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From 1995 Karin has been studying solo singing at the
Royal Conservatory in The Hague. Her teachers were: Lenie van den Heuvel,
Rita Dams, Diane Forlano and Barbara Pearson. In 1999 she got her bachelor
degree; Januar 2002 she did her final exam, and got the master degree.
During her education Karin was selected for several masterclasses,
with - among others - Christina Deutekom, Elly Ameling, Graham Clark and
Meinard Kraak.
In a performance of the opera Albert Herring of Benjamin
Britten by De Nieuwe
Opera Academie (opera studio of the Music Academies of Amsterdam and
The Hague) she sang the role of Lady Billows (director: Alexander Oliver;
conductor: Paul McCreesh).
She performed the role of Dido in Dido and Aeneas of
Purcell (conductor: Daniel Salbert).
Master Classes
In 1998, 1999 and 2000 Karin was a participant of
the Gregynog Master Classes (vocal course during the Gregynog Music Festival
in Wales) ; she took lessons with Diane Forlano and Barbara Pearson.
In 2000 she participated in the belcanto-course
of Dame Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge at the Britten Pears School
of Music in Aldeburgh, England.
In 2001 she participated in a master class about Schoenberg
with Leonard Stein.
In 2004 she participated in the Master Classes of
the International Vocal Arts Institute (organized by the
Metropolitan Opera of New York City) in Tel Aviv; she took lessons with
Mignon Dunn and Joan Dornemann (among others).
Also in 2004 she took part in master classes by Henk Smit,
organized by the Holland Music Sessions.
Opera and Operetta
1996 - 2000 Karin has been a member of the Operetta
Company 'Thalia' in Amsterdam. She sang several solo parts
there, such as:
- Constance (The Sourcerer, Gilbert & Sullivan)
- Ciboletta (Eine Nacht in Venedig, Johann Strauss)
- Angelina (Trial by Jury, Gilbert & Sullivan)
- Diana
(Orpheus aux Enfers, Jacques Offenbach)
- Alexius (L’ile de Tulipatan, Jacques Offenbach)
- Niklaus en La Voix (Les Contes d’Hoffman, Offenbach)
In january 2001 she performed the role of Lady Billows
in the opera Albert Herring of Benjamin Britten - a production of
De Nieuwe Opera Academie
(opera studio of the Music Academies of Amsterdam and The Hague);
director: Alexander Oliver; conductor: Paul McCreesh.
Juni 2001 she sang the role of Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus
of Johann Strauss (blue bottle productions). March 2003 she performed the
same role again several times, in a production with the AUKSO Extended
Chamber Orchestra from Katowice, conducted by Jan van Maanen.
In Oktober 2001 she performed Dido in Dido and Aeneas
of Purcell (in a production of the Royal Conservatory, conducted by Daniel
Salbert).
June 2002 she sang the role of Annina in a performance
of La Traviata of Verdi, with the Nederlands Promenade Orkest
conducted by Johan van de Camp.
November 2003 she performed the role of Leonore in the
Singspiel
'Fernando' van Franz Schubert (with the Chamber Orchestra Driebergen;
conductor: Albert van Eeghen).
Oratorium
Juni 2001 Karin sang the soprano solo parts of the Petite
Messe Solenelle of Rossini, in a performance of the piece with The British
Choir conducted by Malcolm Davies.
June 2002 she performed with the same ensemble and conductor
the following works:
- Britten, Rejoice in the Lamb
- Ramirez, Missa Criolla
- Vivaldi, Gloria
April 2003 she sang the soprano solo parts in a performance
of the Gloria
of Poulenc, in a concert in De Vereeniging in Nijmegen,
with the student choir and student orchestra of the Nijmegen University,
conducted by Quentin Clare.
Juni 2004 she performed the Magnificat of John Rutter
and theMagnificat of Pergolesi with The British Choir, conducted by Malcolm
Davies.
Lied, Chamber Music
Karin van Arkel can be regularly heard in opera recitals
like the one in september 2003 with the Opera Choir Haarlem conducted by
Rutger van Leyden, and november 2003 in a series of concerts with the Operetta
Comany Servus conducted by Peter van Beijnum.Autum 2004 she performed in
an operaconcert with Vereniging Bossche Opera, conducted by Pieter Cox.
With the pianist Wim
Voogd Karin has formed a duo: "Duo Deco". Duo Deco gives recitals with
music composed around 1900 (like in november 2003 in the Bethaniënklooster
in Amsterdam with compositions of Debussy, Ravel, Schoenberg and Berg).
Karin is also working with the pianist and organist Wijnand van Klaveren.
She works as a soloist with the following ensembles:
- woodwind ensemble 'Cobla La Principal d'Amsterdam'
(catalonian music). On april 7, 2004 she performed with this ensemble (conducted
by Stephan Pas) in the big hall of the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam: with this
ensemble she also made CD-recordings
- Delphi Ensemble; with this ensemble she performed opera-arias
of Puccini
- Ensemble Contours; with this ensemble she performed
contemporary music.
In 2001 Karin performed the Zwei
Lieder nach Texten von Paul Celan of Martijn Hooning, with an ensemble
conducted by Harry Sparnaay. In 2002 a second performance followed, conducted
by Otto Tausk.
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