Best Dutch National Opera Podcasts (2024)

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Russia's mysterious sabotage campaign 45:56

7m ago45:56

45:56

Arson, vandalism, attacks on NATO vehicles: around Europe, mysterious acts of sabotage have been multiplying. And there's a pattern: the perpetrators were recruited on Telegram via accounts linked to Russian agencies. This week, we hear from Marta Vunš about how she and other journalists went undercover to figure out how this recruitment actually w…

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Don Quichot (de inleiding) - Het Nationale Ballet 16:19

8d ago16:19

16:19

Don Quichot (de inleiding) - Het Nationale Ballet by Nationale Opera & BalletBy Nationale Opera & Ballet

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Don Quichot (de kostuums) - Het Nationale Ballet 16:31

8d ago16:31

16:31

Interview met Eddy Grundy - kostuum supervisorBy Nationale Opera & Ballet

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Peter Grimes - De Nationale Opera 19:36

11d ago19:36

19:36

Peter Grimes - De Nationale Opera by Nationale Opera & BalletBy Nationale Opera & Ballet

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Using grandma to make people cry about climate change 51:26

14d ago51:26

51:26

Why is it so hard to talk about climate change in a way that actually makes us... feel something? This week, our producer Katz Laszlo talks to an Icelandic writer who manages against the odds to do just that: Andri Snær Magnason, author of — among many other things — the hit memoir 'On Time And Water'. We're also talking about the German politician…

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What do the European Union and Barbie have in common? 47:22

13d ago47:22

47:22

Are European leaders living in a Barbie-like dreamworld? This week, the idealised fantasy of the EU versus its awkward reality. Far from being a continent of grateful europhiles, a lot of people feel apathetic about the European project at best. Paweł Zerka joins us to discuss why non-white, young and Eastern Europeans feel especially left out of t…

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Notenkraker & Muizenkoning - Het Nationale Ballet 19:21

29d ago19:21

19:21

Notenkraker & Muizenkoning - Het Nationale Ballet by Nationale Opera & BalletBy Nationale Opera & Ballet

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Mussolini, testicles, and the Schengen zone 41:00

29d ago41:00

41:00

Last week we brought you geopolitics, this week we're bringing you testicles. Why has male contraception remained such an underground idea, despite decades of research? We speak to Paul Labourie, one of a growing number of men (in the francophone world at least) who are turning to DIY contraception devices to take on more of the responsibility in t…

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Swedish authorities say it's fine if you listen to this podcast 56:11

27d ago56:11

56:11

We're back from our summer break! Rym Momtaz, the new editor-in-chief of the Strategic Europe blog, is here to catch us up on the main political developments we missed over the summer, from Ukraine to France. We're also talking about Sweden's suggestions for cutting kids' screen time, and a possible crackdown on outrageous concert ticket prices. Th…

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Generation Dance - Het Nationale Ballet 16:55

1M ago16:55

16:55

Generation Dance - Het Nationale Ballet by Nationale Opera & BalletBy Nationale Opera & Ballet

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Rigoletto - De Nationale Opera 22:47

2M ago22:47

22:47

Rigoletto - De Nationale Opera by Nationale Opera & BalletBy Nationale Opera & Ballet

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This Is What A Generation Sounds Like: Kinga 32:24

2M ago32:24

32:24

This week, we're re-releasing another of our all-time favourite episodes to entertain your ears during our summer break. First aired in 2022, it's a story from our long-running series, 'This Is What A Generation Sounds Like', and it takes us to Georgia. Thanks for listening! We'll be back in September. If you enjoy our podcast, we'd love it if you'…

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This Is What A Generation Sounds Like: Sara 27:12

2M ago27:12

27:12

We're away on our summer break until September, but this week and next week we're re-releasing two of our favourite episodes from The Europeans' award-winning series, 'This Is What A Generation Sounds Like. This week, a story that spans three generations of women: Sara, her mother, and her grandmother. In their collective lifetimes, Albania entered…

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A Q&A with The Europeans 43:25

2M ago43:25

43:25

It’s our first ever Q&A episode! Katy, Dominic, Katz and Wojciech answer listeners’ questions – from how we make the show, to the episodes we’d make if we were gazillionaires. We’ve saved a couple of our answers for supporters of the podcast. If you’d like to hear them, we’d love it if you could send a few bucks our way at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/…

