Press
Staging an opera for very young children is quite a task, but WALPURGIS and HETPALEIS succeeded in achieving the nigh-impossible with Princess Turandot.
Bart Eeckhout, DM magazine, 05/01/2013
Princess Turandot leaves you gasping for breath. A powerful message, artistically woven into a magical story about going your own way and finding that way where you least expect it – that is the opera Princess Turandot in a nutshell. Really clever how director Judith Vindevogel holds an interesting mirror to the audience that is very diverse in age: 4-year olds to adults. Even I, a judgemental 15-year old who feels like she is too old for fairy tales, was left astounded after the end of the show. Don’t miss this performance, it is breath-taking!
Merel Beuk, 4 Gymnasium, Stedelijk Gymnasium Breda
A more than intimate occasion and an experience that few adults were able to have in their childhood. Let the theatre spoil our children.
Theatermaggezien, Roger Arteel, 31/03/2013
***/* The singers and musicians have a very wide range that is not only surprising but gripping and moving. In this way, this musically elaborate work is different from so many audio-CD’s: the music is it’s driving force, it creates an atmosphere and shows us the complexity of the inner contradictions. It is much more than a nice illustration for an exciting story. (…) Turn the volume up and throw a quick glance at Godon’s imagery and (re)discover the mesmerizing power of voice and music.
DMMagazine, 6 februari 2013
Princess Turandot forms the perfect symbiosis between text, image and music – in which every part is indispensable for the whole.****
De Standaard, 18/01/2013
