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Laila Sbaiti -  soprano  

Biography

 

Margriet van Reisen was educated at the Utrecht Conservatory and completed her studies at London’s Guildhall School of Music. She was awarded first prize in the Schubert Competition, and received honors in the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels.

 

A central position in her work is occupied by performances in concert, above all in music of the late Romantics and of the 20th century, from Mahler to Boulez.

Ms. Van Reisen made her Berlin Philharmonic debut in Ligeti’s Requiem under Jonathan Nott, which was subsequently recorded. Last season she performed this same piece, again with Jonathan Nott, at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam during the ZaterdagMatinee.  Among the other orchestras and conductors with whom Ms Van Reisen has collaborated are the Schoenberg Ensemble, the Orquesta Nacional de Espagna, the Hague Residentie Orchestra, the Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestre National de Belgique,  the Bamberg Symfonic and the Symphony Orchestra of Montreal under conductors like Richard Hickox, Josep Pons, Marc Soustrot and Reinbert de Leeuw.  She made her debut with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Mozart’s Thamos, conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

Margriet van Reisen has toured Spain with the Schönberg Ensemble / Orchestra of the 18th Century conducted by Frans Brüggen with Berio’s Folk Songs. Last season she did concerts in Beijing, Korea and Japan.

 

Her first operatic roles were in Handel’s Rinaldo, Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, and Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins. David Pountney directed the music theatre piece Zora D. by Isidora Zebeljan with stagings in Amsterdam and Vienna, in which she played the part of Mlada Vida.  Last season she sang the part of part of Auntie in Benjanmin Britten’s Peter Grimes with the Orquesta de Valencia, conducted by Josep Pons.

Margriet van Reisen has made her debut at De Nederlandse Opera as 3.Magd in Strauss’ Elektra, followed by Ilana in Michel van der Aa’s After Life, a coproduction of De Nederlandse Opera with Holland Festival. A revival of this production will follow in 2009, bringing the production to Lyon and to the Barbican Center in London. Next season Margriet van Reisen will sing 3. Magd in Strauss’ Elektra at  the Théatre du Capitole in Toulouse, and soon will make her debut at La Monnaie in Brussels in Wagner's Parsifal.

 

Margriet van Reisen recorded Mis (Mass) by Johannes Verhulst with the Residentie Orkest, and the Requiem of Duruflé with the Brabants Orkest, as well as a cd with Lieder by Brahms and the Dutch composer Julius Röntgen. With the Belgium ensemble Oxalys she recorded a cd with Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. This summer Margriet recorded Tristan Keuris’ Three Michelangelo Songs with Holland Symfonia conducted by Otto Tausk.

 

With percussionist Arnold Marinissen Ms van Reisen developed a highly successful children's performance PRRRRAAAT !, with merely any spoken text, but in stead a lot of singing with songs of composers like Berio, Britten, Schwitters, Stravinsky.

 

In recitals Ms. van Reisen is accompanied by Rudolf Jansen.

See also Ms Van Reisen's personal website: www.margrietvanreisen.com                                                                 To enscribe to Ms Van Reisen's newsletter click

July 2009

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