Nina van Essen
Nina van Essen makes her la scala debut in season 24/25
All about Nina
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, Teatro Nacional de São Carlos Lisbon, Zaterdag Matinee Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Opera de Dijon, 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".
25.5.2025
Arabate - Mitridate, Re di Ponto - Mozart
Musical Direction - Christophe Rousset
Les Talens Lyriques
Mitridate - Sergey Romanovsky
Aspasia - Jessica Pratt
Sifare - Olga Bezsmertna
Farnace - Rose Naggar-Tremblay
Ismene - Maria Kokareva
Marzio - Alasdair Kent
Arbate - Nina van Essen
13.6.2025
Kitchenboy - Rusalka - Staatsoper Hannover
Rusalka - Kiandra Howarth
Prinz - Gerard Schneider
Wassermann - Shavleg Armasi
Fremde Fürstin - Katrin Wundsam
Ježibaba - Monika Walerowicz
Heger - Luvuyo Mbundu
Küchenjunge - Nina van Essen
Erste Elfe - Luisa Mordel
Zweite Elfe - Beatriz Miranda
Dritte Elfe - Freya Müller
Jäger - Lluís Calvet i Pey
15.6.2025
Kitchenboy - Rusalka - Staatsoper Hannover
Rusalka - Kiandra Howarth
Prinz - Gerard Schneider
Wassermann - Shavleg Armasi
Fremde Fürstin - Katrin Wundsam
Ježibaba - Monika Walerowicz
Heger - Luvuyo Mbundu
Küchenjunge - Nina van Essen
Erste Elfe - Luisa Mordel
Zweite Elfe - Beatriz Miranda
Dritte Elfe - Freya Müller
Jäger - Lluís Calvet i Pey
19.6.2025
Kitchenboy - Rusalka - Staatsoper Hannover
Rusalka - Kiandra Howarth
Prinz - Gerard Schneider
Wassermann - Shavleg Armasi
Fremde Fürstin - Katrin Wundsam
Ježibaba - Monika Walerowicz
Heger - Luvuyo Mbundu
Küchenjunge - Nina van Essen
Erste Elfe - Luisa Mordel
Zweite Elfe - Beatriz Miranda
Dritte Elfe - Freya Müller
Jäger - Lluís Calvet i Pey
22.6.2025
Kitchenboy - Rusalka - Staatsoper Hannover
Rusalka - Kiandra Howarth
Prinz - Gerard Schneider
Wassermann - Shavleg Armasi
Fremde Fürstin - Katrin Wundsam
Ježibaba - Monika Walerowicz
Heger - Luvuyo Mbundu
Küchenjunge - Nina van Essen
Erste Elfe - Luisa Mordel
Zweite Elfe - Beatriz Miranda
Dritte Elfe - Freya Müller
Jäger - Lluís Calvet i Pey
24.6.2025
Kitchenboy - Rusalka - Staatsoper Hannover
Rusalka - Kiandra Howarth
Prinz - Gerard Schneider
Wassermann - Shavleg Armasi
Fremde Fürstin - Katrin Wundsam
Ježibaba - Monika Walerowicz
Heger - Luvuyo Mbundu
Küchenjunge - Nina van Essen
Erste Elfe - Luisa Mordel
Zweite Elfe - Beatriz Miranda
Dritte Elfe - Freya Müller
Jäger - Lluís Calvet i Pey
27.6.2025
Kitchenboy - Rusalka - Staatsoper Hannover
Rusalka - Kiandra Howarth
Prinz - Gerard Schneider
Wassermann - Shavleg Armasi
Fremde Fürstin - Katrin Wundsam
Ježibaba - Monika Walerowicz
Heger - Luvuyo Mbundu
Küchenjunge - Nina van Essen
Erste Elfe - Luisa Mordel
Zweite Elfe - Beatriz Miranda
Dritte Elfe - Freya Müller
Jäger - Lluís Calvet i Pey
17.8.2025
Hermia - A Midsummer night's dream - B.Britten - Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto festival
Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, Nagano
20.8.2025
Hermia - A Midsummer night's dream - B.Britten - Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto festival
Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, Nagano
24.8.2025
Hermia - A Midsummer night's dream - B.Britten - Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto festival
Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, Nagano
4.9.2025
Three - We are the lucky ones - P.Venables
One - Claron McFadden
Two - Sophia Burgos
