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Nina van Essen

Mezzosoprano
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Upcoming Première Cherry Town

Nina van Essen makes another role debut at the Dutch National Opera this October as Masha in Cherry Town. More info in "Calendar".

Biography

All about Nina

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Nina van Essen is currently making rapid career both on opera and concert stages all over the world, such as; Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Théatre des Champs-Elysées, Theater an der Wien, Royal Danish Opera, Dutch National Opera, Zaterdag Matinee Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Teatro Verdi Trieste, Oper Leipzig, and many more. During her time in the ensemble of Staatsoper Hannover she has highly enriched her repertoire from Baroque to Bel Canto and contemporary music.

Read more about Nina in the "about" section.

Nina van Essen's bloeiende carrière brengt haar naar zowel opera- als concertpodia over de hele wereld, zoals; Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Théatre des Champs-Elysées, Theater an der Wien, Koninklijke Deense Opera, Nederlandse Nationale Opera, Zaterdag Matinee Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Opera de Dijon, Oper Leipzig en nog veel meer. Tijdens haar tijd bij het ensemble van de Staatsoper Hannover heeft ze haar repertoire enorm verrijkt, van barok tot belcanto en hedendaagse muziek.

Lees meer over Nina in "about".

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As Dorabella, Nina van Essen possessed a velvety honeyed Mezzo-soprano, arguably the most beautiful voice of the evening. Her high register was both confident and powerful, and her acting captured the mischievous joy of her bubbly, youthful character with irresistible charm.
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De Nationale Opera & Ballet

8.10.2026

Cherry Town - Masha - Sjostakovitsj

Musical direction - Bassem Akiki
Stage direction - Jakop Ahlbom
Choreography - Marco Gerris

Sasha - Alexander de Jong
Masha - Nina van Essen
Lidion - Ella Taylor
Boris - Michael Wilmering
Fayke Noos - Thomas Oliemans
Blatherbox - Martin Mkhize

Netherlands Philharmonic
Chorus of Dutch National Opera

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De Nationale Opera & Ballet

10.10.2026

Cherry Town - Masha - Sjostakovitsj

Musical direction - Bassem Akiki
Stage direction - Jakop Ahlbom
Choreography - Marco Gerris

Sasha - Alexander de Jong
Masha - Nina van Essen
Lidion - Ella Taylor
Boris - Michael Wilmering
Fayke Noos - Thomas Oliemans
Blatherbox - Martin Mkhize

Netherlands Philharmonic
Chorus of Dutch National Opera

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De Nationale Opera & Ballet

11.10.2026

Cherry Town - Masha - Sjostakovitsj

Musical direction - Bassem Akiki
Stage direction - Jakop Ahlbom
Choreography - Marco Gerris

Sasha - Alexander de Jong
Masha - Nina van Essen
Lidion - Ella Taylor
Boris - Michael Wilmering
Fayke Noos - Thomas Oliemans
Blatherbox - Martin Mkhize

Netherlands Philharmonic
Chorus of Dutch National Opera

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De Nationale Opera & Ballet

13.10.2026

Cherry Town - Masha - Sjostakovitsj

Musical direction - Bassem Akiki
Stage direction - Jakop Ahlbom
Choreography - Marco Gerris

Sasha - Alexander de Jong
Masha - Nina van Essen
Lidion - Ella Taylor
Boris - Michael Wilmering
Fayke Noos - Thomas Oliemans
Blatherbox - Martin Mkhize

Netherlands Philharmonic
Chorus of Dutch National Opera

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De Nationale Opera & Ballet

16.10.2026

Cherry Town - Masha - Sjostakovitsj

Musical direction - Bassem Akiki
Stage direction - Jakop Ahlbom
Choreography - Marco Gerris

Sasha - Alexander de Jong
Masha - Nina van Essen
Lidion - Ella Taylor
Boris - Michael Wilmering
Fayke Noos - Thomas Oliemans
Blatherbox - Martin Mkhize

Netherlands Philharmonic
Chorus of Dutch National Opera

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De Nationale Opera & Ballet

20.10.2026

Cherry Town - Masha - Sjostakovitsj

Musical direction - Bassem Akiki
Stage direction - Jakop Ahlbom
Choreography - Marco Gerris

Sasha - Alexander de Jong
Masha - Nina van Essen
Lidion - Ella Taylor
Boris - Michael Wilmering
Fayke Noos - Thomas Oliemans
Blatherbox - Martin Mkhize

Netherlands Philharmonic
Chorus of Dutch National Opera

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De Nationale Opera & Ballet

20.10.2026

Cherry Town - Masha - Sjostakovitsj

Musical direction - Bassem Akiki
Stage direction - Jakop Ahlbom
Choreography - Marco Gerris

Sasha - Alexander de Jong
Masha - Nina van Essen
Lidion - Ella Taylor
Boris - Michael Wilmering
Fayke Noos - Thomas Oliemans
Blatherbox - Martin Mkhize

Netherlands Philharmonic
Chorus of Dutch National Opera

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De Nationale Opera & Ballet

22.10.2026

Cherry Town - Masha - Sjostakovitsj

Musical direction - Bassem Akiki
Stage direction - Jakop Ahlbom
Choreography - Marco Gerris

Sasha - Alexander de Jong
Masha - Nina van Essen
Lidion - Ella Taylor
Boris - Michael Wilmering
Fayke Noos - Thomas Oliemans
Blatherbox - Martin Mkhize

Netherlands Philharmonic
Chorus of Dutch National Opera

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Basilica Papale si San Pietro in Vaticano

21.11.2026

Mozart's Krönungsmesse - Alto

Conductor - Riccardo Muti
25th International Festival of Sacred Music and Art, dedicated to world peace, the 4th Centenary of the Dedication of the Papal Basilica of st.Peter in the Vatican, the 8th Centenary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi.

