
Present productions
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WOO, A SONG
A song divided into several languages, like energy being transmitted.
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Songs of Nature
The unique 9-piece song cycle Neun Deutsche Arien of Händel, complemented by new compositions by house composer Wim Henderickx: an ode to nature!
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PASSIO
Based on work by Scarlatti, Pärt and Andriessen this performance reflects on the theme of 'suffering' in the arts.
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Madrigals
Director Benjamin Abel Meirhaeghe stages Monteverdi’s Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi with utopian enthusiasm.
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Enoch Arden
A romantic story about love, distance and self-sacrifice.
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The Garden
A video installation/concert that navigates between a baroque still-life and a contemporary ritual.
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Lost & Found
A location operaproject in trainstations based on input from the travellers.
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Sola Soletta
An investigation into gender-related hierarchies in the opera industry.
Tour
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Diary of One Who Disappeared
Leoš Janaček wrote a song cycle in 22 scenes about a loving village boy. Annelies Van Parys writes an answer to this gripping story. Ivo Van Hove directs.
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Quartett
“Ich bin ein sterbendes Konversationslexikon, jedes Wort ein Klumpen Blut.”
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Così
Two young couples are trying, each in their own language, to prove how sincere their love is.
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THEDAPONTETRILOGY
Mozarts Don Juan, Così and Le Nozze in 1 day
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Spectacles
Genres and atmospheres, operateske dada blues punk pop, a high-pitched voice, dark beats and theatricality make spring of this grandly intimate spectacle.
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Don Juan
Three players, a classical singer and a pianist, decompose the music of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni in front of the audience and quickly alternate it with lyrics by Molières Don Juan.
Coproductions
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The Convert
New opera by Wim Henderickx based on the bizzling novel The Convert by Stefan Hertmans about the quest of a woman who has to laver between her faith and the faith of her lover.
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Holle Haven
An unseen glitzy version of Paul Van Ostaijen's classic, adapted to a corona context, for spoken word, mezzo-soprano & prepared piano.
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Eurovisionary
Les Âmes Perdues dives into the treasure chest of the 65 years old Eurovision Song Contest.
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Rigoletto
Adaptation of Verdi's opera and Victor Hugo's The King's Fool. Reconstruction of a tragedy that started as a comedy.
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Dance of the Seven Veils
Salome's infamous veil dance on a silver plate.
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Serenade
During Serenade, a greeting to the other is offered by way of association, quotation, dancing and singing.
Extras
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Vurige Liefdes
Spoor Oost alight with the winter festival 'Vurige liefdes'.