FULL Reinaert de V Youth Opera (Oene van Geel) Holland Opera, Niek Idelenburg, Lucie van Ree, Arnout Lems

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Reinaert de V Youth Opera   
• Composer: Oene van Geel  
• Libretto: Simon van der Geest based on Reynard the Fox    Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: Holland Opera, The Netherlands  
• Recorded: 2024
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: Niek Idelenburg, Lucie van Ree, Arnout Lems, Josje Eijkenboom, Oliver Wagstaff, Ivana Borsje
• Conductor:   
• Orchestra: New European Ensemble  
• Chorus: Kinderkoor  
• Choreographer: Duda Paiva  
• Stage Director: Joke Hoolboom  
• Stage Designer: Douwe Hibma  
• Costume Designer: Bergje van Balen  
• Lighting Designer: Yuri Schreuders  

Information about the Recording

• Published by: Holland Opera  
• Date Published: 2024  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

  The primal story of Reinaert de Vos comes to life in this multimedia music theater production. The puppeteers and dancers of Duda Paiva Company, musicians of the New European Ensemble and singers of Holland Opera spoil the eyes and ears in this performance for the whole family.

  Queen Nobel holds court day. All the animals complain about Reinaert de Vos’ malicious pranks. Bruun de Beer and Tibeert de Kater are sent out one after the other to summon him, but Reinaert pays them back. Only when his daughter Rosseline insists does Reinaert appear at court. Everything is against him and he is sentenced to death… However, the cunning Reinaert manages to convince Queen Nobel of his innocence with a sublime story, casually sacrificing his daughter. If he also mentions a treasure, the queen tacks.

  The satirical animal story is translated into a climate court case in which the ‘equals’ are tempted to corruption, in which the youth rise up against the old guard and in which Reinaert’s daughter ultimately triumphs.

  The ancient story was specially adapted for this performance by writer and poet Simon van der Geest, who twice received a Gouden Griffel for his children’s books: Dissus and Spinder. Oene van Geel (winner VPRO/Boy Edgar Prize 2013) makes a versatile musical composition, in which each player gets his own musical idiom. For example, Queen Nobel sings in gospel style; Reinaert sings in modern classical style and his daughter Rosseline sings in pop style.

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