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De Nationale Opera/ Dutch National Opera Peter Grimes, Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976)Rehearsals for Peter Grimes are in full swing in Amsterdam. Director Barbora Horáková partners with Lorenzo Viotti in this new production at the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam.In the role of Peter Grimes, Issachah Savage makes his debut. Johanni van Oostrum returns as Ellen Orford after her roles in Der Freischütz and Rusalka in Amsterdam. Leigh Melrose sings the role of Balstrode with Helena Rasker as Auntie.
Having been hailed for exceptional expressive abilities, South African soprano Johanni van Oostrum is in demand as interpreter of leading roles in operas by Strauss, Wagner and Janáček. She has performed under conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle, Alan Gilbert, Ivor Bolton, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bertrand de Billy, Adam Fisher, Asher Fisch, Lothar Koenigs, Henrik Nánási, Stefan Soltesz, Antonello Manacorda, Oksana Lyniv, Laurence Equilbey and directors such as Harry Kupfer, Barrie Kosky, Tobias Kratzer, Francois Girard, Kirill Serebrennikov and Vera Nemirova....
