'Once you become suspicious, you develop more and more anxiety' - Meriç Artaç addresses fear and mistrust in her chamber opera Madam Koo

by Thea Derks
19 November 201930 March 2022
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'Een nieuw stuk wordt meestal maar één keer gehoord, daarna verdwijnt het voorgoed in een la.' Een dergelijke verzuchting hoor ik vaak, in alle toonaarden. Niet alleen van componisten, maar ook van ensembles, concertorganisatoren, musici en zelfs subsidieverstrekkers.
Goed nieuws dus dat de opera Madam Koo van Meriç Artaç deze maand 2 x herhaald wordt, woensdag 11 december in CC Amstel in Amsterdam, zaterdag 14 in nieuwemuziekfestival Dag in de Branding. De Turks-Nederlandse componist (Istanbul ...

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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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