THE APPLE TREE
Interview by Nordsee Zeitung with Rennik-Jan Neggers and team on The Apple Tree
[13/3/24]
TRANSFORMATIONS
Interview by Operamagazine with Rennik-Jan Neggers and Sam Weller on the dramaturgy of the piece [7/2/24]
“Rennik-Jan Neggers invests in nuanced characters, does not shun moments of silence, entertains with the small details and polishes the dialogues at the surface until a sharp irony appears.”
“Neggers does justice to this brilliant yet complex piece with a crystal clear staging with plenty of double layers and surprises.”
“It is staged in a loving and at times also in a humoristic way. The piece won’t let itself be pigeonholed, but rather it deliberately dissolves the borders with spoken theatre and operetta during the evening.”
“The production overall told the stories convincingly […] altogether an enjoyable and entertaining evening resulting from the discovery of a little gem.“
“This opera has a very physical staging and the timing of the music benefits the comedy which the director and singers managed to capture well.”
THE BEAR
Interview by Trouw with Rennik-Jan Neggers on chamber opera and sustainability
[12/8/23]
THE BEAR
Interview by Het Parool with Rennik-Jan Neggers on comedy and intuition in opera
[10/8/23]
THE BEAR
Interview by NRC with Rennik-Jan Neggers and Lucie van Ree on sustainability in opera [4/8/23]
“Neggers abundantly incorporates references and associations that keeps the audience laughing continuously.”
“Neggers tackles Poulenc’s and Jacob’s surrealism with a creative approach and presents an absurdist and fanciful collage of archetypes. […] It is a joy for the eye, ear and your funny bone.”
MAGELONE & PETER
Interview by Tubantia with Rennik-Jan Neggers about the production
[8/9/20]
“The staging of Rennik-Jan Neggers worked effectively in the circular set-design. The jokes landed well in the sold-out venue, as proven by the chuckles and laughter.“
“Neggers and his singers have succeeded splendidly in this exercise in comical singing and acting.”
MAGELONE & PETER
Interview by the Dutch National Touring Opera with Rennik-Jan Neggers and Ben Weishaupt [15/7/20]
“Neggers connects the so-called ‘low’ culture with ‘high’ culture in a self-evident but inexplicit way… We get treated to a refined miniature on the power of lasting love.”
“Neggers and his singers have combined all these elements into an infatuating, cheerful and yet relevant chamber opera.“
“Neggers has good ideas, he shortens the recitatives to a minimum, detaches arias from their narrative context and presents them as emotive monoliths, without nullifying the story. “
NON MUORE MAI
Interview by Theaterkrant with Rennik-Jan Neggers about the cancellation due to Corona [2/4/20]
“It is extraordinarily impressive if you can reach such profound depths in only 45 minutes.”