Serge van Veggel performs Opera Melancholica: 'Depression is a big social problem - a million people are on pills'

by Thea Derks
25 January 202030 March 2022
6 min read
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‘Mijn liefde voor opera wortelt in mijn jeugd. Emoties die je als jongere voelt worden in opera bijna tastbaar. Tijdens het luisteren ervoer ik vaak een catharsis.’ Regisseur Serge van Veggel zoomt met de productie Opera Melancholica in op depressie en waanvoorstellingen. Uitgangspunt is The Fall of the House of Usher van Philip Glass, gepresenteerd als een vorm van ‘anatomisch theater’. Naast Van Veggels eigen Opera2Day staan het Scapino Ballet en het New European Ensemble op het podium. De pre...

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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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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 published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody' in 2014.
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 Agreement.

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