Katibu di Shon, the first Curaçao opera ánd a universal story

by Henri Drost
25 June 201330 March 2022
4 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, MUSIC, OPERA

His great-great-grandfather wrote the first poem in Papiamento, winning a bet. Randal Corsen wrote the music for the first Curaçao opera. "It's a small island," laughs the composer, but then, moved: "Baffling to think how short a time this all took."
Lange tijd werd er buitengewoon neerbuigend over het Papiaments gesproken. De eerste gouvernementsonderwijzer van de kolonie Curaçao schreef in 1818: “Het papiament (van pappiar, spreken) bestaat uit bedorven S...

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Henri Drost

Henri Drost (1970) studied Dutch and American Studies in Utrecht. Sold CDs and books for years, then became a communications consultant. Writes for among others GPD magazines, Metro, LOS!, De Roskam, 8weekly, Mania, hetiskoers and Cultureel Persbureau/De Dodo about everything, but if possible about music (theatre) and sports. Other specialisms: figures, the United States and healthcare. Listens to Waits and Webern, Wagner and Dylan and pretty much everything in between.View Author posts

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