Dutch director, Monique Wagemakers, studied dance pedagogy and music at the Brabants Conservatorium in Tilburg. In 2006 she directed an internationally acclaimed production of Madama Butterfly, for the

For Monique Wagemakers's many stagings with the Nationale Reisopera, including Peter Grimes, Fidelio, La Traviata, I due Foscari and Un ballo in maschera, she was rewarded the ‘Friends-award’

Monique Wagemakers press reviews Un Ballo in Maschera - Quotes Traumata “Traumatisiert sind sie alle: die quasi uniformierte Gesellschaft, der König, sein Freund, die hin und her gerissene

Monique Wagemakers Productions Monique Wagemakers - Director 2010  Un ballo in Maschera, Verdi      De Nationale Reisopera      Muziekkwartier, Enschede