Irene Hoogveld – Soprano2023-08-22T12:34:53+00:00

Irene Hoogveld

“Irene is putting dutch opera back on the map…”

– Hein Spanjaard

About Irene

Dutch soprano Irene Hoogveld completed her Master degree with Distinction at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama as a Guildhall Artist Master in Performance. She received her Bachelor’s degree Cum Laude at ArtEZ University of the Arts.

In 2022 Ms. Hoogveld performed Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni) with Opera op ‘t Hogeland and with De Kleine Opera in Haarlem, the Fremde Fürstin in Rusalka (Dvořák) and sang in Ritratto (Jeths) with the Dutch National Opera. Performances as Santuzza and Fiordiligi were unfortunately cancelled due to the pandemic. In 2019 ms. Hoogveld sang Cunning Little Vixen (Janáček): Jay with London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle. In the world premiere of Thijl – van Gilse Ms. Hoogveld performed as Gilline and the Dame van Dudzeele. As a regular oratorio soloist she has sung pieces by Verdi, Poulenc, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Dvořák and Rossini.

Driven by a passion for contemporary Dutch classical music Ms. Hoogveld has performed and recorded a number of premieres of Dutch composers like Tera de Marez Oyens, Bernard van Beurden and Joep Franssens, which was broadcasted live on national radio channel Radio 4.

In November 2022 she and pianist Maxime Snaterse were selected to join the Dutch Song Society (Vrienden van het Lied). They currently tour the Netherlands with their song programme ONTSPANNING, featuring the Wesendoncklieder (Wagner). She made her Barbican Hall debut with Russian song repertoire in 2018 and subsequently performed twice in Wigmore Hall in 2019 with contemporary music programmes, one of which in collaboration with The Prince Consort.

In 2021 Ms. Hoogveld created three short operatic monodramas for unaccompanied soprano solo called EER(S)T DE DAME. She wrote the Dutch libretto for all three pieces, and also wrote the music for one of them. The other two were written specifically for her voice by two Dutch composers.

Ms. Hoogveld was selected to receive a Stipendium to attend the Bayreuther Festspiele 2023 by the Dutch Wagner Society.

Upcoming performances

Op 8 oktober 2023 speelt EER(S)T DE DAME de voorstelling Dit is Emma, aan het Koningin Emmaplein in Rotterdam (tegenover de Kunsthal).

Kaarten à €10,00 zijn te reserveren via contact@irenehoogveld.com.

Bij slecht weer wordt de locatie van het concert verplaatst naar Buitenplaats Rozenlust op Parklaan 11 te Rotterdam, www.rozenlust.nl.

Critics say…

Captivating, personal, disarming, a joy to behold and to lose oneself in beautiful sounds and words. Hein Spanjaard

Soprano Irene Hoogveld shone with large orchestra and small ensemble. We will certainly hear more from this singer in the future. – De Stad Gorinchem

…Hoogveld establishes herself as a craftswoman who demonstrates not only that she gets the room to her feet through her interpretation, but also that she is a talented storyteller. – Josée Gruwel

Soprano Irene Hoogveld made a big impression with her captivating interpretation of ‘Zerfliesse mein Herze’. – Dick Idema

…Irene Hoogveld, a soprano cut from the right kind of cloth. Her rendition of the aria Höre, Israel was to be commended. – Rudolf Nammensma

Clients say…

You truly sang the stars from the sky…

and took us definitively into your musical imagination of the music.
But also your spoken commentary increased the festive mood considerably.

We want to thank you very much!
We hope this will not be the last time that we will work together with you.

Paulien H. , organiser of Opera Gala concert

You are marvelous!

Heard many appreciative comments. You stood on the balcony like a Duchess.

And the acoustics were superb. So wonderful without amplification.

Theodoor S., Dit is Emma for EER(S)T DE DAME

News and press

Lieder in the fall

By |August 15th, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|

In the fall of 2023 pianist Maxime Snaterse and I will be performing our recital ONTspanning for the Vrienden van het Lied (Dutch Song Society). We will be playing music by Brahms, Beach, Debussy and Diepenbrock, with the immortal Wesendonklieder by Wagner as the focal point. On September 17 we will be in Breda, and on December 9 we'll perform in Rhenen. More information can be found at http://www.vvhl.nl. And if you're interested in this program I recommend attending one of these recitals; Maxime and I are already 'cooking up'[...]

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