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Macbeth as childless killer

On Thursday 9 April, I saw De Nationale Opera's new production of Verdi's tenth opera Macbeth. It was uniformly slammed by the press after its premiere last Friday. German director Andrea Breth, who previously signed on for an understated reading of Prokofiev's The Player, was given a fair shake. The Theaterkrant missed "a good direction of persons", Place de l'Opéra spoke of a "corny staging", Het Parool spoke of "intellectualistic 21st-century director's stuff" and...

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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

On Thursday 9 April, I saw De Nationale Opera's new production of Verdi's tenth opera Macbeth. It was uniformly slammed by the press after its premiere last Friday. German director Andrea Breth, who previously signed on for an understated reading of Prokofiev's The Player, was given a fair shake. The Theaterkrant missed "a good direction of persons", Place de l'Opéra spoke of a "corny staging", Het Parool spoke of "intellectualistic 21st-century director's stuff" and...

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