Koen Kessels

Koen Kessels

Koen Kessels, Music Director, studied at the Royal Flemish Conservatoire of Music, Antwerp. He made his debut with the Royal Ballet of Flanders with Cinderella and has been a regular guest conductor for Opéra National de Paris (Le Parc, Coppélia, Proust, Cinderella, Hurlevent, Hommage à Jerôme Robbins, Giselle, La Petite Danseuse de Degas) since 2005 and with The Royal Ballet (Nutcracker, Giselle) since 2008. This season he makes his debut at the Wiener Staatsoper and the Bolshoi and is back with the Brussels Opéra de Munt (Hanjo) and Antwerp Opera (L'Amour de loin). He made his opera debut with Rouen Opera, France, conducting Il barbiere di Siviglia. His standard repertory contains the main Verdi, Mozart and Puccini operas, although there is a definite accent on contemporary opera. He founded and is Artistic Director of HERMES ensemble, specialising in contemporary music. He is Music Director of Zomeropera Alden Biesen, Belgium and on the artistic direction team at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp. He joined Birmingham Royal Ballet in September 2010.

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Koen Kessels Movies

  • 2018
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    Corybantic Games

    Corybantic Games

    1 2018 HD

    Christopher Wheeldon draws on ancient Greece and reflects on love in Bernstein’s Serenade, after Plato’s ‘Symposium’.

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  • 2011
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    Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins

    Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins

    1 2011 HD

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  • 2022
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    The Convert - HENDERICKX

    The Convert - HENDERICKX

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2022
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    The Royal Ballet: Mayerling

    The Royal Ballet: Mayerling

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2023
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    The Royal Ballet: Cinderella

    The Royal Ballet: Cinderella

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2023
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    The Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

    The Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2015
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    Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet

    Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2017
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    Woolf Works

    Woolf Works

    2 2017 HD

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  • 2025
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    RB&O Live 2024/25: Ballet to Broadway: Weeldons Werke

    RB&O Live 2024/25: Ballet to Broadway: Weeldons Werke

    1 2025 HD

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  • 2016
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    Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

    10 2016 HD

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  • 2018
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    Swan Lake

    Swan Lake

    8.5 2018 HD

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  • 2019
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    Mayerling

    Mayerling

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2010
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    Cinderella

    Cinderella

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2007
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    Proust ou les Intermittences du cœur

    Proust ou les Intermittences du cœur

    10 2007 HD

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  • 2017
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    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    10 2017 HD

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  • 2017
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    The Sleeping Beauty

    The Sleeping Beauty

    1 2017 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Nutcracker

    The Nutcracker

    6.5 2009 HD

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