José van Dam
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Joseph, Baron Van Damme (born 25 August 1940 in Brussels), known as José van Dam, is a Belgian bass-baritone, described as having "a magnificent resonant and expressive voice" and being "an excellent actor".[1]
Life and career
At the age of 17, he entered the
Van Dam has performed at
Van Dam has become the Master in Residence of the singing section at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in his home country, Belgium, since 2011.[2]
Awards
Van Dam is also a concert, oratorio, and lieder singer and has won international awards for his performances on stage and in recordings. Berlin conferred on him the title of Kammersänger in 1974, and the same year he received the German Music Critics’ Prize. Other awards include the Gold Medal of the Belgian Press (1976), Grand Prix de l’Académie française du Disque (1979), Orphée d’Or de l’Académie Lyrique Française (1980), the European Critics’ Prize, (1985), Diapason d’Or and Prix de la Nouvelle Académie du Disque (1993), and the Orphée d’Or de l’Académie du Disque Lyrique (1994).
In August 1998, His Majesty King
Van Dam is featured as one of the three interviewees in 'Doucement les Basses', with Gabriel Bacquier and Claudio Desderi discussing their approach to roles in the bass-baritone repertoire.[3]
Films
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Van Dam appears in the films
Recordings
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Among van Dam's extensive discography are complete studio recordings of Carmen as Escamillo (in 1974 under
With Herbert von Karajan, he also recorded Fidelio (1970), Le nozze di Figaro (1978), Salome (1978), Pelléas et Mélisande (1978), Parsifal (1979–1980), Die Zauberflöte (1980), and Der fliegende Holländer (1981–1983), Ein Deutsches Requiem (1985), as well as Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (1977 and 1983).
One of the bass-baritone's greatest successes was in the title role of Olivier Messiaen's Saint François d'Assise. The world-premiere was recorded under Seiji Ozawa (1983), as was the Salzburg production, under Kent Nagano (1998).
See also
- La damnation de Faust (Georg Solti recording)
- Pelléas et Mélisande (Herbert von Karajan recording)
- Le nozze di Figaro (Herbert von Karajan April 1978 recording)
- Dardanus (Raymond Leppard recording)
References
- ^ a b Forbes, Elizabeth. van Dam, José. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Vol IV p894, Macmillan, New York, 1997.
- ^ José van Dam, baritone - Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel's Official Website
- ^ Milhau, Sylvie. Doucement les Basses ossia Diner avec Gabriel Bacquier, José van Dam et Claudio Desderi. Canaïma, Orléans, 2010. OCLC Number: 706993497 (In French).
MALISCH, KURT. (2001) 2016. “Dam, José van.” In: MGG Online, edited by Laurenz Lütteken. Bärenreiter, Metzler, RILM, 2016–. Accessed August 27, 2022. https://www.mgg-online.com/mgg/stable/12468
Sources
- Warrack, John & West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 782 pages, ISBN 0-19-869164-5
External links
- Interview with José van Dam, April 24, 1981 (Mostly about Wagner)
- Colbert Artists Management Inc.
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