Stunning debuts by Byström and Peltokoski in Dutch National Opera’s Tristan und Isolde

NetherlandsNetherlands Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists and Chorus of the Dutch National Opera, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Tarmo Peltokoski (conductor), Amsterdam, 17.2.2026. (DM-D)

[l-t] Malin Byström, (Isolde), Irene Roberts (Brangäne) and Michael Weinius (Tristan) © Monika Rittershaus

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Seen in cinemas: Dutch National Ballet’s Giselle with Olga Smirnova is conceived on a grand scale

NetherlandsNetherlands Dutch National Ballet’s Giselle: Dancers of Dutch National Ballet, Dutch Ballet Orchestra / Ermanno Florio (conductor). Filmed (directed by Isabelle Julien) at the Dutch National Opera & Ballet. Amsterdam, on 26 and 29.10.2023 and released worldwide in cinemas only from 21.1.2024. (JPr)

Olga Smirnova (Giselle) and Jacopo Tissi (Albrecht) © Alex Gouliaev

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Die ersten Menschen is Rudi Stephan’s musical legacy because his life was tragically short

NetherlandsNetherlands Rudi Stephan, Die ersten Menschen (The First Humans): Soloists, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Filmed (directed by Sarah Derendinger) at De Nationale Opera, Amsterdam, and streamed from 25.6.2021 on ARTE Concert. (JPr)

Dutch National Opera’s Die ersten Menschen © Ruth Walz

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