{"id":1584,"date":"2023-10-28T22:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T21:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rennikjanneggers.com\/?p=1584"},"modified":"2026-02-20T09:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:01:02","slug":"press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rennikjanneggers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/28\/press\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“The Cunning Little Vixen<\/em> of the Reisopera is a musical declaration of love. […] You could feel the love for nature in this production.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50-star Review of Het Sluwe Vosje<\/em><\/a>
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“<\/em>In the staging of Rennik-Jan Neggers […], the animal world is a joy to behold: very stylised and yet playful.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50-star Review of Het Sluwe Vosje<\/em><\/a>
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“<\/em>…the chickens dressed in lavish white tulle and their typically jerky head movements are a comical highlight.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The audience gratefully rewarded the artistic team for this visually stunning production.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“This is one of the reasons for the success of this opera: the imaginative setting.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The production is a pure delight for all the senses, and the 105 minutes fly by.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“<\/em>Both the acting and the singing were of an excellent level.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Review of La Serva Padrona<\/em>
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“<\/em>The presentation of this 10-day intensive workshop […] immediately changes how you look at these opera scenes.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“<\/em>An incredibly impressive adaptation of an opera written in a concentration camp. […] Emphasising the drama really pays off.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HET SLUWE VOSJE<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Interview by Reisopera with Rennik-Jan Neggers on Het Sluwe Vosje<\/em>
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THE APPLE TREE<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Interview by Nordsee Zeitung with Rennik-Jan Neggers and team on The Apple Tree<\/em>
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TRANSFORMATIONS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Interview by Operamagazine with Rennik-Jan Neggers and Sam Weller on the dramaturgy of the piece [7\/2\/24]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“A beautiful, <\/em>
allegorical tale on love, death and life.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Review of Keizer<\/em>
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“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.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Neggers does justice to this brilliant yet complex piece with a crystal clear staging with plenty of double layers and surprises.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Review of Transformations<\/em><\/a>
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“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.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Review of The Apple Tree<\/em><\/a>
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“The production overall told the stories convincingly […] altogether an enjoyable and entertaining evening resulting from the discovery of a little gem<\/em>.“<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“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.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Review of Tranformations<\/em><\/a>
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THE BEAR<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Interview by Trouw with Rennik-Jan Neggers on chamber opera and sustainability
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THE BEAR<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Interview by Het Parool with Rennik-Jan Neggers on comedy and intuition in opera
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THE BEAR<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Interview by NRC with Rennik-Jan Neggers and Lucie van Ree on sustainability in opera [4\/8\/23]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Neggers abundantly incorporates references and associations that keeps the audience laughing continuously.”<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Review of The Bear<\/em><\/a>
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“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.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MAGELONE & PETER<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Interview by Tubantia with Rennik-Jan Neggers about the production
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“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.<\/em>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Neggers and his singers have succeeded splendidly in this exercise in comical singing and acting.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MAGELONE & PETER<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Interview by the Dutch National Touring Opera with Rennik-Jan Neggers and Ben Weishaupt [15\/7\/20]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“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.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Neggers and his singers have combined all these elements into an infatuating, cheerful and yet relevant chamber opera<\/em>.<\/em>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“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. “<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NON MUORE MAI<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Interview by Theaterkrant with Rennik-Jan Neggers about the cancellation due to Corona [2\/4\/20]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“It is extraordinarily impressive if you can reach such profound depths in only 45 minutes.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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