Composer Victoria Borisova-Ollas: 'Music has no nationality'

by Thea Derks
12 January 201829 March 2022
5 min read
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Het meest recente wapenfeit van de Russisch-Zweedse componist Victoria Borisova-Ollas (1969) is Dracula. Deze opera naar het gelijknamige boek van Bram Stoker ging in oktober 2017 in première bij Koninklijke Opera Stockholm. Een ‘kleurrijke en zeer sfeervolle muzikale partituur’, met daarin ‘een van de meest emotionele scènes in de geschiedenis van de Zweedse opera’, schreef een criticus.
Zeven jaar eerder componeerde Borisova-Ollas haar succesvolle klarinetconcert Golden Dances of the Pharaohs ...

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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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