Eva-Maria Westbroek
Eva-Maria Westbroek (born 26 April 1970) is a Dutch soprano opera singer.
Training
Westbroek studied at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague from 1988 to 1995. Her vocal teachers included Iris Adami Corradetti and the American tenor James McCray.
Career
1990s
Westbroek made her operatic debut at the
2000s
In 2001, Westbroek secured a 5-year contract as a company member of the
In 2003, Westbroek debuted at the
Her debut at the Bayreuther Festspiele came in 2008, as Sieglinde. She reprised the role there in 2009.
Westbroek made her debut at the Staatsoper in München in 2008 as Chrysothemis in Elektra. She has returned to München as Jenůfa (title role), Ariadne (Ariadne auf Naxos) and Georgetta (Il Tabarro).[4]
2010s
In her first world premiere production,
Westbroek made her Metropolitan Opera debut on April 22, 2011, singing the role of Sieglinde in the premiere of a new production of Wagner's
Westbroek's commercial recordings include Bohuslav Martinů's Julietta, in the title role, for VMS Music Treasures, and two recorded productions of Wagner's Die Walküre as Sieglinde, on DVD[10] and on CD.[11] She is also featured in a DVD recording (Opus Arte) of Puccini's La fanciulla del West as Minnie, her own acknowledged favourite role,[1] and in DVD recording of Giordano's Andrea Chenier, in the role of Maddalena (Warner Classics), with Jonas Kaufmann in the title role.[12]
Personal life
Westbroek is one of three daughters of the geology researcher and professor Peter Westbroek .
Westbroek is married to the tenor Frank van Aken. She does charity work for the organization Musicians without Borders.
References
- ^ a b c Rupert Christiansen (8 December 2010). "Eva-Maria Westbroek: The enthralling soprano". Telegraph. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ Neil Fisher (12 September 2008). "Eva-Maria Westbroek: from waitress to Covent Garden". The Times. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ Erica Jeal (3 October 2006). "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Royal Opera House, London)". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ Staatsoper, Bayerische. "Westbroek Eva-Maria". Bayerische Staatsoper. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ Michael White (11 February 2011). "A Tabloid Star Is Joining the Sisterhood of the Fallen". New York Times. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ Anthony Tommasini (17 February 2011). "Va-Va-Voom Goes the Soprano". New York Times. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ "Eva-Maria Westbroek — People — Royal Opera House". www.roh.org.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ Anthony Tommasini (25 April 2011). "A 'Walküre' Still Obsessed With Its Big, Expensive Toy". New York Times. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Season: Here Is All the Information For This Season's Live in HD Performances". 15 February 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ Tim Ashley (12 December 2008). "Wagner: Die Walküre; Johansson/Westbroek/Paasikivi/Gambill/White/Petrenko/Berlin Philharmonic/Rattle". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ "Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen: Watson/Gould/Dohmen/Shore/Bayreuther Festspiel/Thielemann". The Guardian. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ "Giordano, U: Andrea Chénier (page 1 of 4)". Presto Music. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
External links
- Media related to Eva-Maria Westbroek at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Eva-Maria Westbroek web page
- MusicalCriticism.com interview with Eva-Maria Westbroek
- Dutch Divas page on Eva-Maria Westbroek
- Music Web International review of recording of Martinů's Julietta (VMS 106), 6 March 2006
- Opera Today.com review of Opus Arte OA0965D DVD recording of Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, October 2007
- "Antonio Livio Preis für Eva-Maria Westbroek", klassik.com, 29 December 2008