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New recital announcement: Aurore
Where does the day begin and when does the night end? Do you seek the light, do you welcome the darkness? You see two sides of the same coin. With the recital 'Aurore', soprano Irene Hoogveld and pianist Maxime Snaterse look for nuance and highlight every contrast. The night has many faces and is shrouded in mystery. It may offer a long-awaited moment of peace in which body and mind can finally roam free. As the night falls over us however, this is not always possible, sleep seems to escape us because our thoughts and feelings take over. An indefinable feeling that rises, stimuli to process, the darkness that oppresses us. Or do we not always want to sleep because[...]
New recordings made
Ever since the opera industry has become more digital, every singer needs recordings of their audition repertoire. In order to apply for auditions, competitions or even to show colleagues and[...]
Success at the IVC 2024
In february 2024 I participated in the preliminary round for the International Vocal Competition 's Hertogenbosch: Opera/Oratorio 2024. There I sang Einsam in trüben Tagen (Lohengrin-Wagner), and O smania, o[...]
New production announcement: Santuzza in 2024!
After a very successful Tosca in 2023 I will be back to the festival Opera Aan Zee in 2024! This time we will perform Cavalleria Rusticana, and I am so[...]
My first project for the Netherlands Radio Choir: Schönbergs Gurre-Lieder!
Starting in 2024 I've become a so-called remplacant for the Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor), one of the best choirs in the world. They specialize in all choral repertoire, and[...]
The last song recitals of 2023
My pianist extraordinaire, Maxime Snaterse and I had two recitals left to in December 2023, with our programme ONTspanning for the Dutch Song Society. This recital programme, featuring the Wesendoncklieder[...]
Das Wunder der Heliane
In the fall of 2023 I embarked on my first chorus job in years: I joined Consensus Vocalis to perform in Das Wunder der Heliane. This masterpiece by Erich Korngold[...]