2024-25 SEASON

2024

24 SeptemberSongs of Gabriel Fauré
with pianist Hannes Minnaar
Musis
Arnhem, the Netherlands
29 SeptemberSongs of Korngold, Poulenc, R. Strauss, and Elvis Costello
with Ragazze Quartet and pianist Maurice Lammerts van Bueren
presented by September Me
Sint Aegtenkapel
Amersfoort, the Netherlands
3 OctoberSongs of Raphael Fusco
with the composer at the piano
Theater im Paleis
Graz, Austria
8 OctoberLili Boulanger: Clairières dans le ciel and songs of Debussy
with pianist Sam Armstrong
presented by Schiermonnikoog Festival
De Stag
Schiermonnikoog, the Netherlands
13 NovemberBARZAKH (world premiere)
Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Composer: Osama Abdulrasol
Director/Libretto: Thomas Bellinck
in collaboration with writers (names withheld) in detention in the Belgian prison system
Conductor: Zoe Zeniodi
Opera Vlaanderen
Ghent, Belgium
15 NovemberBARZAKH (world premiere)
Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Composer: Osama Abdulrasol
Director/Libretto: Thomas Bellinck
in collaboration with writers (names withheld) in detention in the Belgian prison system
Conductor: Zoe Zeniodi
Opera Vlaanderen
Ghent, Belgium
14 NovemberBARZAKH (world premiere)
Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Composer: Osama Abdulrasol
Director/Libretto: Thomas Bellinck
in collaboration with writers (names withheld) in detention in the Belgian prison system
Conductor: Zoe Zeniodi
Opera Vlaanderen
Ghent, Belgium
16 NovemberBARZAKH (world premiere)
Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Composer: Osama Abdulrasol
Director/Libretto: Thomas Bellinck
in collaboration with writers (names withheld) in detention in the Belgian prison system
Conductor: Zoe Zeniodi
Opera Vlaanderen
Ghent, Belgium
17 NovemberBARZAKH (world premiere)
Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Composer: Osama Abdulrasol
Director/Libretto: Thomas Bellinck
in collaboration with writers (names withheld) in detention in the Belgian prison system
Conductor: Zoe Zeniodi
Opera Vlaanderen
Ghent, Belgium
23 NovemberSongs of Gabriel Fauré including La Bonne Chanson
with Quatuor Strada and pianist Finghin Collins
presented by Arts et Lettres
Theatre de Vevey
Vevey, Switzerland
8 DecemberSamuel Barber: Hermit Songs
R. Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39
with pianist Sam Armstrong
presented by Chamber Music Weesp
Van Houtenkerk
Weesp, the Netherlands
12 DecemberSchütz: Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi & motets
with Arcangelo, led by Jonathan Cohen
De Singel
Antwerp, Belgium
13 DecemberSchütz: Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi & motets
with Arcangelo, led by Jonathan Cohen
Trinity College Chapel
Cambridge, UK
15 DecemberSchütz: Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi & motets
with Arcangelo, led by Jonathan Cohen
Wigmore Hall
London, UK

2025

8 March Songs of Lili Boulanger, Clara Schumann, and Amy Beach
with pianist Sam Armstrong
Concertgebouw de Vereeniging
Nijmegen, the Netherlands
15 MarchVaughan Williams: Ten Blake Songs and other works for soprano and oboe
with Aisling Casey
Splendor
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
3 AprilMozart: "Alcandro, lo confesso" K. 294 and "Ch'io mi scordi di te" K. 505
with the Orchestra of the 18th Century
Conductor: Jakob Lehmann
Pianist: Dmitry Ablogin
Grote Kerk
Den Bosch, the Netherlands
4 AprilMozart: "Alcandro, lo confesso" K. 294 and "Ch'io mi scordi di te" K. 505
with the Orchestra of the 18th Century
Conductor: Jakob Lehmann
Pianist: Dmitry Ablogin
Tivoli Vredenburg
Utrecht, the Netherlands
5 AprilMozart: "Alcandro, lo confesso" K. 294 and "Ch'io mi scordi di te" K. 505
with the Orchestra of the 18th Century
Conductor: Jakob Lehmann
Pianist: Dmitry Ablogin
Musis
Arnhem, the Netherlands
10 AprilSaariaho: Quatre Instants
with Tapiola Sinfonietta
Conductor: Ryan Bancroft
Espoo Cultural Centre
Helsinki, Finland
17-18 AprilVivier: Kopernikus
with Music of the Americas
Conductor: Sebastián Zubieta
presented by Festival Música Clásica de Bogotá
Bogotá, Colombia
18 MayLili Boulanger: Clairières dans le ciel
with pianist Sam Armstrong
presented by Internationaal Lied Festival Zeist
Zeist, the Netherlands
24-31 MayFrench songs and chamber music
with pianist Tom Poster and the Aronowitz Ensemble
Music in a French Village
Cucugnan, France
4-9 JuneStrauss: Vier letzte Lieder and songs with pianist Sam Armstrong and the Ruysdael QuartetMuziekfestival ZOOM
Veluwezoom, the Netherlands
4-6 JulyThey Have Waited Long Enough (3rd edition)
an ongoing commissioning project by Wonderfeel: women's stories told by female composers and writers
Third Edition: Witches
featuring texts by Natalie Haynes and music by Diamanda Dramm, Katharine Dain, Saskia Venegas, and Amarante Nat
Wonderfeel
Hilversum, the Netherlands