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Nina van Essen

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Teatro alla Scala debut 24/25

Nina van Essen makes her la scala debut in season 24/25

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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Trieste, Teatro Verdi

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

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Trieste, Teatro Verdi

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

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Trieste, Teatro Verdi

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

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Trieste, Teatro Verdi

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

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Trieste, Teatro Verdi

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

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Trieste, Teatro Verdi

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

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Trieste, Teatro Verdi

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

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Dutch National Opera & Ballet

20.6.2026

Young Patrons gala

International Young Patrons gala

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Tiroler Festspiele Erl

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

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Tiroler Festspiele Erl

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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De Nationale Opera & Ballet

8.10.2026

Cherry Town - Masha - Shostakovich

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 - Frederik Bergman

Netherlands Philharmonic
Chorus of Dutch National Opera

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De Nationale Opera & Ballet

10.10.2026

Cherry Town - Masha - Shostakovich

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 - Frederik Bergman

Netherlands Philharmonic
Chorus of Dutch National Opera

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De Nationale Opera & Ballet

11.10.2026

Cherry Town - Masha - Shostakovich Copy

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 - Frederik Bergman

Netherlands Philharmonic
Chorus of Dutch National Opera

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De Nationale Opera & Ballet

13.10.2026

Cherry Town - Masha - Shostakovich

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 - Frederik Bergman

Netherlands Philharmonic
Chorus of Dutch National Opera

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De Nationale Opera & Ballet

16.10.2026

Cherry Town - Masha - Shostakovich

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 - Frederik Bergman

Netherlands Philharmonic
Chorus of Dutch National Opera

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De Nationale Opera & Ballet

20.10.2026

Cherry Town - Masha - Shostakovich

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 - Frederik Bergman

Netherlands Philharmonic
Chorus of Dutch National Opera

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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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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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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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