25 Lennox is about a boy who, searching for a mysterious hospital, discovers his own bravery. It is a musical story about family, friendship and being daring, with music by the young artist Bnnyhunna. Lennox knows that his father is suffering from a mysterious illness, but he is not told exactly what is wrong. When his father forgets to take his lucky pendant with him to a hospital appointment one day, Lennox and his best friend decide to follow him. Based on the award-winning book RIGHTABOUTNOW INC. and Dutch National Opera have adapted the book Lennox and the Golden Sickle into an energetic hip-hop opera. Author Zindzi Zevenbergen received the 2022 Zilveren Griffel award, the premier Dutch award for children’s books, for her story about sickle cell anaemia, a blood disorder that mainly affects people with West African roots. The illustrators Hedy Tjin and Brian Elstak won the Zilveren Penseel award for this book. Their lively illustrations have been a major source of visual inspiration for this production. Maarten van Hinte wrote a poetic, up-to-date opera libretto based on the original book, disarmingly conveying the young Lennox’s quest and struggles. Multi-instrumentalist Bnnyhunna (Benjamin Ankomah) wrote the music for Lennox, his first opera. In his composition, he brings together jazz, gospel, Afrobeat, soul, and classical music to create an energetic, colourful musical narrative, while Marjorie Boston’s stage direction weaves it all together into a dynamic and exciting whole. Revival Libretto: Maarten van Hinte Sung in Dutch Stage direction Marjorie Boston Set design John Lippens and Koen Jantzen Costume design Iris Elstrodt Lighting design Wes Broersen Musical supervision, orchestration and additional composition Lochlan Brown Additional arrangements Noah Stakenborg Creation percussion part Dimairon Catal Musical dramaturgy Neo Muyanga Dramaturgy Wout van Tongeren Lennox Winny Herbert Aya Charlene Sancho Mrs Babel / tram conductor / receptionist / doctor Miebond Nienke Nasserian Mr Babel Ayrton Kirchner Glimmerik Dwayne Toemere Co-production with RIGHTABOUTNOW INC. Performances for schools We offer special performances for primary school students. See operaballet.nl/en/schoolperformances Founding partner programming Studio Boekman Premiere 10/10/2026 Subsequent performances: 11*, 11, 12*, 13*, 13, 14*, 15, 16, 17 October 2026 | Curtain-up: 16:00 / *12:30 | Ticket sales start on: 7 May 2026 | Prices: see page 125 | Location: Studio Boekman, Dutch National Opera & Ballet Photo: Michiel Spijkers Youth opera 8+ Lennox Bnnyhunna (1998) “ Lennox is an adventurous hip-hop opera with the pacey style of a music video” de Volkskrant
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