Don Giovanni faces leaden seriousness at National Opera

by Thea Derks
11 May 201630 March 2022
4 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, MUSIC, OPERA

Voor een dramma giocoso viel er dinsdag 10 mei verdraaid weinig te lachen tijdens een uitvoering van Don Giovanni van De Nationale Opera. Deze van de Salzburger Festspiele overgenomen productie gaat gebukt onder een loodzware ernst, die nog versterkt wordt door de turbo-Mozart die dirigent Marc Albrecht ons met het Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest voorschotelt.
Ondanks zijn vaak straffe tempi ontbeert de voorstelling elke vaart, temeer daar zangers en orkest – en de musici onderling – hoorbaar v...

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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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