Decors steal the show in The National Opera's Parsifal

by Thea Derks
16 December 201629 March 2022
5 min read
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De Oostenrijkse bas Günther Groissböck kreeg donderdag 15 december het grootste applaus in Parsifal, voor zijn rol als Gurnemanz. Een goede tweede was de Russische sopraan Elena Pankratova. Zij tekende voor de vocale partij van Kundry, die op het podium gestalte kreeg in de persoon van assistent-regisseur Astrid van den Akker. Getuige het oorverdovende gejuich was het publiek echter het meest onder de indruk van dirigent Marc Albrecht en zijn Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest. – Ook na de twee pa...

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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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