Composer Huba de Graaff: 'I value provocative radicality'

by Thea Derks
20 May 201730 March 2022
8 min read
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Een televisie-interview gebruiken als libretto voor een opera? De eigenzinnige componist Huba de Graaff schrikt er niet voor terug. Op 22 juni beleeft haar opera The Naked Shit Songs zijn wereldpremière. Deze is gebaseerd op een gesprek van Theo van Gogh met het Britse kunstenaarsduo Gilbert & George uit 1996. Wegens gebrek aan belangstelling wilde De Graaff haar opera met een boombox presenteren in de Apollolaan. Maar dankzij Ruth McKenzie, artistiek leider van het Holland Festival, staat h...

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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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