Operadagen Rotterdam 2020 (25 – 27 Sep) is a three-day corona-proof festival; compact but with the impact of a 10-day edition. Expect opera walks along the River Rotte and through inner city gardens, open air performances in soon-to-be-demolished streets and in city squares, and surprising dates in Theater Rotterdam (Schouwburg). Large performances on a small scale, small performances in a large hall. All performances at Operadagen Rotterdam 2020 can be visited safely, in compliance with government protocols and the measures that apply in Rotterdam.
Arïanna. Liefde Zonder Grenzen
Amble through the gardens of Rotterdam and along musical worlds
De Doelen
Date: zo 27 Sep - multiple timeslots
More info Avond van de Belofte
Special donors evening with various talented makers supported by the festival (by invitation)
Nieuwe Luxor Theater
Date: vr 25 Sep - 20.30 hours
More info BALSAM
Sensual performance as music mingles with scent, taste, and colour
Schiecentrale
Date: za 26 - zo 27 Sep - multiple timeslots
More info Club Club Gewalt Reboot
Hallucinatory and healing performance night restarts mind and body
Time Window (Studio Club Gewalt)
Date: vr 25 - zo 27 Sep - multiple timeslots
More info Cosi (DEDAPONTETRILOGIE)
Mozart repackaged afresh: Two young couples prove how genuine their love is
TR Schouwburg - Grote Zaal
Date: zo 27 Sep - 16.00 hours
More info Date Night (route 1)
Go on a date and be pleasantly surprised by exciting opera performances
TR Schouwburg - volledig gebouw
Date: za 26 Sep - 18.45 hours
More info Date Night (route 2)
Go on a date and be pleasantly surprised by exciting opera performances
TR Schouwburg - volledig gebouw
Date: za 26 Sep - 20.15 hours
More info Date Night (route 3)
Go on a date and be pleasantly surprised by exciting opera performances
TR Schouwburg - volledig gebouw
Date: za 26 Sep - 20.15 hours
More info Date Night (route 4)
Go on a date and be pleasantly surprised by exciting opera performances
TR Schouwburg - volledig gebouw
Date: za 26 Sep - 20.30 hours
More info Date Night (route 5)
Go on a date and be pleasantly surprised by exciting opera performances
TR Schouwburg - volledig gebouw
Date: za 26 Sep - 21.30 hours
More info De Enkeling
Sung true story, of someone who was not who he was
TR Hal theater
Date: za 26 Sep - multiple timeslots
More info De Lamp
The fall of Srebrenica presented as a Dutch domestic drama
TR Schouwburg - Kleine Zaal
Date: zo 27 Sep - multiple timeslots
More info DEDAPONTETRILOGIE
Three of Mozart’s masterpieces repackaged afresh
TR Schouwburg - Grote Zaal
Date: zo 27 Sep - multiple timeslots
More info Don Juan (DEDAPONTETRILOGIE)
Mozart repackaged afresh: Don Juan meets Don Giovanni
TR Schouwburg - Grote Zaal
Date: zo 27 Sep - 14.00 hours
More info Duo Deal: Don Juan & Quartett
Location: Diverse locaties
Date: zo 27 Sep - 14.00 hours
More info Duo Deal: Eurovisionary & ZOG
Location: Diverse locaties
Date: zo 27 Sep - 14.00 hours
More info Duo Deal: Le Nozze & VIAJERO DEL AMOR (A Lover’s Journey)
Location: Diverse locaties
Date: zo 27 Sep - 14.00 hours
More info Duo Deal: Missa Homo Sacer & BALSAM
Location: Diverse locaties
Date: zo 27 Sep - 14.00 hours
More info Duo Deal: Missa Homo Sacer & ZOG
Location: Diverse locaties
Date: zo 27 Sep - 14.00 hours
More info Eurovisionary
Playful and original ode to the Eurovision Song Festival
TR Schouwburg - Grote Zaal
Date: za 26 Sep - multiple timeslots
More info Far Cries | Distance No Object
A concert performance in a historic location connects the then and now
Pelgrimvaderskerk
Date: za 26 Sep - multiple timeslots
More info Festivals for Compassion
European relay composition performed in Operadagen Rotterdam style
Schouwburgplein
Date: za 26 Sep - 16.00 hours
More info Home Sweet Home – de film
Cross-cultural video opera chronicling a quarantined city
TR Schouwburg - Hal
Date: za 26 - zo 27 Sep - 12.00 hours
More info Le Nozze (DEDAPONTETRILOGIE)
Mozart repackaged afresh: Sneaky figures, dirty jokes and soap-like intrigues
TR Schouwburg - Grote Zaal
Date: zo 27 Sep - 19.00 hours
More info Love & Diversity
Eight separate speed dates with musicians make up a single composition
TR Schouwburg - Kleine Zaal
Date: za 26 Sep - multiple timeslots
More info Missa Homo Sacer
Theatrical choral concert by up-and-coming talent
Groot Handelsgebouw
Date: za 26 - zo 27 Sep - multiple timeslots
More info MTOTO
Personal music theatre about roots, growth, and absence
TR Schouwburg - Hal
Date: zo 27 Sep - 11.00 hours
More info Operadagen Rotterdam presenteert… De Sirenen
Community opera featuring BMX bikes, an orchestra, choir, and hip hop moves
Schouwburgplein
Date: za 26 Sep - multiple timeslots
More info OperAnarchy
Experimental music duo runs off with Bizet’s opera Carmen
za 26 Sep - multiple timeslots
More info Quartett
Apocalyptic radio play bursting with longing, anxiety, Franz Schubert, and Iggy Pop
Worm - Ubik
Date: zo 27 Sep - multiple timeslots
More info RING OF RESILIENCE. Het Godenspel
Game installation where players decide collectively who will survive in the future
Schouwburgplein
Date: za 26 - zo 27 Sep - multiple timeslots
More info Signaal bij de Rotte
Magical meandering opera along the winding River Rotte at dusk
Prinsemolenpark
Date: vr 25 - zo 27 Sep - 19.00 hours
More info Slopera, de tragiek van een sloopstraat
100% Rotterdam opera with a stellar cast, (former) residents, and a dancing wrecking ball
Almondestraat
Date: vr 25 - zo 27 Sep - multiple timeslots
More info The Beginning of the End
Well-known pop hits of the 80s in an opera vein
TR Schouwburg - Grote Zaal
Date: za 26 Sep - multiple timeslots
More info VIAJERO DEL AMOR (A Lover’s Journey)
Poetic performance concert presented as a Spanish lesson
TR Schouwburg - Krijn Boon Studio
Date: za 26 - zo 27 Sep - multiple timeslots
More info ZOG
Sound installation meets theatrical concert with live singing and electronica
de Doelen - hoofdingang
Date: za 26 Sep - multiple timeslots
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