PLACE DE L'OPERA | Monique ten Boske
"Love requires courage at Opera Spanga"
Can you marry a bear? Can a bear commit murder? Is humanity so much better than the nature that surrounds it? These questions are addressed in Mijn engel, ik geloof je, the new opera staged by Opera Spanga. read article here (dutch)
On Thursday, March 5th, Opera Spanga is organizing a 45-minute lecture by ecofeminist theologian Nikki Apeldoorn. We are proud that Nikki is willing to do this for us.
She will speak about, among other things, Animism, New Animism, and Anthropocentrism.
The lecture will conclude around 7:45 PM. This gives you the opportunity to enjoy refreshments in the church foyer before the performance begins.
“If you make people laugh, they open their hearts. And then you can reach them,” says director Corina van Eijk. It’s a sentence that says a lot about Opera Spanga. In their latest production, Mijn Engel, Ik Geloof Je, humor and disruption converge in an opera that grates, moves, and encourages conversation. The performance can be seen from February 26th to March 8th at the Grote or Jacobijnerkerk in Leeuwarden. Read more (dutch)
and interviews Corina van Eijk about Opera Spanga's new opera at the Grote Kerk / Jacobijnerkerk in Leeuwarden.
Read here (dutch)
Read here how the press reviews Tosca.
Place de l'Opera - read the results here (in dutch)
Besides the opera, would you like to enjoy a few wonderful days away in the beautiful Frisian surroundings of Spanga? Some suggestions:
A unique destination located in the beautiful natural landscape of Friesland. Discover the idyllic park with trendy 2- to 4-person greenhouses, where lush fruit trees and a colorful vegetable garden welcome you.
For more info and prices: Vakantiepark EIGENWIJZE
Stay in the nature of the Rottige Meente at the most beautiful place in Weststellingwerf; Boetiekpark de Kas in Scherpenzeel (on bike and canoe distance from Opera Spanga). Beautiful camping spots, 2 hiker's huts, 5 tiny houses and 3 hotel cabins.
For more info and prices: Boetiekpark de Kas
On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Opera Spanga, the book 35 jaar Opera Spanga in Noord Nederland was created. The book focuses on the period 2019-2024 and is a follow-up to the book Opera in het weiland, the little sister, so to speak. And it gives a glimpse into the plans for the future. This edition is also illustrated with the most beautiful photos of the various productions.
The book can be ordered by e-mail via info@operaspanga.nl. The price of the book is €10 (excl. shipping costs).
In collaboration with the municipality of Weststellingwerf, the book Opera in het weiland was made, about 30 years of Opera Spanga. Journalist Kasper Jansen sketches a picture of developments in the past 30 years, in conversations with Corina van Eijk and a few loyal employees, such as Klara Uleman and Ali Veenhouwer. The book is illustrated with the most beautiful photos of various productions.
The book (Dutch) can be ordered by e-mail via info@operaspanga.nl. The price of the book is € 15 (excl. shipping costs).
Since 1989 the foundation known as Spanga, the Verona of Weststellingwerf (OPERA SPANGA) has been producing its own unique brand of opera in the Frisian hamlet of Spanga.
It is committed to the goal of invigorating the art of opera and taking it off the pedestal it occupies in culture land and putting it where it belongs - in peoples’ hearts.
