Der Schatzgräber I: blistering music, freezing dry staging

by Thea Derks
7 September 201230 March 2022
4 min read
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De Nederlandse Opera opent het seizoen met een zelden uitgevoerde opera van Franz Schreker, waarin heidense en christelijke thema’s door elkaar lopen. De schitterende muziek wordt weersproken door de kille regie, waardoor identificatie met de personages uitblijft.
Na afloop van de bijna drie uur durende Schatzgräber werd gisteravond in het Muziektheater het hardst geklapt voor het Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest en chef-dirigent Marc Albrecht. Op diens instigatie haalde De Nederlandse Opera di...

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English and Musicology. In 1996, she completed her studies in musicology cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. She specialises in contemporary music and in 2014 published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody'. Four years on, she completed 'An ox on the roof: modern music in vogevlucht', aimed especially at the interested layperson. You buy it here: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/een-os-op-het-dak/9789012345675 In 2020, the 3rd edition of the Reinbertbio appeared,with 2 additional chapters describing the period 2014-2020. These also appeared separately as Final Chord.View Author posts

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