CHERRY TOWN

Name: CHERRY TOWN
Start: 2026-10-08T00:00:00
End: 2026-10-20T23:59:00
Location: Nationale Opera & Ballet

Dutch National Opera

Run Dates

2026.10.08 ~ 2026.10.20

Nationale Opera & Ballet

Premiere

About the show

In Shostakovich’s only operetta, we hear the composer’s lighter side. The work is filled with waltzes, polkas and other dance forms, while Shostakovich also parodies more serious musical styles. The swirling score is in good hands with the Netherlands Philharmonic and conductor Bassem Akiki, who previously made strong impressions in Amsterdam with Animal Farm (2023) and We Are The Lucky Ones (2025).

Details

Music Dmitri Shostakovich Libretto Vladimir Mass & Mikhail Chervinsky in an English translation by Sir David Pountney Musical direction Bassem Akiki Stage direction Jakop Ahlbom Set design Thomas Rupert Costume design Esmée Thomassen Lighting design Marc Heinz Choreography Marco Gerris Dramaturgy Wout van Tongeren Sasha Alexander de Jong Masha Nina van Essen Babble Leòn Ali Çifteci Lidion Ella Taylor Boris Michael Wilmering Fayke Noos Thomas Oliemans Vava Madison Horman* Blatherbox Martin Mkhize * Dutch National Opera Studio Netherlands Philharmonic Chorus of Dutch National Opera Chorus master Edward Ananian-Cooper

Where it's been performed

Nationale Opera & Ballet

Amsterdam

Netherlands