Archive 2022

After two bad years during the pandemic, the anniversary edition saw the festival once again doing what it was started for 75 years earlier and offer outstanding international productions. The festival’s many highlights included audience favourite Sami Yusuf performing When Paths Meet in a sold-out Concertgebouw and Isabelle Huppert in an adaptation of The Cherry Orchard, directed by Tiago Rodrigues. The associate artists were French-Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo (1960) and German theatre director Nicolas Stemann (1968). Kidjo was nothing short of enchanting with her creation story Ifé with music by Phillip Glass. Stemann closed the festival with the dystopian, albeit comical musical theatre piece Kein Licht. (2011/2012/2017).

associated artist

Nicolas Stemann

more Nicolas Stemann

associated artist

Angélique Kidjo

more Angélique Kidjo

Multidisciplinary

Opera

Der Freischütz

Kirill Serebrennikov, De Nationale Opera

Multimedia

Altamira 2042

Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha

Welcome!

Welcome to the Holland Festival archive! The history of our festival dates back to 1947. Through the programs of each festival edition we aim to tell this history here. Currently our archive has been digitised from 1990 onwards, more history is to follow soon. Sadly some information is only available in Dutch but we aim to be as bilingual as possible. For additions or tips send an email to [email protected].