National Opera en Ballet
Nationale Opera en Ballet (formerly Het Muziektheater ) is a theater building in Amsterdam that was specially built for the performances of operas , ballets , and other genres of musical theater . The building has had its new name since 2014 after the merger of Het Muziektheater , De Nederlandse Opera and Het Nationale Ballet . The opera and drama companies used to play together in the Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam .
history
The building was designed by the architects Wilhelm Holzbauer and Cees Dam. It was officially opened as Het Muziektheater on September 23, 1986 . Since then it has been the home of De Nederlandse Opera and Het Nationale Ballet . In addition, other theater companies also appear as guest performers.
After the merger of De Nederlandse Opera , Het Nationale Ballet and Het Muziektheater Amsterdam into a new institution called Nationale Opera & Ballet was announced in 2013 , the building has also been called "Nationale Opera en Ballet", popularly known as Stopera , since 2014 it is also used by the city administration. The name is a combination of St adthaus and Opera ( St adhuis s opera is).
Web links
- Nationale Opera & Ballet website (Dutch, English)
- De Nationale Opera at Operabase (productions, artists and calendar)
- Het Nationale Ballet (productions, artists and calendar)
Individual evidence
- ↑ architectureguide.nl - Town Hall and Opera House Amsterdam (Stopera), Cees Dam, Wilhelm Holzbauer, Amsterdam. Accessed November 2, 2017 .
- ↑ DNO, HNB en HMA verder als Nationale Opera & Ballet ( Memento from March 15, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) , ruilservice.het-muziektheater.nl, accessed on August 12, 2020 (Dutch).
Coordinates: 52 ° 22 '3.1 " N , 4 ° 54' 4.8" E