De Nederlandse Opera

De Nederlandse Opera (DNO), (The Netherlands Opera) in Amsterdam, is the leading opera company of the Netherlands. The DNO is renowned for its adventurous and theatrical stagings, its mixed repertoire of modern and established operas, and its strong ensemble orientation. Its present home base is the Het Muziektheater, a modern building designed by Cees Dam which opened in 1986. DNO was established shortly after the end of World War II as a repertory company with a permanent ensemble. In the postwar period, it toured extensively in the Netherlands from its home base in the Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam, a fin de siècle theatre on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam. In 1964, it was renamed De Nederlandse Operastichting. (The Dutch Opera Foundation), and the company adopted a stagione orientation, inviting different soloists and artistic teams for each new production. In 1986, the company moved to the new Muziektheater building, the Stopera, which it shares with the Dutch National Ballet, on... full article at wikipedia