EVENTS

Season events

The IVC season at a glance - finals, premieres, masterclasses, recitals, and pop-up performances across the Netherlands.

November 2026

Bach Collegium 's-Hertogenbosch choir and instrumentalists in concert, a photograph of the Bach op Zaterdag series

Bach op Zaterdag - Cantata 148

14 Nov 2026 · Grote Kerk, 's-Hertogenbosch

Annabelle Kennedy, second-prize laureate of the 2024 IVC

Elgar - The Music Makers & Fauré Requiem (Deventer)

14 Nov 2026 · Lebuinuskerk, Deventer

Annabelle Kennedy, second-prize laureate of the 2024 IVC

Elgar - The Music Makers & Fauré Requiem (Enschede)

15 Nov 2026 · Muziekcentrum Enschede

Concert stage, illustrative

Laureate gala · season close

15 Nov 2026 · De Vereeniging

January 2027

Portrait of bass Rueben Mbonambi

Opera brunch · Far from Home

17 Jan 2027 · Theater aan de Parade

Bach Collegium 's-Hertogenbosch choir and instrumentalists in concert, a photograph of the Bach op Zaterdag series

Bach op Zaterdag - BWV248 (Weihnachtsoratorium)

30 Jan 2027 · Grote Kerk, 's-Hertogenbosch

March 2027

Bach Collegium 's-Hertogenbosch choir and instrumentalists in concert, a photograph of the Bach op Zaterdag series

Bach op Zaterdag - BWV23 & Stabat Mater

06 Mar 2027 · Grote Kerk, 's-Hertogenbosch

Guests applauding at brunch tables during an earlier Opera & Brunch concert at Theater aan de Parade

Opera brunch · Tenor Travels

21 Mar 2027 · Theater aan de Parade

April 2027

Bach Collegium 's-Hertogenbosch choir and instrumentalists in concert, a photograph of the Bach op Zaterdag series

Bach op Zaterdag - BWV31

17 Apr 2027 · Grote Kerk, 's-Hertogenbosch

May 2027

Soprano Madison Horman

Opera brunch · Heroines

31 May 2027 · Theater aan de Parade

June 2027

Bach Collegium 's-Hertogenbosch choir and instrumentalists in concert, a photograph of the Bach op Zaterdag series

Bach op Zaterdag - BWV109

19 Jun 2027 · Grote Kerk, 's-Hertogenbosch

September 2027

Bach Collegium 's-Hertogenbosch choir and instrumentalists in concert, a photograph of the Bach op Zaterdag series

Bach op Zaterdag - BWV70

18 Sept 2027 · Grote Kerk, 's-Hertogenbosch

November 2027

Bach Collegium 's-Hertogenbosch choir and instrumentalists in concert, a photograph of the Bach op Zaterdag series

Bach op Zaterdag - BWV180

20 Nov 2027 · Grote Kerk, 's-Hertogenbosch

Past events

October 2026

Finalists of the 2024 IVC Opera and Oratorio competition with General and Artistic Director Andrew Watts

FINALS Past event

59th IVC Opera & Oratorio - Finals

10 Oct 2026 · Casinozaal, Theater aan de Parade

Portrait of Andrew Watts

MASTERCLASS Past event

Masterclass Winners Prinses Christina Concours

10 Oct 2026 · Pleinzaal, Theater aan de Parade

FESTIVAL Past event

The IVC Singer and Teacher Network

10 Oct 2026 · Pleinzaal, Theater aan de Parade

Peter Rose, Bass

MASTERCLASS Past event

Masterclass - Peter Rose

09 Oct 2026 · Pleinzaal, Theater aan de Parade

Portrait of Paul McNamara

MASTERCLASS Past event

Masterclass - Paul McNamara

09 Oct 2026 · Pleinzaal, Theater aan de Parade

Portrait of Susan Bullock

MASTERCLASS Past event

Masterclass - Susan Bullock CBE

08 Oct 2026 · Pleinzaal, Theater aan de Parade

Sir David Pountney

MASTERCLASS Past event

Masterclass · Sir David Pountney

07 Oct 2026 · Pleinzaal, Theater aan de Parade

Portrait of Andrew Watts

MASTERCLASS Past event

A SongFest Masterclass

06 Oct 2026 · Pleinzaal, Theater aan de Parade

Finalists of the 2024 IVC Opera and Oratorio competition with General and Artistic Director Andrew Watts

MAIN ROUNDS Past event

59th IVC Opera & Oratorio - Main Rounds

05 Oct 2026 · Pleinzaal, Theater aan de Parade

Finalists of the 2024 IVC Opera and Oratorio competition with General and Artistic Director Andrew Watts

MAIN ROUNDS Past event

59th IVC Opera & Oratorio - Main Rounds

04 Oct 2026 · Pleinzaal, Theater aan de Parade

Finalists of the 2024 IVC Opera and Oratorio competition with General and Artistic Director Andrew Watts

MAIN ROUNDS Past event

59th IVC Opera & Oratorio - Main Rounds

03 Oct 2026 · Pleinzaal, Theater aan de Parade

Finalists of the 2024 IVC Opera and Oratorio competition with General and Artistic Director Andrew Watts

MAIN ROUNDS Past event

59th IVC Opera & Oratorio - Main Rounds

02 Oct 2026 · Pleinzaal, Theater aan de Parade

September 2026

Bach Collegium 's-Hertogenbosch choir and instrumentalists in concert, a photograph of the Bach op Zaterdag series

RECITAL Past event

Bach op Zaterdag - Cantata 69a

26 Sept 2026 · Grote Kerk, 's-Hertogenbosch

Soprano Eunsoo Lee

RECITAL Past event

Opera brunch · Flight of Fancy

20 Sept 2026 · Theater aan de Parade

Soprano Irene Hoogveld during an IVC Opera PopUp

FESTIVAL Past event

Opera PopUp

19 Sept 2026 · Bourgondisch Brabant, Parade, 's-Hertogenbosch

Soprano Irene Hoogveld during an IVC Opera PopUp

POP-UP PERFORMANCE Past event

Opera PopUp

12 Sept 2026 · Huis 73, Reinier van Arkel and Grote Kerk, 's-Hertogenbosch