Guy Coolen on Operadagen Rotterdam: 'We call ourselves a bluff festival'

by Thea Derks
6 April 201830 March 2022
5 min read
For members only, MUSIC, OPERA, PODIUM ART

‘Als Mohammed niet naar de berg komt, komt de berg naar Mohammed’, dachten ze bij Operadagen Rotterdam. Eerder dit jaar al gaf de in Enschede gevestigde Nederlandse Reisopera een perspresentatie in Carré. Dit keer togen de Rotterdammers naar de hoofdstad. Artistiek directeur Guy Coolen en dramaturg Tobias Kokkelmans vertelden een select clubje journalisten wat het publiek van 18-27 mei te wachten staat.
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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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