01.04.2022

Dudok x O. 2022

Dudok Real Estate, Dudok Horeca Groep, and the O. Festival for Opera. Music. Theatre. are joining forces. This collaboration connects the hospitality industry, monumental real estate, and the festival programming. At O. (Rotterdam, 20 – 29 May 2022) performances and concerts are staged in various unique Rotterdam locations. Hospitality, lived experience, and connection take central stage.

All O. 2022 performances in collaboration with Dudok from Wednesday 20 May through Sunday 29 May:

First Dates: Herlinde Van de Straete & Kristina Fuchs | Classical talent meets top jazzy singer
Location: Kuyl’s Fundatie | Special First Date package: Drink of your choice, coffee/tea/soda/water/beer/wine, and a sweet item/assortment from the Patisserie – €8.50 per person

First Dates: Nienke Nasserian & Flip Noorman | Soprano meets frayed troubadour
Location: Dudok aan de Maas | Special First Date package: Drink of your choice, coffee/tea/soda/water/beer/wine, and a sweet item/assortment from the Patisserie – €8.50 per person

First Dates: Arturo den Hartog X Maryana Golovchenko | Classical vocal talent meets Ukrainian folk singer
Location: Trattoria Sophia

First Dates: Jeannette van Schaik & Adil Chaoui & Mohamed Ahaddaf | Dutch soprano meets Andalusian singer
Location: De Glasfabriek

About the collaboration:
Marjolein Smits van Oyen (commercial asset manager, Dudok Real Estate):
“Our buildings are often monumental, with unique exteriors. Owing to our collaboration with O., audiences will also be able to access the interiors. The programme ranges from small-scale and intimate performances to grandiose and compelling shows. For us, anything is possible and the same goes for O.. Therefore, our joint undertakings are really enjoyable. They result in fantastic performances but also, to some extent, restore the connection between our real estate and the city.”

Robert Wittenberg (brand manager, Dudok Horeca Groep):
“Dudok is a warm connective brand that brings together people from all walks of life. Every year in the spring, O. brings together makers and audiences from home and abroad in Rotterdam. At its hospitality and event locations, Dudok Horeca Groep is happy to contribute to this pioneering opera festival in Rotterdam. We look forward to our collaboration in the years to come as we provide spaces where makers and audiences can meet and touch each other in the heart.”

Hans Blik (Managing director, O.):
“We are really happy about this teamwork. Dudok, as a partner, breathes new life into the contemporary and historic places in the city. Likewise, O. innovates opera and music theatre with respect for its history and connections with the city’s stories. This is why O. and Dudok are such a good fit. Together with Dudok, we showcase today’s singing voices in new locations around Rotterdam.”