Donemus Highlights Coming Season

Coming season we have several highlights to come! Here is a small selection from a great upcoming season:

🎭 Music Theater

• Willem Jeths: ballet ‘Legacies’ (10–27 September 2026)
  The Dutch National Ballet presents a historic musical tribute exploring diverse gender combinations, set to Jeths’ composition Monument to a Universal Marriage.
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• Maxim Kolomiiets: opera (World Premiere on 16 October 2026)
  A deeply moving documentary opera titled Mothers of Kherson, co-produced by the Polish National Opera and the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
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• Lucas Wiegerink: family theater ‘Supermens gezocht’ (3 October–29 November 2026)
  An energetic, upbeat music-theatre production exploring social pressures and personal boundaries for children aged six and up.
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• Yannis Kyriakides: ‘La Mer’ by Scapino Ballet (8 October 2026–3 March 2027)
  A groundbreaking multidisciplinary collaboration featuring 25 dancers, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, and conductor Barbara Hannigan. Spanning nearly 50 events!
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• Marijn Simons: opera ‘Don Quichotte’ (From 3 October 2026)
  Simons’ music weaves a quiet psychological roadmap through the protagonist’s mind using live electric guitar and a loop station in Germany.
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• Elena Langer: mono-opera ‘Ariadne’ (9 October–28 November 2026)
  A raw and intimate 20-minute psychological monodrama performed by the English Touring Opera on a national UK tour.
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🎼 Concerts & Festivals

• Calliope Tsoupaki: New Work (15 October 2026)
  A spectacular World Premiere for a large ensemble of 23 amplified musicians, hitting the stage right alongside Michael Gordon’s iconic work Trance at the Muziekgebouw Amsterdam.
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• Calliope Tsoupaki: Curator of ‘Dag in de Branding’ (16–17 October 2026)
  Serving as the guest curator for this two-day festival centered around the theme Ars Nova, Tsoupaki will also be formally awarded the prestigious Johan Wagenaar Prize.
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• Aftab Darvishi: Cello Concerto (31 October 2026)
  A highly anticipated World Premiere written specifically for acclaimed cellist Kian Soltani, performed with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra during the NTR ZaterdagMatinee and Cello Biënnale.
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• Bianca Bongers: ‘The Sound of Amare’ (20 November 2026)
  Celebrating 5 years of Amare with a brand-new orchestral world premiere performed by the Residentie Orkest, bringing the sensory echoes of the building’s spaces to life.
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• Jan-Peter de Graaff: ‘Café de nuit’ (27 November 2026)
  Catch the exciting premiere of a brand-new version of this work, performed live by the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest.
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