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Gerard von Brucken Fock (Composer of the Month November 2017)
Gerard von Brucken Fock was one of the most remarkable Dutch composers of all. He was financially independent yet tried to give away his fortune, he attempted divorce his wife to preserve their love and travelled through Europe for the Salvation Army, playing salvation songs on a barrel organ. His master piece is the as yet unperfomred opera Jozal from 1912. On Saturday November 18 highlights of Jozal will be performed by Heldentenor Hendrik Vonk, soprano Barbara Schilstra, baritone Frits Muusse and pianist Wolter Willemsen. Location: Oude Kerk (Old Church), Keizerstraat 8, Scheveningen (Netherlands). Begins at 3 PM. Free entrance (voluntary contribution).
Floris van Bergeijk - Romeo en Julia
Romeo en Julia, het paradijs ligt onder de voeten van je moeder
(de)Composer: Floris van Bergeijk naar Berlioz, Bellini, Gounod, Rota, Bernstein, Tchaikovsky en Prokofjev.
Performance schedule: 31 juli (wereldpremière), 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10 , 11 augustus 2013
Hans Kox: Dorian GrayHendrik Andriessen: De Spiegel uit Venetië (1967)
Hendrik Andriessen: The Mirror from Venice (1967)
On 26-27 september 2017 Haarlem Opera and Andriessen/De Klerk Foundation realized the very first scenic performance of Hendrik Andriessens television opera The Mirror from Venice. A comedy revolving around composer Dirk Sweelinck who wants to teach a lesson to castle lord P.C. Hooft and his gathering at Muiden Castle, including Hooft's wife. All this because Sweelinck (the son of) is irritated that they never took him serious until he suddenly became famous in Italy.
Hendrik Andriessen (componist v/d maand sept 2017)
In the wake of the revival of Hendrik Andriessens De spiegel uit Venetië (The mirror of Venice) we have made the father of Jurrian & Louis Andriessen our Composer of the Month. There is also special attention for his first opera, Philomela, which we will shortly add to our downlaod programme, along with the 1967 recording of The mirror of Venice.
