| There's so much more to Holland's capital
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| | captivates opera audiences worldwide with
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| than cannabis, coffee shops and the red
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| | her lyrical qualities and will be running
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| light district. Though famed for its more
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| | a master class and searching for talented
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| seedy attractions, Amsterdam also offers
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| | young singers during this year's
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| plenty of high culture that doesn't
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| | festival.
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| involve small bags of green herbs.
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| | And if classical doesn't cut it for you,
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| Grachtenfestival - Amsterdam's annual
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| | Amsterdam has plenty of other festivals
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| canal festival - provides nine days of
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| | to float your canal boat. Queensday is
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| classical performances, made up of over
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| | the celebration of the Queen's mother's
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| 70 concerts held around 20 different
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| | birthday, and the whole of Holland
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| locations, including a series of free
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| | becomes one big party. Amsterdam turns
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| performances given in the gardens and
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| | orange and assumes a carnival atmosphere
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| homes and on the roof terraces of canal
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| | with big parties, Dutch and international
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| side residents. The event, culminating
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| | artists and plenty of loud music.
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| with the impressive Prinesngracht
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| | Or how about Hartjesdagen, a festival
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| concert, is held on a floating state in
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| | where men come dressed as women and women
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| front of Hotel Pulitzer and attracts
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| | come dressed as men, which some
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| thousands of classical fans.
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| | historians believe dates back to the
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| But Grachtenfestival isn't all about old
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| | Middle Ages. Film buffs can take pleasure
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| fashioned classical pieces; "Shhh…it
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| | in the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival,
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| Happens!" is a new breed of musical
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| | which celebrates a range of genres:
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| incorporating rock with classical music
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| | fantasy, horror, scenic fiction,
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| to create a musical noir that tells the
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| | thriller, anime and cult, and
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| story of a brother and sister who get
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| | incorporates both Dutch and international
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| mixed up with a bunch of out of control
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| | cinema.
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| freaks in an abandoned theme park, which
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| | With several airlines serving UK to
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| is guaranteed to take audiences on a
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| | Holland routes, making the journey is
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| rollercoaster ride
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| | easy with plenty of flights to Amsterdam
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| The festival also offers rare
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| | to choose from.
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| opportunities for aspiring classical
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| | From classical concerts to Dutch
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| musicians and singers to meet and learn
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| | carnivals, summer in Amsterdam is filled
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| from some of the greatest names in
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| | with festival fun, so it's not surprising
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| business. Opera singer Nelly Miricioiu,
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| | that plenty of people come to the city in
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| who has sung many parts in belcanto
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| | search of more than just coffee shops and
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| operas of Rossini, Donizett and Bellini,
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| | cannabis.
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