The Musical Soldier van Oranje (Soldier of Orange) Will also Bevaillable in English from August 22nd. Thanks to an Innovative Application of Audio Description via Smartphone, The Performance Will Be More Accessible to An International Audience, Including Expats And Tourists.
Visitors Will Receive English-Language Context via A Special App That runs Synchronously with the Performance. Singer and Actress Celinde Shoemaker, Who Has Appeared in Musicals Such as the Phantom of the Opera and Les Misérables , Has Recorded the English Audio Description.
The English-Language Songs Are Sung by Musical Star Julia Harriman, Known from the Voice Us and Her Role in the Broadway Musical Hamilton .
Since Last Week, Soldier of Oranje Has also Been Accessible to Visitors with Visual Impairments, in the Form of Audio Description via Their Own Smartphone and Earphones. The Dutch Audio Description is narrated by Job Cohen, Former Politician and Former Mayor of Amsterdam.
Soldier van Oranje is about one of the most famous Dutch Resistance Fighters, Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema. It is the Longest-Running Musical in the Netherlands. In 2021, The Production was Awarded the Musical Award Audience Award for the Most Popular Dutch Musical of All Time.