For the fifth time, jongNBE joins forces with Holland Opera for a unique opera experience on location. In and around Fort Rijnauwen in Bunnik this summer, they will perform Midsummer Nightmare – an adventurous mix of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Purcell’s The Fairy Queen.

In the enchanted forest, we see Oberon and Titania during a marital quarrel. A dearest friend has entrusted her child to Titania on her deathbed. Oberon is deadly jealous of Titania’s attention to the child and orders Puck, the forest satyr, to fetch the sap of a magic plant. If this magical sap is dripped into someone’s eyes, the person will fall in love with the first living creature he sees as soon as he wakes up.

Midsummer Nightmare is not a classical opera, but a sensory experience in which the audience takes a special journey full of surprising encounters through the overwhelming nature and mysterious corridors of the fortress. Expect surprising musical arrangements by Jesse Passenier performed by our own youngNBE together with the singers of Holland Opera and the puppets of Duda Paiva.

Venue: Fort Rijnauwen, Bunnik
Music: Henry Purcell | Arrangements: Jesse Passenier
Direction: Joke Hoolboom and Rianne Meboer
Including Donij van Doorn, Oscar Verhaar, Rick Zwart, Josje Eijkenboom and jongNBE

Prices

young people up to 30 years and CJP tickets 30,- (in March with early booking discount 25,-)

regular tickets 60,- (in March with early booking discount 50,- except for the avant premiere = 45,-)

Info & tickets: www.hollandopera.nl

Location

Fort Rijnauwen Vossegatsedijk 5, Bunnik

Wandelopera

You will be welcomed on the forecourt of Fort Rijnauwen. Together we will go to the central point of the fort. After the overture, the audience splits into 4 small groups. At various places on and in the Fort, you will see and hear special scenes (windows). At these windows there are a number of seats for people who cannot stand for long. After the 4 windows, everyone comes together for the grande finale.

The paths are partly paved, but the walk also goes partly through the grass around and on the Fort. Please bear this in mind in terms of footwear. The total walking route will be about 2 kilometres.

Bad weather scenario

If the opera is cancelled due to force majeure or bad weather conditions, the performance will be rescheduled to the next Thursday. You are not entitled to a refund.

jongNBE
The jongNBE is an ensemble of top talents from the Dutch conservatoires. The ensemble consists of ten musicians (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion and double bass) and is coached by the experienced musicians of the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble. Read more about the jongNBE here.

when to see it

• Fri 27 Jun 2025 Bunnik Fort Rijnauwen Last tickets Tickets
• Sat 28 Jun 2025 Bunnik Fort Rijnauwen Last tickets Tickets
• Sun 29 Jun 2025 Bunnik Fort Rijnauwen Tickets
• Fri 04 Jul 2025 Bunnik Fort Rijnauwen Tickets
• Sat 05 Jul 2025 Bunnik Fort Rijnauwen Last tickets Tickets
• Sun 06 Jul 2025 Bunnik Fort Rijnauwen Tickets
• Fri 11 Jul 2025 Bunnik Fort Rijnauwen Tickets
• Sat 12 Jul 2025 Bunnik Fort Rijnauwen Tickets
• Sun 13 Jul 2025 Bunnik Fort Rijnauwen Tickets
• Fri 18 Jul 2025 Bunnik Fort Rijnauwen Tickets
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• Sun 20 Jul 2025 Bunnik Fort Rijnauwen Tickets