Nina van Essen (1994), graduated cum laude from the Dutch National Opera Academy in August 2018 and recently received the Audience prize and Annett Andriessen concert prize at the International Vocalist Competition of ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Her repertoire consists of opera, contemporary, oratorio and lied by various composers.
BWV 182 ‘Himmelskönig, sei willkommen’ JS Bach cantate
Grote of Hervormde Kerk, Kerkstraat 20, ‘s-Hertogenbosch 17.00
The Importance of Being Earnest – G.Barry – Gwendolyn Fairfax
Fribourg, Switzerland
The Importance of Being Earnest – G.Barry – Gwendolyn Fairfax
Fribourg, Switzerland
Nina van Essen (1994), graduated cum laude from the Dutch National Opera Academy in August 2018 and recently received the Audience prize and Annett Andriessen concert prize at the International Vocalist Competition of ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Her repertoire consists of opera, contemporary, oratorio and lied by various composers.
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Nina van Essen (1994), graduated cum laude from the Dutch National Opera Academy in August 2018. During this program Nina was taught by Sasja Hunnego and she received a scholarship from the Miluška Duffková foundation. In the context of an Erasmus Exchange she studied in France, Lyon at the C.N.S.M.D (2014-2015), where she worked with singing teachers Isabelle Germain and Francoise Pollet. Before Nina began her Bachelor studies at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, where she graduated with distinction magna cum laude, she followed a Young Talent program at the school for Young Talent also in The Hague. During this period Nina’s vocal teachers where Rita Dams and Sasja Hunnego.
Highlights of her engagements include the collaborations with Serie Grote Zangers (pre-program), The ASKO Schönberg Ensemble (conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw), Saturday Matinee Concertgebouw (conducted by Mark Elders) The Grachtenfestival, Krashna Musica (conducted by Ruben de Grauw), The SKA (conducted by Servaas Schreuders), Kamerbreed Klassiek, Hortus Musicalis, Nouvel Opéra de Fribourg (”Masha ‘from Moscow Cheryomushki by Dmitri Shostakovich conducted by Jérome Kuhn and “Gwendolyn Fairfax” from The Importance of Being Earnest by Garold Barry) The Dutch Opera (Manon Lescaut, Madrigalist 2017 under Alexander Joel)
Her extensive concert repertoire includes Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, Mozart’s Mass in C minor, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle, and orchestral song cycles such as Les nuits d’été de Berlioz and Ravel’s Trois poèmes de Stephane Mallarmé.
With the DNOA Nina performed ”Hänsel” from Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck conducted by Antony Hermus and the NJO, “Lucretia” from The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten (conducted by Karel Deseure), “Mercedes” from Carmen on the Bredeweg festival and “Dorabella” from cosi fan tutte by WA Mozart (conducted by Bas Wiegers)
Masterclasses Nina followed from, among others, Meinard Kraak, Alain Garichot, Angelika Kirchschlager, Nadine Secunde, Neil Semer, Claron McFadden, Ira Siff, Anna Bonitatibus and Pietro Spagnoli. Nina also likes to work with pianist Harimada Kusuma on liedrepertoire, with whom she recorded her first cd in 2013, called ” Maintenant Ici ”.
In the International Vocalist competition in ‘s-Hertogenbosch Nina recently won the audience prize, the Annett Andriessen concert prize (concert in Ningbo/China) and two engagements amongst others with the Residentie Orchestra. Nina was also one of the finalist in de Otto Edelmann Competition in Vienna, Austria in February 2019.
Since 2017, Nina is represented by Artista International, Franziska Hunke and mainly works with vocal teacher Neil Semer.