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'Luca' 39:18

3M ago39:18

39:18

One Hungarian family. One piece of land. Two very different visions. This is the final episode in our long-running series This Is What A Generation Sounds Like, made in cooperation with the Allianz Foundation. You can find the other episodes in the series here. Thanks, as ever, to the listeners who support this podcast so that we can keep making it…

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What happens after France's surprise swing to the left? 54:01

3M ago54:01

54:01

A surprise left-wing election win? In Europe? In 2024? This week, we turn to our resident Parisian journalist to try to get our heads around what just happened in France, as well as what might happen next. We’re also looking at the other big left-wing winners of the week: the UK Labour Party. What might their new government mean for Britain’s relat…

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Why is European cinema so different from Hollywood? 52:45

4M ago52:45

52:45

Fewer expensive car chases, more moody shots and ambiguous endings: movies made in Europe are often very different from those made in the US. But Europe's more arty film output isn't just a product of our culture — it has a lot to do with how the industry is financed. This week, we're asking: why is European cinema the way it is, and should we be t…

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Pigeon murders, the nature restoration law, and Scandinavian family therapy 47:13

3M ago47:13

47:13

Enough politics: we’ve got a nature-themed episode for you this week. Producer Katz Laszlo joins Katy to explain how Austria’s environment minister went rogue to save the EU’s hugely important nature restoration law; we’re also talking about the German town that just voted to kill all its pigeons. And in the human world: the podcast that brings Sca…

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The most confusing elections of all time? 45:55

4M ago45:55

45:55

The far-right surged but the centre held; somehow the two are true at once. Nearly 100 members of the new European Parliament have yet to tell us which political family they’ll be joining. And as for who’s actually going to be running the EU’s institutions for the next five years – right now, it’s anyone’s guess. How can we make sense of these Euro…

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Stravinsky Sprookjes - Het Nationale Ballet 27:32

4M ago27:32

27:32

De volgende fragmenten van opnames zijn gebruikt voor het samenstellen van deze podcast:L'oiseau de Feu - Stravinsky - Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg o.l.v. Gustavo GimenoThe Fairy’s Kiss - Stravinsky - Scottish Symphony Orchestra o.l.v. Ilan VolkovLe Sacre du printemps - Stravinsky - The Philadelphia Orchestra o.l.v. Riccardo MutiSongs for…

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Fidelio - De Nationale Opera 23:49

4M ago23:49

23:49

Fidelio - De Nationale Opera by Nationale Opera & BalletBy Nationale Opera & Ballet

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Why give a damn about the European elections? 36:04

4M ago36:04

36:04

They’re the second biggest elections on Earth. For the next four days, 373 million people are eligible to take part in the vote for the European Parliament. And yet in most EU countries, the prevailing mood is… ‘meh’. This week, we take on the challenge of convincing you that these elections are anything but meh, with the help of one of our favouri…

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The Big-Agri Bully Boys 46:58

4M ago46:58

46:58

Protests by angry farmers have swept across Europe this year. But from country to country, powerful groups have taken these protests over and changed their agenda. Who are these people, and what are they up to? This is a special episode produced in collaboration with investigative journalists from Lighthouse Reports and media partners across Europe…

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What's more endangered: wolves or Eurovision? 51:33

5M ago51:33

51:33

This week, the high drama of both European wolf policy and the Eurovision Song Contest. Wolves have made a huge comeback in Europe in recent years. How can we coexist peacefully with these hungry carnivores? We speak to the social scientist Hanna Pettersson about how humans are living alongside predators in Spain and Sweden. Plus, all the controver…

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Can food labels make us healthier? 45:35

5M ago45:35

45:35

Across a fair chunk of Europe, we've grown used to seeing little traffic light symbols on our food packets that supposedly rate the healthiness of our food. But why might Dominic's chamomile tea get a Nutri-Score rating of C, when a diet cola gets an A? And does Giorgia Meloni have a point in claiming that the ratings are biased against Italians? T…

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Il trittico - De Nationale Opera 21:07

