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Nederlandse Reisopera, Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice (opera), 1 May to 6 June
Crushing debut by director Floris Visser at the Nederlandse Reisopera. Rather than showing a centuries-old opera about an even much older myth, he exposes the core of Gluck's opera. It results in a heartbreaking performance about mourning and the inability to accept that your loved one is no longer there. playlist

https://vimeo.com/127256284
Toneelgroep Oostpool / Introdans: The badly guarded girl (youth/...

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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

Nederlandse Reisopera, Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice (opera), 1 May to 6 June
Crushing debut by director Floris Visser at the Nederlandse Reisopera. Rather than showing a centuries-old opera about an even much older myth, he exposes the core of Gluck's opera. It results in a heartbreaking performance about mourning and the inability to accept that your loved one is no longer there. playlist

https://vimeo.com/127256284
Toneelgroep Oostpool / Introdans: The badly guarded girl (youth/...

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