Marcel Reijans is one of Holland's leading tenors. Acclaimed for his lyrical roles in Mozart, Strauss and Wagner, Reijans has performed in major opera houses throughout Europe and America. He has been a guest at the opera houses of Berlin, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Hamburg, Dresden, Baden-Baden, Düsseldorf, Geneva, New York City, Boston, Lyon, Philadelphia, Saint Louis, Marseille, Angers/Nantes, Montpellier, Aix-en-Provence, Antwerp, Palermo and Bologna. Read further
The premiere of the Liceu 'Das Rheingold' production will take place on Saturday 20 April 2013 at 8 pm. Marcel joins an all-star cast, including among others Albert Dohmen, Kurt Streit, Ain Anger, Andrew Shore and Erika Wueschner. Read more...
'Der fliegende Hollander' ('L'olandese volante') was broadcast LIVE on RAI 5 in Italy on Sunday March 17th from Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Marcel was featured in the Dutch television program 'De Tiende van Tijl', broadcast on 2 January 2013, singing "Er Arreglito" by Spanish composer Sebastián de Iradier. Most recognize this song as the aria from the opera 'Carmen' by Bizet.
Exclusively for this performance there was a special arrangement made for voice, cuban tres (Anurakt Scheepers) and contrabas (Minco Coenraad).
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In the Dutch television program 'De Tiende van Tijl', broadcast on 12/12/12, Marcel sung the famous duet "Au fond du temple saint" from 'The Pearl Fishers' (Bizet) with baritone Frans Fiselier. In the water. While fishing!
Marcel was interviewed on the Dutch television program 'Vrije Geluiden' on Sunday November 11th. As part of the program he also performed two Strauss songs with pianist Jeroen Sarphati.
Missed the broadcast? View it here!
(Marcel's segment begins at 32'45 minutes)