Floris Visser
Floris Visser (born 1983) is a Dutch opera Theatre director, director and arts administrator. As an internationally acclaimed and award-winning director, he is considered one of the leading talents of his generation. Visser works in renowned opera houses such as Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Zürich Opera House, Bolshoi Theatre, the Bolshoi Theatre Moscow, Royal Danish Theatre, the Royal Danish Opera, Dutch National Opera & the Internationale Händelfestspiele. He holds professorships at several prominent institutes for the arts. Education Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, The Netherlands, Floris Visser performed on the theatre stage from a very early age. During his years at elementary and high school he was trained as an actor, singer and classical pianist. Following his studies at the Christelijk College Nassau-Veluwe, Gymnasium, he attended the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts, Theatre Academy of Maastricht, where he was educated as an actor and Theatre director, director. Afte ...
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now designated a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River that was dammed to control flooding; the city's name derives from the Amstel dam. Originally a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam is th ...
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