6M ago21:07

21:07

Il trittico - De Nationale Opera by Nationale Opera & BalletBy Nationale Opera & Ballet

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The regime that ended with a song 45:25

6M ago45:25

45:25

It’s the only revolution in world history (that we know of) that began with a Eurovision song. This week, Portugal marks 50 years since the Carnation Revolution ended decades of dictatorship. We speak to Alex Fernandes, author of a new accessible history of the revolution, about the day that changed everything. We’re also talking about the UK’s mis…

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Roberto Devereux - De Nationale Opera 22:21

6M ago22:21

22:21

Roberto Devereux - De Nationale Opera by Nationale Opera & BalletBy Nationale Opera & Ballet

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Why the Swiss women’s climate victory is such a big deal 44:14

6M ago44:14

44:14

A group of Swiss women, all aged 64 and over, made history last week by winning the first ever climate case heard by the European Court of Human Rights. But what does their victory mean for climate policy across Europe? We ring up international courts reporter Molly Quell to find out. We're also talking about an artistic sense-of-humour failure, a …

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The biggest climate case that ever was 49:27

6M ago49:27

49:27

We are re-airing one of our all time favourite episodes following this week's landmark verdict on the biggest climate case that ever was: KlimaSeniorinnen vs. Switzerland. We reported on the case in depth last year, shortly after the hearing. And now, the court rules: KlimaSeniorinnen win!We usually see young people as the face of climate activism.…

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Nepo great-great-great-grand-babies 45:41

6M ago45:41

45:41

We all know this continent has major issues with social mobility. But having a rich ancestor from *six centuries ago* shouldn't make it more likely that you're rich today... should it? This week we speak to Guglielmo Barone, one of the economists behind some fascinating research into this question in Florence. We're also talking about Ursula von de…

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Dancing Dutch - Het National Ballet 17:06

6M ago17:06

17:06

Dancing Dutch - Het National Ballet by Nationale Opera & BalletBy Nationale Opera & Ballet

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Less Beyoncé, more bouzouki 43:38

6M ago43:38

43:38

This week, music and politics collide. We're talking about Greece's plan to enforce quotas for Greek-language lyrics on the radio, and the racist backlash against Aya Nakamura's rumoured booking for the Paris Olympics. Plus, a great interview with Politico's senior climate reporter Zia Weise about the EU's once-trumpeted nature restoration law. Can…

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Small Ex-Soviet Satellite State My Ass 43:23

7M ago43:23

43:23

This week, we're heading to a small country with a big bold foreign policy. Czechia, aka the Czech Republic, has won international praise by negotiating a desperately-needed ammunition deal for Ukraine. Why did it succeed where others have failed? And why is its government so much less scared of China than most others in Europe? We ring up Jakub Ja…

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The Portuguese Constitution Is Delicious 44:33

7M ago44:33

44:33

Scandal-hit Socialists, a surging far-right, and winners that no one can get excited about — Portugal has just delivered some of this year's trickiest European election results. This week, we ring Politico reporter Aitor Hernández-Morales to untangle the situation. We're also talking about how ChatGPT could speed up Albania's EU membership bid, and…

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Oedipus Rex / Antigone - Nationale Opera & Ballet 25:06

7M ago25:06

25:06

Oedipus Rex / Antigone - Nationale Opera & Ballet by Nationale Opera & BalletBy Nationale Opera & Ballet

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YOLO, Swiss pensioners 45:25

8M ago45:25

45:25

This week: two referendums and some dodgy criminal reforms. We're talking about Swiss voters' decision to treat themselves to bigger pensions, and Slovakia's battle to stop cronyism under populist prime minister Robert Fico. And ahead of Ireland's vote on International Women's Day, the historian Caitríona Beaumont joins us to ask: why, according to…

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Army Boots 14:00

8M ago14:00

14:00

In February 2022, as Russian tanks rolled across the border, the writer and historian Olesya Khromeychuk told us the story of the boots she had bought for her brother, serving at the front in eastern Ukraine. This week, we're sharing her story again. Olesya's book, ' The Death of a Soldier Told by His Sister', is available in print and as an audiob…

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Orbán’s biggest crisis? 39:29

