Life changing moments with Why Dance Matters! We’ve made over 50 episodes of Why Dance Matters, and the conversations often hinge on life-changing moments. This special episode gathers some compelling chats about change. Some are personal choices which prove momentous: the unlikely decision to pursue ballet, or to host a ballet class in your front […]
Naaz sings ‘L’enfer’ by Stromae. A song about hard times and dark experiences. A special performance at The Concertgebouw with the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra. Recorded: March 23, 2024 at The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam Musicians: Naaz, Willem ’t Hart, Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest Video: Polycast Audio recording: Da Capo Audio: Roy van Rosendaal source
In this excerpt you see soprano Sophia Hunt, accompanied on the piano by répétiteur Daniel Ruiz de Cenzano Caballero. She is performing an aria from Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni. Dutch National Opera Studio programme is a two-year traineeship for singers and répétiteurs, which aims to prepare young talent for an international opera career. The Opera […]
Waar gingen de Willie Wortels van de oudheid naar toe met hun uitvindingen? En kon je rijk worden van een slimme uitvinding? Nou dat bepaalde de keizer wel. En Olivier Hekster haalt je ook gelijk uit de droom: muntgeld, cement en boogconstructies lijken misschien typisch Romeins, maar waren dat zeker niet. In de rubriek hebben […]
‘Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder’ from ‘St Matthew Passion’ (BWV 244) by J.S. Bach. Performed by the Budapest Festival Orchestra, Cantemus Mixed Choir, Nationaal Kinderkoor and Nationaal Jongenskoor. Conducted by Iván Fischer. In ‘Compassion’ conductor and composer Iván Fischer has put together a very diverse programme, with compassion at its core. Recorded March 20, […]