DUTCH OPERA IN THE FRENCH THEATRE THE HAGUE 1751-1790

500DIligentiaFrontOn Sunday May 13, 2018, 401DutchOperas and the Dutch Music Institute (NMI) organize a concert with forgotten operas of composers at the court of stadhouder William V in The Hague, composed for the French theater there in the period 1751-1793. Among the sloists are mezzo soprano Barbara Kozelj, soprano Elise Caluwaerts, tenor Marcel Reijans, Dutch baritone Hans de Vries, violin player Rémy Baudet, hobo player Martin Stadler, cellist Saskia van der Wel and harpsichordist/arranger Albert-Jan Roelofs. The young talent ensemble of Music Academy The Hague with supervisor Peter le Feber will give several on location performances in the Hague and Amsterdam with modern arrangements.

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