Getting there, right now! DNO retakes Das Rheingold

by Henri Drost
15 November 201230 March 2022
5 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, MUSIC, OPERA

Bijna waren ze weggegooid: George Tsypins immense decors voor Wagners Der Ring des Nibelungen. Niet omdat zijn enscenering niet succesvol was of inmiddels verouderd zou zijn, maar simpelweg omdat de opslag voor De Nederlandse Opera een te forse kostenpost vormde.
Immens groot zijn ze, de decors die ontwerper en architect Tsypin bijna twintig jaar geleden voor het eerst presenteerde bij De Nederlandse Opera. Het podium van het Muziektheater behoort tot de grootste ter wereld, de breedte is 32 met...

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Henri Drost

Henri Drost (1970) studied Dutch and American Studies in Utrecht. Sold CDs and books for years, then became a communications consultant. Writes for among others GPD magazines, Metro, LOS!, De Roskam, 8weekly, Mania, hetiskoers and Cultureel Persbureau/De Dodo about everything, but if possible about music (theatre) and sports. Other specialisms: figures, the United States and healthcare. Listens to Waits and Webern, Wagner and Dylan and pretty much everything in between.View Author posts

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