit
Michelle de Wit - - Volunteers
FINANCE
- Miek de Ruijter
- - Director Finance & Control
- Barbara Doesburg
- - Business controller
- Steven Schuerhoff
- - Assistant controller
- Monique van Doorn
- - Manager of Purchasing
- Rodrigo Vieira Vivian
- - Team lead financial administration
- Bastiaan de Vogel
- - Project Administrator
- Eugenie Hyman
Tomi Tominaga - – Bookkeeping assistants
- André Baijens
- - Creditor assistant
Wendy van den Haak - Martin Mollee
- - Salary administration
HUMAN RESOURCES
- Sanneke van Breemen
- - Head of Human Resources and I&I
- Joke Manson
Susan van der Meulen - - HR consultants
- Femke Theuws
- - Procesmanager HR
- Carola Angenent
Karin Spaargaren
Benita van Ingen - - Assistant HR consultants
- Mirjam Bakker
- - Internal communication & change advisor
- Michiel Homan
- - Project Assistant
- Frédéric de Lijser
- - Prevention Assistant
TECHNICAL SERVICES
- Suzanne van de Wolfshaar
- - Head of Technical Services / Facility Management
- José Keijzer
- - Project Support Assistant / CAD Draughtsman
- Nico Matser
- - Manager / Project Assistant
- Marcel van Houten
- - Head of Facility Management
- Walid Aljaf
- - Technician
- Jelle Goes
Zeb Hankers
Arnoud Hoogendoorn - - Caretakers
STAGE DOOR RECEPTION
- James de Vries
- - Manager
- Ansco Boot
Janko Cerjak
Bing Gagliardi
Liesbeth Kaemingk
Yasmin Kerrach
Paul Overste
Nora Proost
Sita Manichand - - Receptionists
ICT & COMPUTERISATION
- Sanneke van Breemen
- - Head of Human Resource and ICT & Computerisation
- Arjan van den Dikkenberg
– Manager a.i. - Lizz van Huizen
- - Information Analysts
- Ireen Roozekrans
- - Assistant
- Annetta Willemse
- - Servicedesk Assistant
CATERING & Front of House
- Bas Schotsman
- - Head of Catering & Hospitality
- Donald van der Zwan
- - Assistant Manager
- Merel van Tongeren
- - Events & Receptions Assistant
CATERING
- Maarten Stoops
- - Head of Kitchen
- Abrenda van Raam
Jan van Vulpen - - Cooks
- Erica van Kuijk
Suzan van Bijlert-Rooijers - - Senior Buffet Assistants
- Frédéric de Lijser
Olav Röben - - Buffet Assistants
- Alain Curvers
- - First assistant dishwashers
kitchen and storeroom
Ariel Matos Perez - - Catering Assistants
FRONT OF HOUSE
- Joram Bauwens
- Nieneke Bruinenberg
- Cylia Engels
Isabel Erisman
Frans Reinders
Arthur Siemerink - - Duty Managers
- Fia Wilke
- - Work Clothing Assistant
- FOH Staff (approx. 40 persons)
- Buffet Staff (approx. 20 persons)
WORKS COUNCIL
- Peter Arink
- - Chairman
- Sterre Haverkamp
- - 1st Vice-Chairman
- Donald van der Zwan
- - 2nd Vice-Chairman
- Pieter Heebink
Jaap van Hellenberg Hubar
Lizz van Huizen
Salwa Jabli
Nora Proost
Marieke Reuten
Robin de Schrijver
Wolfgang Tietze - - Council Members
- Noor Bank
- - Administrative Secretary
