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Forgotten Dutch operas at Kröller-Müller

You don't immediately associate the Kröller-Müller Museum with classical music. Yet on Sunday afternoon, 29 May, I attended a concert at this institution located in the Veluwe forests. It was organised by the Helene Kröller-Müller Fund in collaboration with 401 Dutch Operas. This organisation aims to bring forgotten and never-performed opera' from the Netherlands and Flanders to the attention (again). On this occasion, arias and duets were performed from the period when Helene ...

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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

You don't immediately associate the Kröller-Müller Museum with classical music. Yet on Sunday afternoon, 29 May, I attended a concert at this institution located in the Veluwe forests. It was organised by the Helene Kröller-Müller Fund in collaboration with 401 Dutch Operas. This organisation aims to bring forgotten and never-performed opera' from the Netherlands and Flanders to the attention (again). On this occasion, arias and duets were performed from the period when Helene ...

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