Free arrival in Amsterdam.

Check-in at your hotel, Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam from 3pm.

Tea Time and introduction to Performance Art with your Expert Speaker.

Private tour of Marina Abramović‘s exhibition, after public opening hours.

Of course, there are the Rijks and Van Gogh Museums in Amsterdam, but the Stedelijk (“municipal”) is certainly one of the most inventive and dynamic museums in the Dutch capital. Among its collections are sublime works spanning more than a century of artistic creation. From the Amsterdam School, to functionalism, from the Bauhaus to De Stijl, to the CoBrA and pop-art movement, the institution also has pieces by the most important contemporary artists such as Cindy Sherman, Steve McQueen or Marlene Dumas.

We invite you to enjoy a visit to the exceptional exhibition dedicated to Marina Abramović. In the company of our expert speaker, a specialist in the work of the Serbian artist, we will admire a retrospective covering more than half a century of production. With more than 60 works, including photographs, videos, sculptures, four iconic live performances, and two participatory works, the exhibition takes us from his beginnings in the former Yugoslavia to pioneering performances with his former partner Ulay to the works of his solo practice. Marina Abramović has been a leading figure in performance and body art since the 1970s. An early proponent of the use of the human body in performance, she constantly pushed her limits emotionally and physically, exposing herself to exhaustion, pain, and even the possibility of death.

Dinner at the end of the visit.

Overnight at the hotel.

Free day.

At 7 p.m., at the Muziektheater, Nationale Opera & Ballet:

IL TRITTICO, BY G. PUCCINI

Opera in 3 acts

Dutch National Opera Chorus

Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Lorenzo Viotti: Conductor

Barrie Kosky: Director

– Il tabarro

Michael Volle: Michele

Joshua Guerrero: Luigi

Mark Omvlee: Tinca

Sam Carl: Talpa

Leah Hawkins: Giorgetta

Raehann Bryce-Davis: La Frugola

Salvador Villanueva: A Lover

– Suor Angelica

Elena Stikhina: Sister Angélique

Raehann Bryce-Davis: Princess

Helena Rasker: The Abbess

Polly Leech: The Zealous Sister

Eva Kroon: The Young Mistress

Juliana Grigoryan: Sister Genovieffa

Inna Demenkova: Sister Osmina

Sophia Hunt: Sister Dolcina

Martina Myskohlid: The Nurse Sister

– Gianni Schicchi

Michael Volle, Gianni Schicchi

Juliana Grigoryan: Lauretta

Helena Rasker: Zita

Joshua Guerrero: Rinuccio

Mark Omvlee: Gherardo

Sam Carl Betto: di Signa

Scott Wilde: Simone

Polly Leech: La Ciesca

Inna Demenkova: Nella

Georgiy Derbas-Richter: Marco

Mark Kurmanbayev: Guccio

What a poster! It’s hard to imagine a more beautiful director/conductor duo than the one offered here in Amsterdam. On the one hand, Barrie Kosky has established himself as the most inventive playwright of his generation, with his scathing readings in Berlin (where he is director of the Komische Oper), and on the other, Lorenzo Viotti, the current music director of the Amsterdam Opera whose musical readings (and Instagram account!) are causing panic in the operatic world. At the end of their Puccini cycle, the two men present the Triptych, a masterpiece by the Tuscan composer whose centenary of death is being celebrated in 2024. A triptych like three operas centred on terror (Il Tabarro), sadness (Suor Angelica) and laughter (Gianni Schicchi).  To top it all off, this huge evening will see the debut of the great German baritone Michael Volle in the roles of Michele (Il Tabarro) and Gianni Schicchi, as well as the return to Amsterdam of the impressive Russian soprano Elena Stikhina in the demanding role of Suor Angelica.

The show ends around 10:45 p.m.

Dinner on your own.

Overnight at the hotel.

Check-out from your hotel, at your convenience, before 12 noon.

Free day and return