Amadeus

The rebel. His music. His downfall.

Amadeus, produced by the Theateralliantie and Het Nationale Theater in collaboration with OPERA2DAY, premiered on 15 June 2019 in the Royal Theatre of The Hague

De Theateralliantie, Het Nationale Theater and OPERA2DAY presented Amadeus, a new musical theatre version of Peter Shaffer's famous play about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. When Mozart appears at the court of the Emperor as a young and unconventional artist, he is determined to leave a great impression. He succeeds brilliantly. He enchants everyone with his music that sparkles with genius. Court composer Antonio Salieri is bewildered: God must have generously given Mozart the musical inspiration he himself is looking for in vain. Consumed by jealousy, he fights against Mozart, against music and ultimately against his faith in God.

This co-production is directed by Theu Boermans with Sander Plukaard in the role of Mozart and Mark Rietman as Salieri. In addition to the 9 cast members, 40 choir members and a live orchestra appear on stage in an impressive scenography by Bernhard Hammer (Soldaat van Oranje). Hernán Schvartzman, musical director of OPERA2DAY, was responsible for the music in this production. Daniël Hamburger arranged Mozart's compositions and Lucie Chartin excelled as a soprano. This trio also participated in OPERA2DAY's productions of Hamlet and Dr. Miracle's last illusion.

Pressquotes: "What a party!"

'A perfect example of subsidized art for a wide audience', stated the Volkskrant in their headline. The Telegraaf awarded the production the maximum of five stars and praised the 'strong contribution of the specially composed orchestra'. The NRC thought the most beautiful scenes those 'in which Mozart and music play the leading role, such as the graceful dance scene from Le Nozze di Figaro or the furious Queen of the Night from Die Zauberflöte, beautifully sung by soprano Lucia Chartin'. Trouw newspaper also awarded five stars: 'The insanely clever acting, Mozart's music, the richly varied staging are merciless and of a haunting beauty'. Den Haag Centraal praised OPERA2DAY's contribution: 'With a live orchestra of fifteen musicians and the intoxicating soprano Lucie Chartin from co-producer OPERA2DAY […] this is a performance you don't want to miss: entertaining, intelligent, exciting and full of music – a golden performance'. Magazine Scènes : 'A lively, intelligent performance, successful on all levels, in which the love for beautiful music continuously splashes into the audience. What a party!'

Theateralliantie and Het Nationale Theater in cooperation with OPERA2DAY

ARTISTIC TEAM
Stage director Theu Boermans
Text Peter Shaffer
Translators Theu Boermans, Karim Ameur
Dramaturgy Karim Ameur
Stage director's assistent Marjolein Polman
Musical direction Hernán Schvartzman
Musical arrangements Daniël Hamburger
Stage design Bernhard Hammer
Props Rob Snoek
Costume design Mattijs van Bergen
Light design Jan Harm Wagner, Stefan Dijkman
Sound design Maarten Houdijk
Choir coordinator Patrick Pranger

CAST
Antonio Salieri, composer Mark Rietman
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer Sander Plukaard
Constanze Weber, his wife Yela de Koning
Emperor Jozef Vincent Linthorst
Franca Orsini-Rosenberg, intendant of the National Opera Esther Scheldwacht
Gottfried van Swieten, chairman of the Culture Council Jaap Spijkers
Johann von Strack, minister of Arts and Sciences Yamill Jones
Katherina Cavalieri, soprano Lucie Chartin / Morgane Heyse
I Venticelli, the whisperers Lisa Zweerman, Teun Donders

ORCHESTRA
1st Violin Rebecca Huber
1st Violin (2e) Ivan Illiev
2nd Violin Aleksandra Kwiatkowska
Viola Luca Alfonso Rizzello
Cello Nina Hitz
Cello (2e) Ania Katynska
Double bass Silvia Jiminez
Double bass (2e) Hen Goldsobel
Flute Tami Krausz
Flute (2e) Melody Yeomans
Oboe Robert de Bree
Bassoon Takako Kunugi
Horn Federico Cuevas Ruiz
Clarinet Giulia Zannin
Trumpet Nicholas Emmerson
Trumpet (2e) Patrice Bolleau
Percussion Orlando Aguilar

CHOIRS
Chordiality, under the direction of Patrick Pranger
Haags Toonkunstkoor, under the direction of Patrick van der Linden
Residentie Bachkoor, under the direction of Jos Vermunt

PRODUCTION TEAM
Producer Edwin van Balkom
Executive producer Rosalie Mohr
Production leader Rodney Verhoeven
Technical coordinator Lex Boere
Techniciens Idwinge Boetes, Luuk Bruininks, Sharon Harte, Femke de Bot
Dressers Karianne Hoenderkamp, Isabel Blokland, Judith van Ooijen
Costume shop HNT Iris Elströdt (head), Daan Wieman, Amanda van Marion, Suet Huy Yung-Ho, Bernadette Kijzers, Roy Verschuren, Sanne Blijleven (intern), Riëtte van Raamsdonk (volunteer)
1st Inspecient Joost Claas
Hair & make-up advice, mask advice Leo Maliepaard
Hair & make-up Marissa Coster, Stan Roobol (intern), Sanne van der Hoek (intern)
Mask Rolf de Booij, Mathilde Wiessing
Company managers Mieke van der Ven, Rodney Verhoeven
Project managers marketing and public relations Daniel Jaspers, Joyce Wasterval
Office manager Jari Vegting

WITH THANKS TO
Fonds 1818
Elise Mathilde Fonds
Bankgiroloterij

Willy Caspers, Marco Alibux, decoratelier Vorm en Dekor, Showtex, Roos Ouwehand, Karim Bizid, Ilja Kievit, Shuann Chai,Joris van Bennekom, Sjoukje Kloostra, Deep Thought, FEL, Optiek Torica
All employees of Het Nationale Toneel and OPERA2DAY

Fortepiano M. Rosenberger (1820, Vienna), borrowed by the Nationale Muziekinstrumenten Fonds