{"id":77613,"date":"2026-02-02T23:38:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/?p=77613"},"modified":"2026-03-22T02:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T01:10:11","slug":"requiem-for-mariza","status":"archived","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/cultuur\/requiem-for-mariza\/","title":{"rendered":"Requiem for Mariza: now at National Opera &amp; Ballet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A mixture of music, theater and poetic text can be heard in the great hall of the Dutch National Opera. Sopranista Maayan Licht and mezzo-soprano Carina Vinke perform the story of Mariza, who finds herself between life and an unfathomable future, an intermediate state that is impressively portrayed in this production.<\/h2>\n<p>The performance, titled Requiem for Mariza, is a musical theater work that deals with the transition from life to death. The piece is a contemporary requiem with a libretto by Sarah Sluimer and music by Meri\u00e7 Arta\u00e7, who is making her composition debut with Dutch National Opera. The production is carried by the New European Ensemble and the Dutch National Opera chorus. Silvia Costa is providing the mise en espace, giving the whole a special stage design. Lighting designer Marco Giusti complements this with careful lighting that enhances the scenes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-77623\" title=\"requiem-for-mariza-performance-national-opera-ballet-amsterdam_4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/requiem-for-mariza-voorstelling-nationale-opera-ballet-amsterdam_4-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"requiem-for-mariza-performance-national-opera-ballet-amsterdam_4\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/requiem-for-mariza-voorstelling-nationale-opera-ballet-amsterdam_4-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/requiem-for-mariza-voorstelling-nationale-opera-ballet-amsterdam_4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/requiem-for-mariza-voorstelling-nationale-opera-ballet-amsterdam_4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/requiem-for-mariza-voorstelling-nationale-opera-ballet-amsterdam_4-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/requiem-for-mariza-voorstelling-nationale-opera-ballet-amsterdam_4-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/requiem-for-mariza-voorstelling-nationale-opera-ballet-amsterdam_4-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/requiem-for-mariza-voorstelling-nationale-opera-ballet-amsterdam_4-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/requiem-for-mariza-voorstelling-nationale-opera-ballet-amsterdam_4.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Requiem for Mariza falls under the programming of the Opera Forward Festival and is made possible by a co-production between the November Music festival and Dutch National Opera &amp; Ballet. The performance is part of a special anniversary edition of the festival. Besides the leading roles by Maayan Licht and Carina Vinke, Cappella Amsterdam also plays an important role in the musical framework. The whole is a multidisciplinary musical theater that weaves music, drama and poetry into a penetrating experience.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The combination of New European Ensemble, Chorus of Dutch National Opera and poetic texts creates an extraordinary theatrical landscape.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This production, which will premiere in the 2025-2026 season, offers a structured look at the theme of transition and temporality. In doing so, it aligns with broader developments within contemporary musical theater and allows new voices to be heard within the genre.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mixture of music, theater and poetic text can be heard in the great hall of the Dutch National Opera. Sopranista Maayan Licht and mezzo-soprano Carina Vinke perform the story of Mariza, who finds herself between life and an unfathomable future, an intermediate state that is impressively portrayed in this production. The performance, titled Requiem ... <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/cultuur\/requiem-for-mariza\/\"><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":77626,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"Requiem for Mariza","rank_math_title":"Requiem for Mariza: Opera Forward Festival 2026","rank_math_description":"Requiem for Mariza is nieuw muziektheater bij Nationale Opera &amp; Ballet. Speeldata 13\u201321 maart 2026 (Grote Zaal), duur 1:15 zonder pauze, tickets vanaf \u20ac16. 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