8M ago39:29

39:29

Hungary has seen its biggest anti-government protests in years over the past couple of weeks. But just how dangerous is this moment for Viktor Orbán? This week our favourite Hungarysplainer Viktória Serdült joins us to decipher the scandal that has shaken his government. We're also talking about the legalisation of gay marriage in Greece (finally!)…

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Two Parallel Polands 51:40

8M ago51:40

51:40

Poland's rightwing populists are finally out of power. But what happens now? This week, our producer Wojciech Oleksiak and Warsaw-based journalist Claudia Ciobanu join us to explain why restoring Polish democracy is easier said than done. We're also talking about Finland's elections and the EU's much-criticised migration plan. FULL EPISODE TRANSCRI…

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Toxic air and toxic politicians 43:01

8M ago43:01

43:01

Last weekend, Parisians voted to triple parking fees for SUVs in a bid to remove some of the city's more polluting vehicles. It's just one of many policy ideas that are being tested out in European cities to clean up the air we breathe — but how bad is the problem really, and can we really fix it? This week we ring up Oliver Lord from the Clean Cit…

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Why are Europe’s farmers so angry? 34:41

9M ago34:41

34:41

From France to Romania, Germany to Bulgaria, angry farmers have been blocking the roads. What's behind this wave of agricultural protests across the continent? This week we're getting to grips with the policies behind the food on Europe's plates with agriculture correspondent Sofía Sánchez Manzanaro. We're also dishing up some Polish recommendation…

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What actually happens to Europe’s recycling? 45:05

9M ago45:05

45:05

A lot of us are pretty diligent when it comes to throwing our plastic into the dedicated bin. But how much of that stuff actually gets recycled? This week we're digging into the truth behind Europe's trash with Nico Schmidt, reporter for Investigate Europe. We're also talking about Germany's massive anti-AfD protests, and Saudi sell-out Rafael Nada…

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La traviata - De Nationale Opera 26:56

9M ago26:56

26:56

La traviata - De Nationale Opera by Nationale Opera & BalletBy Nationale Opera & Ballet

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Influencer fraud, liveable cities and the Israel taboo 47:23

9M ago47:23

47:23

We’re kicking off the new year with a heady mix of urban policy, cake-based scandal and political controversy. Find out which European city ranks as the most ‘liveable’ in Good Week, and dive into the fraud case embroiling Italian mega-influencer Chiara Ferragni in Bad Week. And in this week’s interview, hear from historian Quinn Slobodian about th…

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Agrippina - De Nationale Opera 24:53

9M ago24:53

24:53

Agrippina - De Nationale Opera by Nationale Opera & BalletBy Nationale Opera & Ballet

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’Twas Christmas Eve In Dublin 10:11

10M ago10:11

10:11

In the winter of 2020, deep into the misery of the global pandemic, Richy Craven lit up the internet with a tale about working at Christmas in a fancy department store in Dublin. His story went viral and we loved it so much that we asked our friend, the writer and podcaster Darach Ó Séaghdha, to read it for us. Producer Katz Laszlo added some audio…

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The Christmas Book Flood 42:02

10M ago42:02

42:02

In Iceland, the night of December 24 is traditionally spent curled up with a book. Why? Because you're very likely to have been gifted one, given the huge array of literary offerings that get published in Iceland in the run-up for Christmas. In this festive last episode of the year, we're speaking to the writer Hildur Knútsdóttir about the Christma…

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An Autocrat’s Guide to Destroying Local Media, Part 2 26:01

10M ago26:01

26:01

In Part 1, you learned how illiberal regimes have used the political tools at their disposal – and their rich friends – to turn the media outlets of democratic European countries into propaganda machines. In Part 2 we’re exploring the legal tools needed to complete the job and talking to local journalists who found themselves on the receiving end o…

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An Autocrat’s Guide to Destroying Local Media, Part 1 31:47

10M ago31:47

31:47

It’s a playbook that’s been used by illiberal governments across Central and Eastern Europe: muzzling the media until it resembles little more than propaganda. But how exactly does one go about dismantling the free press, in a democratic country within the European Union? In Part 1 of this two-part special, Viktória Serdült, Dimitar Ganev and our p…

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