Add a review about the National Opera in Amsterdam

Stopera - under such a strange name is known in Amsterdam this building . Sounds unusual, but in fact it very accurately reflects the essence of . This new concept is the result of combining two words, stadhuis and opera, that is, "city house" and "opera" . And this means that in this building, both the city administration and the main city opera house are located under the same roof . For the Russian - a wild combination, but in Holland this is the usual thing: the abundance of bureaucrats among the Dutch is not accepted, and that small the amount that can not be dispensed with easily merges with any other institution . So it turned out that the mayoralty and the opera are working side by side .

The building is quite new - the building was finished in 1988. It turned out a quaint complex built of modern materials, slightly outwardly similar to the theater, but with several convenient large halls and excellent acoustics.

The level of the theater as a whole is very high - the world one. In addition to their own company, guest performers, usually from the best theaters of the world, also act here

About this theater it is not necessary to talk much - it's just the leading theater in the country, the official residence of the Dutch National Opera, the Dutch National Ballet and the National Symphony Orchestra. The program is appropriate - highly complex own productions, invited foreign world stars for the performance of leading parties, serious guest performers, etc.

Program

Some works come with someone else's production or choreography, but most of them come with their own. These are their own productions are famous for the whole world, then they are put by other theaters. There are almost completely classical, but in general this theater is different in that it seeks to create something new from the well-known classical works, to introduce some kind of avant-garde element. This applies to both opera and ballet

Often, for example, a certain stage director or dancer is invited to one particular performance.

There are also known things like "Swan Lake" or "Magic Flute" in the program, but a lot of their own unique projects - for example, there is a statement on the organ cantatas of Bach. The program is constantly updated, the troupe is international - leading artists from other countries come to work here. The level of the theater as a whole is very high - the world one. In addition to their own troupe, there are also guest performers, usually the same venerable, from the best theaters in the world. There is also a national chorus and symphony orchestra, also high-class.

An irreplaceable place for fans of classical music, very high-quality performed. All opera works are performed in the original language, and German is usually sung by the Germans here, and Italian by the Italians invited for such a case.
"Magic Flute" staged by the National Opera

Practical information

Official address: Amsterdam, Amstel, 3, Nationale Opera. You can get here by tram (you need to go to Waterlooplein station) or by metro (the station is called the same way, but from it to the theater go further). There are several entrances in the building (there are several other organizations in Stopy, remember?), You need one that is theatrical, it is well marked.

Tickets here are moderately expensive (from 15 to 200 EUR for the winter of 2015), and it's like just the case when they need to be bought in advance.