An unprecedented low point was the unsanitary travesty “Der Freischütz,” performed in 2022 at The Dutch National Opera, prepared in the moldy cooking pot of greaseball and narcissist Kirill Serebrennikov, who seems destined to become house director at DNO.
“We gaan niets actualiseren, want dat vind ik een onderschatting van het publiek.”
Lynn: “After 10 months of intense work, I have finally finished my new book, “Opera as Drama II,” which illuminates the history of the art form from the perspective of drama rather than entertainment.”
"The strength of Vocality lies in our interaction with the audience: we are interested in…
Simon Boccanegra. Opera in a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. 1856. Revised for…
Much has been written about the historical backgrounds of the Regietheater in opera, also in…
"Regietheater, The Ruination of Opera". A reflection on an article by Lynn René Bayley. Reading…
Much has been written about the historical backgrounds of the Regietheater in opera, also in…
Le Nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Opera buffa in four acts. 1786. Libretto…
This is an article from January 2022, also published on the Opera Gazet Facebook-page under…