The Nationale Reisopera is the only Dutch company that takes between four and six opera productions to fifteen large theatres across the country each year. There are well-known operas from the standard repertoire and less familiar works from the Baroque period or contemporary operas. All of them will be coming soon to a theatre near you.

The company is subsidised by the Ministerie van Ouderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap (Ministry of Education, Culture and Science), to bring opera productions to a wide audience across The Netherlands, and to perform them in exciting new ways.

Since September 2004, the State Secretary of Culture has asked the company to add an operetta or light opera to its programme each year.