Marcel Beekman
Marcel Beekman (born 3 September 1969) is a Dutch operatic tenor currently based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Born in Zwolle, Beekman sang as a boy soprano and studied singing with Frauke Vonk. His first recording appeared in 1979. In 1993 he completed his vocal studies at the Conservatory in Zwolle with Felix Schoonenboom and continued his education with Margreet Honig in Amsterdam.
Marcel Beekman is renowned for his interpretation of operatic character roles as well as early and contemporary music performances. He has performed the great German, French and Italian baroque repertoire all over Europe, the United States, Middle East, South Africa and Japan in major concert venues and festivals with specialized conductors such as William Christie, Leonardo García Alarcón, Frans Brüggen, Christophe Rousset, Richard Egarr, Reinhard Goebel, Aapo Häkkinen and António Carrilho. He has performed later repertoire as well with Sir Simon Rattle, Daniele Gatti, Lawrence Renes, Sir Mark Elder, Iván Fischer, Jérémie Rhorer, Claus Peter Flor, Ariane Matiakh, Steven Sloane and Ed Spanjaard, with orchestras including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Berliner Philharmoniker, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestra of the 18th Century, Les Arts Florissants, Cappella Mediterranea, Helsinki Baroque Orchestra, Collegium 1740, ASKO|Schönberg, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Israel Camerata and Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi.
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Wozzeck (2017)
Wozzeck by A. Berg, from Dutch National Opera, 2017. Directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski, conductor Marc Albrecht, starring Christopher Maltman, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Jason Bridges, Willard White, Morschi Franz, Richard Prada, Frank van Aken, Marcel Beekman, Scott Wilde, Ursula Hesse von den Steinen...