Masterclass Pretty Yende
In June of 2026 I was invited by the Sinfonietta Rotterdam and the International Competition to sing in a Masterclass with opera superstar Pretty Yende. The theme was Mozart arias and I had a hard time choosing my victim as there are a lot of mbeautiful melodies written for my voice type. I ended up going with an aria from a role that I'd studied intensely in my Master Programme but never got to sing on stage: Donna Anna from Don Giovanni. The aria in question is Crudele... Non mi dir. A gorgeous, lyrical aria with a tricky recit at the beginning and tricky coloraturas at the end... Perfect for a tuneup after some years of leaving it be. In[...]
Il re Lear: Verdi meets Friesland
On June 6 we premiered the opera Il re Lear by Loek van der Heide. This project is based on the Italian project *Per Il Re Lear*, as published by[...]
Bach als basis / Foundational Bach
Starting in September 2025, Cultuur in de Wijk, in collaboration with Het Werkt Sociaal (Social Works), will conduct a social and cultural exploration in the Holtenbroek neighborhood. This exploration focuses[...]
Merry London, and a very Verdi Requiem!
After coming back from Bayreuth it is now time to focus on the new things coming up... Which means a lot of office work, planning, communicating, studying and developing! Part[...]
Wagnerian Walhalla
After a succesful audition in Brussels earlier this year I traveled to Bayreuth in the summer of 2025 to join the Sonderchor of the Bayreuther Festspiele, the 149 year-old festival[...]
Singing Puccini in Rotterdam
In June 2025 I was invited as laureate of the the International Vocal Competition to sing in the Opera Round of the International Conducting Competition finale in Rotterdam. Together with[...]
Mahler, Puccini and Barcelona
In May 2025 I was so very lucky! In the first week I got to be part of the internationally acclaimed Mahler Festival, organised by the Concertgebouw Amsterdam. As part[...]