Opera in the Park 2025
Each year during the Holland Festival, an opera included in the programme is also shown for free on a large screen outside in the park. This edition of Opera in the Park will feature the opera Boris Godunov by composer Modest Mussorgsky, on Sunday, June 22.
Boris Godunov
- Date: Sunday 22 June
- Time: 19:00
- Location: Park Frankendael
- Tickets: FREE
- Language: Russian, surtitles in Dutch
- Duration: 4 hours (including one intermission)
Boris Godunov: Child murder, devious monks and a tsar who falls victim to madness. In his grand choral opera, the Russian composer, Modest Mussorgsky deals with a theme that offers poignant parallels to today’s world: the extremes to which one man’s thirst for power can lead. The director Kirill Serebrennikov incorporates his own experiences in Russia in this highly topical production.
Leading the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, acclaimed conductor Vasily Petrenko will make his debut with Dutch National Opera. Also at his disposal is the Chorus of Dutch National Opera in full force and a top-flight cast of singers. Leading bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny, celebrated for his ability to get into the skin of his characters both vocally and in his acting, will be singing Boris Godunov for the first time.
Please note:
in the weekend of 21-22 June, 750 years Amsterdam will be celebrated on the A10 ring road. For this, Ring West, South and East (between the exit to the A5 and the exit to the A1) will be closed. As a result, park Frankendael will be less accessible by car. More information
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