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March

Opera Forward Festival

Labs: The Carousel

6 – 7 March 2026

5 performances

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Studio Boekman

The Carousel presents five new short operas, created and performed by a new generation of...

Opera Forward Festival

Labs: Oh, so many things to feel lost about

6 – 8 March 2026

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Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Entrance Hall

Film and opera merge to tell a new, alternative origin story. The large LED screen in the...

Opera Forward Festival

Labs: Sopranos Only

7 – 8 March 2026

2 performances

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Theatre Café

What does it mean to be a soprano? Can anyone be one? In his playful one-act opera...

Opera Forward Festival

OFF Night

7 March 2026

1 performance

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Foyer

Celebrate the tenth edition of the Opera Forward Festival with Tijn Wybenga and his...

Opera Forward Festival

Theory of Flames

6 – 22 March 2026

5 performances

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Main Stage

In this new film opera, Michel van der Aa explores pressing themes such as disinformation...

Opera

Atman! (8+)

21 December 2025 – 29 March 2026

18 performances

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Studio Boekman + Tour

This Christmas holiday, Dutch National Opera presents Atman!, a musical tale that verges...

Opera Forward Festival

Behind the Opera: Theory of Flames

8 March 2026

1 performance

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Studio Boekman

Do you need a shared reality to keep loving each other? And at what point does someone you...

Opera Forward Festival

Labs: Moeras!

12 – 14 March 2026

3 performances

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Souterrain

In the Souterrain at Dutch National Opera & Ballet, a mysterious universe emerges in which...

Opera Forward Festival

Harvest

12 March 2026

1 performance

Grand Hall, Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ

In the theatrical concert Harvest, theatre-maker and singer Cora Burggraaf creates new...

Opera Forward Festival

Labs: Think Tank

13 March 2026

1 performance

SPUI25, Spui 25-27, Amsterdam

Each year, OFF Think Tank brings together students from different universities to reflect...