Sustainable productions
Reusable sets and costumes and environmentally friendly materials: sustainability considerations are increasingly gaining traction in our opera and ballet productions.
![Kostuumverkoop](https://www.operaballet.nl/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/NO%26B/Duurzaamheid/23-24-NOB---Kostuumverkoop-%C2%A9-Michel-Schnater-104.jpg?itok=KUev776Y)
![the shell trial](https://www.operaballet.nl/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/DNO/seizoen%2023-24/The%20Shell%20Trial/the%20shell%20trial%20marco%20borggreve-0.jpg?itok=5LlALb35)
How to make an opera as sustainable as possible?
The Shell Trial: a brand-new opera with 82 costumes, unique props, and dazzling special effects – but produced as sustainably as possible. How do you achieve that?
![Decor Operetta Land](https://www.operaballet.nl/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/NO%26B/Duurzaamheid/Decor-Operetta-Land-3-%28c%29-Bart-Grietens.jpg?itok=KogHoTdd)
Sustainable set design
Head of the Production Workshop Rolf Hauser talks about the environmental impact of the set designs for Dutch National Opera & Ballet.
![Kostuumverkoop](https://www.operaballet.nl/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/NO%26B/Duurzaamheid/Kostuumverkoop-2-%28c%29-Michel-Schnater.jpg?itok=GmxWpoNt)
The costume cycle
Read more about sustainable costume production.
![Decoropbouw The Sleeping Beauty](https://www.operaballet.nl/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/NO%26B/Duurzaamheid/Green-Deal-artikel-opbouw-decor-Sleeping-Beauty-%28c%29-Liza-Kollau.jpg?itok=Vu8UTC2x)
Green Deal
Director of Technology & Production Bob Brandsen talks about the Green Deal of Dutch National Opera & Ballet.
![Campagnebeelden The Shell Trial & Il trittico](https://www.operaballet.nl/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/NO%26B/Duurzaamheid/The-Shell-Trial-%26-Il-trittico-%28c%29-Marta-Syrko_0.jpg?itok=xpP7-YjK)
DNO&B x Trees for All
To offset the unavoidable emissions from our ‘Green Deal operas’ The Shell Trial and Il trittico, Dutch National Opera & Ballet is partnering with Trees For All.