Three - Nina van Essen
Four - Helena Rasker
Five - Steven van der Linden
six - Frederick Ballentine
seven - Michael Wilmering
Eight - Alex Rosen
Orchestra - Bochumer Symphoniker
5.9.2025
Three - We are the lucky ones - P.Venables
One - Claron McFadden
Two - Sophia Burgos
Three - Nina van Essen
Four - Helena Rasker
Five - Steven van der Linden
six - Frederick Ballentine
seven - Michael Wilmering
Eight - Alex Rosen
Orchestra - Bochumer Symphoniker
6.9.2025
Three - We are the lucky ones - P.Venables
One - Claron McFadden
Two - Sophia Burgos
Three - Nina van Essen
Four - Helena Rasker
Five - Steven van der Linden
six - Frederick Ballentine
seven - Michael Wilmering
Eight - Alex Rosen
Orchestra - Bochumer Symphoniker
7.9.2025
Three - We are the lucky ones - P.Venables
One - Claron McFadden
Two - Sophia Burgos
Three - Nina van Essen
Four - Helena Rasker
Five - Steven van der Linden
six - Frederick Ballentine
seven - Michael Wilmering
Eight - Alex Rosen
Orchestra - Bochumer Symphoniker
27.9.2025
Bianca - Eine Florentinische Tragödie - Zemlinsky - NTR ZaterdagMatinee Concertgebouw
Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Karina Canellakis dirigent
Attilio Glaser tenor (Guido Bardi)
Nina van Essen sopraan (Bianca)
Josef Wagner bariton (Simone)
5.11.2025
Dorabella - Cosi fan tutte
Musical Direction - Alexander Soddy
Regie - Robert Carsen
Fiordiligi - Elsa Dreisig
Dorabella - Nina van Essen
Despina - Sandrine Piau
Guglielmo - Luca Micheletti
Ferrando - Giovanni Sala
Don Alfonso - Gerald Finley
8.11.2025
Dorabella - Cosi fan tutte
Musical Direction - Alexander Soddy
Regie - Robert Carsen
Fiordiligi - Elsa Dreisig
Dorabella - Nina van Essen
Despina - Sandrine Piau
Guglielmo - Luca Micheletti
Ferrando - Giovanni Sala
Don Alfonso - Gerald Finley
12.11.2025
Dorabella - Cosi fan tutte
Musical Direction - Alexander Soddy
Regie - Robert Carsen
Fiordiligi - Elsa Dreisig
Dorabella - Nina van Essen
Despina - Sandrine Piau
Guglielmo - Luca Micheletti
Ferrando - Giovanni Sala
Don Alfonso - Gerald Finley
15.11.2025
Dorabella - Cosi fan tutte
Musical Direction - Alexander Soddy
Regie - Robert Carsen
Fiordiligi - Elsa Dreisig
Dorabella - Nina van Essen
Despina - Sandrine Piau
Guglielmo - Luca Micheletti
Ferrando - Giovanni Sala
Don Alfonso - Gerald Finley
18.11.2025
Dorabella - Cosi fan tutte
Musical Direction - Alexander Soddy
Regie - Robert Carsen
Fiordiligi - Elsa Dreisig
Dorabella - Nina van Essen
Despina - Sandrine Piau
Guglielmo - Luca Micheletti
Ferrando - Giovanni Sala
Don Alfonso - Gerald Finley
21.11.2025
Dorabella - Cosi fan tutte
Musical Direction - Alexander Soddy
Regie - Robert Carsen
Fiordiligi - Elsa Dreisig
Dorabella - Nina van Essen
Despina - Sandrine Piau
Guglielmo - Luca Micheletti
Ferrando - Giovanni Sala
Don Alfonso - Gerald Finley
23.11.2025
Dorabella - Cosi fan tutte
Musical Direction - Alexander Soddy
Regie - Robert Carsen
Fiordiligi - Elsa Dreisig
Dorabella - Nina van Essen
Despina - Sandrine Piau
Guglielmo - Luca Micheletti
Ferrando - Giovanni Sala
Don Alfonso - Gerald Finley
13.12.2025
Siebel - Faust - C. Gounod - NTR Zaterdag Matinee
Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Groot Omroepkoor
Stéphane Denève
Pene Pati tenor (Faust)
Vannina Santoni sopraan (Marguérite)
Anthony Robin Schneider tenor (Méphistophélès)
Florian Sempey bariton (Valentin)
Nina van Essen mezzosopraan (Siebel)
Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo mezzosopraan (Marthe)
Michael Wilmering bariton (Wagner)
20.12.2025
Alto - Messiah - Händel - Residentie Orkest
Chloe Rooke Conductor
Nikki Treurniet soprano
Nina van Essen mezzosoprano
Antonin Rondepierre tenor
Raoul Steffani bariton
Excelsior Den Haag choir
29.3.2026
Matthäus Passion - Alto
Conductor - Boudewijn Jansen
Concertgebouw chamber orchestra
3.4.2026
Matthäus Passion - Alto
Conductor - Boudewijn Jansen
Concertgebouw chamber orchestra
8.5.2026
Stephano - Romeo et Juliette - C.Gounod
Juliette - Nina Minasyan
Roméo - Galeano Salas
Mercutio - Christian Federici
Tybald - Pierluigi D'Aloia
Frère Laurent - Luca Dall'Amico
Stephano - Nina van Essen
Orchestra, Coro e Tecnici della Fondazione Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi di Trieste
10.5.2026
Stephano - Romeo et Juliette - C.Gounod
Juliette - Nina Minasyan
Roméo - Galeano Salas
Mercutio - Christian Federici
Tybald - Pierluigi D'Aloia
Frère Laurent - Luca Dall'Amico
Stephano - Nina van Essen
Orchestra, Coro e Tecnici della Fondazione Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi di Trieste
14.5.2026
Stephano - Romeo et Juliette - C.Gounod
Juliette - Nina Minasyan
Roméo - Galeano Salas
Mercutio - Christian Federici
Tybald - Pierluigi D'Aloia
Frère Laurent - Luca Dall'Amico
Stephano - Nina van Essen
Orchestra, Coro e Tecnici della Fondazione Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi di Trieste
16.5.2026
Stephano - Romeo et Juliette - C.Gounod
Juliette - Nina Minasyan
Roméo - Galeano Salas
Mercutio - Christian Federici
Tybald - Pierluigi D'Aloia
Frère Laurent - Luca Dall'Amico
Stephano - Nina van Essen
Orchestra, Coro e Tecnici della Fondazione Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi di Trieste
18.5.2026
Stephano - Romeo et Juliette - C.Gounod
Juliette - Nina Minasyan
Roméo - Galeano Salas
Mercutio - Christian Federici
Tybald - Pierluigi D'Aloia
Frère Laurent - Luca Dall'Amico
Stephano - Nina van Essen
Orchestra, Coro e Tecnici della Fondazione Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi di Trieste
22.5.2026
Stephano - Romeo et Juliette - C.Gounod
Juliette - Nina Minasyan
Roméo - Galeano Salas
Mercutio - Christian Federici
Tybald - Pierluigi D'Aloia
Frère Laurent - Luca Dall'Amico
Stephano - Nina van Essen
Orchestra, Coro e Tecnici della Fondazione Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi di Trieste
24.5.2026
Stephano - Romeo et Juliette - C.Gounod
Juliette - Nina Minasyan
Roméo - Galeano Salas
Mercutio - Christian Federici
Tybald - Pierluigi D'Aloia
Frère Laurent - Luca Dall'Amico
Stephano - Nina van Essen
Orchestra, Coro e Tecnici della Fondazione Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi di Trieste
18.7.2026
We are the lucky ones - Three - Philip Venables
One: Claron McFadden
Three: Nina van Essen
Four: Helena Rasker
Six: Frederick Ballentine
Seven: Germán Olvera
Eight: Alex Rosen
Orchester der Tiroler Festspiele Erl
Musikalische Leitung: Bassem Akiki
Regie und Bühnenbild: Ted Huffman
24.7.2026
We are the lucky ones - Three - Philip Venables
One: Claron McFadden
Three: Nina van Essen
Four: Helena Rasker
Six: Frederick Ballentine
Seven: Germán Olvera
Eight: Alex Rosen
Orchester der Tiroler Festspiele Erl
Musikalische Leitung: Bassem Akiki
Regie und Bühnenbild: Ted Huffman
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