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 of this process is working on new repertoire, and it's not easy to pick the repertoire because there is so much cool stuff! I decided to visit London and work with a veritable Wagner legend on his music... And not only did she confirm my own thoughts of more Wagner in my future, but we also worked on my technique. A voice will always change as we age and develop so it was very nice to zoom in on those details! It will help me immensely as I sing the[...]
A premiere in Limburg
In October of 2024 pianist Maxime Snaterse and I were asked to perform at the Festival Vocallis in the most southern part of the Netherlands, Limburg. We performed our recital[...]
Popped up in ‘s Hertogenbosch
In preparation for the 2024 edition of the Internation Vocal Competition 's Hertogenbosch I was asked to perform in the city centre and sing some fun opera tunes... And of[...]
Emma at Sea
During this edition of Opera aan Zee I not only sang the role of Santuzza in Mascagni's masterpiece Cavalleria Rusticana. I also performed my own creation Dit is Emma, with[...]
Santuzza at Sea
In August I had the pleasure of returning to Opera Aan Zee, the seaside festival in Noordwijk, Netherlands. Last year I sang Tosca, my debut in this role and this[...]
Riccardo Zandonai Competition in Italy
In the first week of July I traveled to Italy to take part in the International Riccardo Zandonai Competition in Riva del Garda, in northern Italy. This time I traveled[...]
Parade-ing around at the SingAlong!
In 2022 I competed in the International Vocal Competition. I reached the semi-finals, won the Prize Association Friends of the IVC and received a Masterclass from Vesselina Kasarova: "Ich liebe[...]