The renowned Nederlands Kamerkoor and the anarchistic Warme Winkel join forces to present musical theatre on a grand scale, based around the prince and composer Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613). Gesualdo led a controversial life in his palaces in Southern Italy. He wrote divine music that was way ahead of its time. On the other hand, the wildest tales are told of him. For instance, the story goes that he had an entire forest felled because the rustling of the trees disturbed him while he was composing, but he also murdered his wife and her lover after he had discovered their adultery. He tortured animals, had his staff flog him, suffered from depression, and had a witch for a mistress. In short, a man of extremes.
Similarly, in their collaboration, the Warme Winkel and the Nederlands Kamerkoor appear to be poles apart. That in itself guarantees that this will be one of the most talked-about productions of 2018. The contrast between the choir and the theatre group, amidst Gesualdo’s perverse excrescences and his lucid music, is the driving force behind a quest for ‘the sublime’: that which is repulsive and yet irresistible.

Idea Tido Visser and De Warme Winkel
Concept and performance Florian Myjer, Vincent Rietveld, Mara van Vlijmen, Ward Weemhoff, Marieke de Zwaan
Singers and actors Nederlands Kamerkoor
Costumes Bernadette Corstens
Repetiteur Harry van der Kamp
Musical supervision Bo Koek
Sound Will Jan Pielage
Lighting Prem Scholte Albers

Photo: Sofie Knijff

Concert calendar

  • Thu. 21 June 2018 20:00

    Holland Festival - Amsterdam

    Try-out – Uitverkocht

  • Fri. 22 June 2018 20:00

    Holland Festival - Amsterdam

    Première – Uitverkocht

  • Sat. 23 June 2018 20:00

    Holland Festival - Amsterdam

    Uitverkocht

  • Sun. 24 June 2018 15:00

    Holland Festival - Amsterdam

    Uitverkocht

  • Mon. 25 June 2018 20:00

    Holland Festival - Amsterdam

    Uitverkocht

  • Tue. 7 August 2018 20:30

    Theaterfestival Boulevard - Den Bosch

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  • Wed. 8 August 2018 20:30

    Theaterfestival Boulevard - Den Bosch

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  • Thu. 9 August 2018 16:00

    Theater aan de Parade - Den Bosch

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  • Sun. 28 October 2018 20:00

    Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam - Amsterdam

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  • Mon. 29 October 2018 20:00

    Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam - Amsterdam

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  • Fri. 23 November 2018 20:00

    De Singel - Antwerpen

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  • Sun. 25 November 2018 15:00

    De Singel - Antwerpen

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  • Fri. 30 November 2018 20:15

    Theater Rotterdam - Rotterdam

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  • Sat. 1 December 2018 20:15

    Theater Rotterdam - Rotterdam

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  • Fri. 14 December 2018 20:15

    Het Nationale theater - Den Haag

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