The composer had grand hopes that “The Maid of Orleans,” with its battle scenes, rousing choruses and fiery finale, would be the making of him. It didn’t work out that way. By Nina Siegal ...

Nestled in the heart of Amsterdam, at a bend of the Amstel River, a historic theater complex is home to the city hall of Amsterdam and the Dutch National Opera and Ballet. The theater, which opened in ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. On Sunday, November 12, 2017, New Amsterdam Opera presented Eve Queler with the ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The problem with combining dancers and singers is that they tend to do one another no favours. The singers make the ...

It took a national military defeat and four years of German rule to make the Dutch take grand opera and like it. It was not that Holland had plugged its dikes against all music: it has long had fine ...

On Monday, November 7, the last notes had not quite rung out as the Amsterdam Opera House audience rose to its feet, enthusiastically acclaiming the European premiere of Blue. The Dutch National Opera ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Mamadou Ndiaye, 48 years old, keeps his eyes grimly on the horizon as the swell washes over his head. He has been in ...

Amsterdam’s Muziektheater enjoys a picturesque location on the River Amstel. The building that is home to the Dutch National Opera and Ballet was designed by Cees Dam and opened in 1986. The Dutch ...