Dutch National Opera Academy

When summer arrives, we’re prepared ;) ☀️

📸DNOA production photos by Reinout Bos (La Finta Giardiniera, Die Fledermaus, Die Sieben Todsünden, Die Zauberflöte)

We live for magical moments on stage. Connecting with the audience, feeling the energy of the hall….

But it’s the moments offstage that offer the feeling of ‘what could be?’ The energy between colleagues, the concentration of a well-oiled machine coming together, the shared laughs and toi-toi’s that mean that the show is ✨that✨ much richer.

Take a peek into the inner workings backstage at Campanello, performed only once as part of the Bredeweg Festival on King’s Night! We loved working on this seldom performed opera with the whole team both from the DNOA and the Bredeweg Festival!

Thank you to everyone for your hard work and dedication! 🙏

📸 Reinout Bos

As we re-enter summer (and remember what sunlight feels like in the Netherlands), the DNOA dives into Leos Janacek’s The Cunning Little Vixen! An unexpectedly moving portrayal of the circle of life and all the creatures that come with it comes to Amare! 🦊 🐸 🦡

In collaboration with the Residentie Orkest, the artists of the DNOA will perform this exciting Czech opera (with Dutch and English subtitles!) that explores the intertwining of life and death and the relationship between man and nature.

Discounted tickets for students and everyone under 30!

📅 June 24, 25, 27, 28, 2026
🎟️ bit.ly/CunningVixen
📍Conservatoriumzaal, Amare Den Haag Amare - Den Haag

Vixen creative team:
Chloe Rooke | conductor
Daniel van Klaveren | director & set design
Maartje Prins | set & costume design
Tim van ’t Hof | lighting design
Leslie Pérez-Canto | assistant conductor
Demi Wals | assistant director
Lukáš Zeman Czech | language coaching

We asked our artists if they wanted to shout out their moms on Mother's Day, and the answer was a heartfelt YES! Scroll for heartwarming vibes on this amazing day to thank those who gave us life ( #3 made our social media manager cry 🥹)

Happy Mother's Day to you and yours! ❤

What’s better than King’s Night? King’s Night with a free opera performance! 👑😍
King’s Night, the Oranje Vrijstaatplein became the place to be thanks to our artists’ spectacular performance of Il Campanello!

The plein was packed, the costumes were on point, and our cast and orchestra were locked in for this extraordinary performance that filled the streets during the Bredeweg Festival. Thank you to everyone who came out and made the DNOA and opera part of their King’s Night! 🇳🇱

🎻Bredeweg Festival Orkest conducted by Marco Vallone
🎬Director: Rennik-Jan Neggers
🪡Costume design: Maartje Prins
📸 Reinout Bos

Last week was not only King's Day, but the performance of Donizetti's Il Campanello during the Bredeweg Festival! Follow four singers, Mathilde, Román, Salvador and Clarisse in pictures as they get ready for this *royal* performance. 👑

Don't miss the next premiere at the DNOA of Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen, June 25-28, 2026! Info & tickets via our linkinbio!

While Nighttown may have had its final bow last weekend, we're still reminiscing about the amazing journey that we all went through together.

An intimate, eye-opening and vulnerable process from start to finish, documented by photographers Milagro Elstak (rehearsal photos) and Reinout Bos (performance photos).