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Komische Oper

6.12.2026

Hänsel - Hänsel und Gretel - E.Humperdinck

Conductor - Killian Farrell
Stage director - Dagmar Manzel
Choreographer - Christoph Jonas

Peter, Besenbinder - Tom Erik Lie
Gertrud, Mutter - Mirka Wagner
Gretel - Alma Sadé
Knusperhexe - Caspar Krieger
Sandmännchen / Taumännchen - Elisa Maayeshi
Hänsel - Nina van Essen

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Komische Oper

15.12.2026

Hänsel - Hänsel und Gretel - E.Humperdinck

Conductor - Killian Farrell
Stage director - Dagmar Manzel
Choreographer - Christoph Jonas

Peter, Besenbinder - Tom Erik Lie
Gertrud, Mutter - Mirka Wagner
Gretel - Alma Sadé
Knusperhexe - Caspar Krieger
Sandmännchen / Taumännchen - Elisa Maayeshi
Hänsel - Nina van Essen

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Komische Oper

19.12.2026

Hänsel - Hänsel und Gretel - E.Humperdinck

Conductor - Killian Farrell
Stage director - Dagmar Manzel
Choreographer - Christoph Jonas

Peter, Besenbinder - Tom Erik Lie
Gertrud, Mutter - Mirka Wagner
Gretel - Alma Sadé
Knusperhexe - Caspar Krieger
Sandmännchen / Taumännchen - Elisa Maayeshi
Hänsel - Nina van Essen

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Komische Oper

21.12.2026

Hänsel - Hänsel und Gretel - E.Humperdinck

Conductor - Killian Farrell
Stage director - Dagmar Manzel
Choreographer - Christoph Jonas

Peter, Besenbinder - Tom Erik Lie
Gertrud, Mutter - Mirka Wagner
Gretel - Alma Sadé
Knusperhexe - Caspar Krieger
Sandmännchen / Taumännchen - Elisa Maayeshi
Hänsel - Nina van Essen

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Komische Oper

29.12.2026

Hänsel - Hänsel und Gretel - E.Humperdinck

Conductor - Killian Farrell
Stage director - Dagmar Manzel
Choreographer - Christoph Jonas

Peter, Besenbinder - Tom Erik Lie
Gertrud, Mutter - Mirka Wagner
Gretel - Alma Sadé
Knusperhexe - Caspar Krieger
Sandmännchen / Taumännchen - Elisa Maayeshi
Hänsel - Nina van Essen

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Komische Oper

8.1.2027

Hänsel - Hänsel und Gretel - E.Humperdinck

Conductor - Killian Farrell
Stage director - Dagmar Manzel
Choreographer - Christoph Jonas

Peter, Besenbinder - Tom Erik Lie
Gertrud, Mutter - Mirka Wagner
Gretel - Alma Sadé
Knusperhexe - Caspar Krieger
Sandmännchen / Taumännchen - Elisa Maayeshi
Hänsel - Nina van Essen

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Orient Express La Minerva

12.1.2027

Recital "ode to P.Viardot"

Recital hall Orient Express La Minerva, with pianist Giorgio Lazzari

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Komische Oper

23.1.2027

Hänsel - Hänsel und Gretel - E.Humperdinck

Conductor - Killian Farrell
Stage director - Dagmar Manzel
Choreographer - Christoph Jonas

Peter, Besenbinder - Tom Erik Lie
Gertrud, Mutter - Mirka Wagner
Gretel - Alma Sadé
Knusperhexe - Caspar Krieger
Sandmännchen / Taumännchen - Elisa Maayeshi
Hänsel - Nina van Essen

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Theatre de Beaulieu

17.5.2027

Beethoven 9 - Alto - l'orchestre de chambre de Lausanne

Théâtre de Beaulieu - Lausanne

Conductor - Renaud Capuçon

Soprano - Chen Reiss

Mezzo-soprano - Nina van Essen

Tenor - Sebastian Kohlhepp

Bass-Baritone - Adam Plachetka

Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne

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Teatro Verdi Trieste

19.6.2027

Adalgisa - Norma - Teatro Verdi Trieste

Conductor - Daniel Oren

Norma - Jessica Pratt/Roberta Mantegna

Pollione - Stefan Pop

Adalgisa - Nina van Essen/Raffaella Lupinacci

Oroveso - Carlo lepore

Oroveso- Inho Jeong

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Teatro Verdi Trieste

20.6.2027

Adalgisa - Norma - Teatro Verdi Trieste

Conductor - Daniel Oren

Norma - Jessica Pratt/Roberta Mantegna

Pollione - Stefan Pop

Adalgisa - Nina van Essen/Raffaella Lupinacci

Oroveso - Carlo lepore

Oroveso- Inho Jeong

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Voi che sapete KGL Teater Copenhagen
In un Fiorito prato - Messagiera - L'orfeo C.Monteverdi - Staatsoper Hannover
Una voce poco fa - Rosina - G.Rossini - Finale Concorso Lirico di Portofino 2023
Erbarme dich - J.S.Bach - Matthäus Passion
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