Performed:
Cherubino – Nozze di Figaro – W.A Mozart 2016 DNOA
Mme de la Haltière – Cendrillon – J.Massenet 2017 DNOA
Hänsel – Hänsel und Gretel – E.Humperdinck 2017 DNOA/NJO Muziekzomer/Grachtenfestival
Masha – Moscow Cheryomushki – D.Shostakovich 2017/2018 Opera Louise
Lucretia – the rape of Lucretia – B.Britten 2018 DNOA
Mercedes – Carmen – G.Bizet 2018 Bredeweg festival
Dorabella – Cosi fan Tutte – W.A Mozart 2018 DNOA/NJO Muziekzomer
Studied/working on/partly performed:
C.Monteverdi
L’incoronazione di Poppea (Ottavia)
W.A Mozart
Idomeneo (Idamante)
Don Giovanni (Zerlina)
Lucia Silla (Cecilio)
La Finta Giardiniera (Ramiro)
R. Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier (Octavian)
G.F Haendel
Hercules (Dejanira)
Giulio Cesare (Sesto)
Ariodante (Ariodante)
Alcina (Ruggiero)
H.Purcell
Dido and Aeneas – Dido
J. Massenet
Werther (Charlotte)
Cendrillon (Prince Charmant)
C. Menotti
The old maiden and the Thief (Laetitita)
G. Bizet
Carmen (Carmen)
P.I. Tchaikovsky
Eugene Onegin (Olga)
A.Thomas
Mignon (Mignon)
S. Barber
Vanessa (Vanessa)
C. Gounod
Romeo at Julliet (Stephano)
Sapho (Sapho)
G.Rossini
La Cenerentola (Angelina)
Il Barbiere di Sevilla (Rosina)
J.Offenbach
Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Nicklausse)
M.Ravel
L’heure Espagnole (Conception)
V.Bellini
I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Romeo)
G.Barry
The importance of being Earnest (Gwendolyn Fairfax)
P.Kooreman
Your children are not your children
B. Schakelaar
Wisdom
O. Messiaen
Chants de terre et de ciel
G. Scelsi
Sauh I, Litanie
K. Győrgy
op.12 Esza-Emlekzaj
L. Andriessen
De Materie (speaking part)
G. Rossini
Petite messe solenelle (alto)
J.S Bach
matthäus passion
C. Franck
Die sieben letzte Worte Jesu am Kreuz
M. Palmeri
Misa Buenos Aires (mezzo)
C. Saint-Saëns
Oratorio de Noël (mezzo)
W.A Mozart
Mass in C Minor – (Soprano II)
A. Bruckner
Requiem (mezzo)
A. Vivaldi
Gloria (Alto)
G. Puccini
Manon Lescaut (3rd Madrigalist)
L. Cherubini
Medee
F. Schubert
Messe G-dur
J. Haydn
Missa Brevis
W.A Mozart
Requiem
H. Berlioz
Requiem
J. Brahms
Requiem
J. Brahms
Schiksalzlied
L. von Beethoven
meerestille und Glückliche Fahrt
F. Mendelssohn
Midsummernighstdream
G.P Palestrina
Missa papae Marcelli
I. Xenakis
Nuits
F. Mendelssohn
Drei Psalmen
P. Vasks
Mate Saule
A. Bruckner
Das Hohe lied (bewerking voor ensemble door Klaas Peter van der Laan)
Standchen
(bewerking voor ensemble door Klaas Peter van der Laan)
J. Abols
Karawane
A. Campra
Missa ad majorem
Franz Liszt
Potr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sergej Rachmaninoff
Hugo Wolf
Claude Debussy
Gabriel, Robert Schumann
Hector Berlioz
Richard Strauss
Franz Schubert
Ernest Chausson
Ernest Sands
Francis Poulenc
Charles Gounod
Johannes Brahms
Jean Sibelius
Edvard Grieg
Bernard Zweers
Raynaldo Hahn
Alphons Diepenbrock
Felix Mendelssohn
Carlos Guastavino
Maurice Ravel
Henri Duparc
Antonio Vivaldi
Joseph Haydn
Henry Purcell
Gaetano Donizetti
Joseph Kosma
Jake Heggie
Richard Wagner
Gustav Mahler
Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Loewe
Freek van Arkel
Freek van Arkel
Freek van Arkel
Freek van Arkel
Hänsel und Gretel – E. Humperdinck Dutch National Opera Academy NJO Muziekzomer
Hänsel und Gretel – E. Humperdinck Dutch National Opera Academy NJO Muziekzomer
Hänsel und Gretel – E. Humperdinck Dutch National Opera Academy NJO Muziekzomer
Hänsel und Gretel – E. Humperdinck Dutch National Opera Academy NJO Muziekzomer
Hänsel und Gretel – E. Humperdinck Dutch National Opera Academy NJO Muziekzomer
Hänsel und Gretel – E. Humperdinck Dutch National Opera Academy NJO Muziekzomer
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