Three reasons to go to Medea

by Thea Derks
4 September 201430 March 2022
4 min read
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Voor het tweede achtereenvolgende jaar organiseert het Festival Oude Muziek een Laboratorium, waarin jonge makers zich kunnen bekwamen in hun vak. Dit jaar staat Medea van de Tsjechische componist Georg Benda op het programma. Dit ‘melodrama’, een afwisseling van gesproken tekst met muziek, was bij zijn première in 1775 een doorslaand succes. Musicoloog Jed Wentz en wetenschapper Mary Helen Dupree wekten het opnieuw tot leven op basis van historische bronnen. De voorstelling van Ensemble Aurora ...

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English and Musicology. In 1996, she completed her studies in musicology cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. She specialises in contemporary music and in 2014 published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody'. Four years on, she completed 'An ox on the roof: modern music in vogevlucht', aimed especially at the interested layperson. You buy it here: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/een-os-op-het-dak/9789012345675 In 2020, the 3rd edition of the Reinbertbio appeared,with 2 additional chapters describing the period 2014-2020. These also appeared separately as Final Chord.View Author posts

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