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Boris
Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky,
Nationale Reisopera
May 2007
Het Gelders Orkest, conducted
by Vasily Petrenko |
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"Marcel
Reijans shines as Grigori...."
De
Volkskrant, 14 May 2007 |
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"Marcel
Reijans was a messianic Grigori: everytime he appeared
the podium became golden as though he was Midas
- a glow that was also present in his smooth voice."
Trouw, 14 May
2007 |
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Don
Giovanni by W.A. Mozart,
Liceu, Barcelona
DVD recording, 2002
Orchestra Academy of the Gran
Theatre del Liceu, conducted by Bertrand de Billy |
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"Don
Ottavio, impressive in his Superman costume at the
party, gets a full and rather touching treatment
from Marcel Reijans.."
Opera,
January 2007 |
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Don
Giovanni by W.A. Mozart,
De Nederlandse Opera
November 2006
Nederlands Kamerorkest, conducted
by Ingo Metzmacher |
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"...Marcel
Reijans...touched the soul"
Het
Parool, 20 November 2006 |
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"....by
Marcel Reijans (a beautifully sung, splendidly nerdy
Ottavio)."
De
Volkskrant, 20 November 2006 |
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Mattheus
Passion by J.S. Bach,
Toonkunstkoor Amsterdam
April 2006
Holland Symfonia, conducted by
Boudewijn Jansen |
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"Marcel
Reijans as the Evangelist told a clear story. His
clear tone and easy top notes captured the listener".
Trouw, 14
April 2006 |
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"Very
reliable and fitting was tenor Marcel Reijans, who
in his Evangelist role sung in and endless stream
of vocal qualities, and at certain moments added
a good dose of drama."
Noord
Hollands Dagblad, 13 April 2006 |
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Salome
by Richard Strauss, Opéra
National de Montpellier
November 2005
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"A
surprise was also the Narraboth of Marcel Reijans
with a grandiose voice."
Orpheus,
February 2006 |
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"As
a brilliant tenor with a golden timbre Marcel Reijans
created the young Syrian, Narraboth."
Anaclase.com,
12 December 2005 |
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Raaff
by Robin de Raaff, De
Nederlandse Opera
June 2004
Nieuw Ensemble, conducted by Lawrence
Renes |
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"Marcel
Reijans sings the impossible title role phenomenally."
De Groene Amsterdammer,
3 July 2004 |
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"But
the stubborn Raaff, a driven and admirable creation
of Marcel Reijans, falls from youthful recklessness
to a desolate exhaustion in life."
NRC
Handelsblad, 24 June 2004 |
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The
Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky,
Nationale Reisopera,
April/May
2005
Orkest van het Oosten,
conducted by Stephen Barlow |
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"The Dutch tenor Marcel Reijans
as Tom Rakewell is a joy to listen to. The role
seems to be written for him."
Het
Parool, 14 May 2005 |
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"Marcel Reijans sung the role
of Tom for the first time and proved himself to
be an exceptionally stylish tenor that expressed
the idiom of Stravinsky perfectly."
Trouw,
25 April 2005 |
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"The tenor Reijans combines a
warm, clearly projected sound with a good feeling
for the immensely difficult meter in this taxing
role."
De
Telegraaf, 25 April 2005 |
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Vanessa
by Samuel Barber, ZaterdagMatinee,
28 February 2004
Radio Filharmonisch
Orkest, conducted by Jaap van Zweden |
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"Dutch tenor Marcel Reijans also made a role
debut (Anatol), he never before sung with such elegance,
ease and depth."
NRC Handelsblad,
01 March 2004 |
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"...and the Dutch tenor Marcel Reijans sung
the part of Anatol with so much warmth that you
completely forgot that this character is actually
an unsympathetic good for nothing."
De Volkskrant,
01 March 2004 |
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Die
Zauberflöte by W.A. Mozart,
Opéra de Marseille,
December 2003 |
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"Marcel Reijans is a talented
Tamino."
La Provence, 25
December 2003 |
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"Marcel Reijans is a very lyrical
and a little playboyish Tamino."
La Croix, 26
December 2003 |
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Les
Troyens by Hector Berlioz,
De Nederlandse Opera,
October
2003 |
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"...Marcel Reijans stood out
for his mellifluous rendition of Hylas's ballad."
Opera, December
2003 |
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"Marcel Reijans was brilliant
in the brief aria of Hylas."
Trouw,
6 October 2003 |
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| General Press
Reviews |
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"But above all tenor Marcel Reijans
(Agenore) steals the show with his wonderful, clear,
balanced and smooth voice - a true Mozart interpreter."
Algemeen Dagblad,
20 December 2001 |
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| "Reijans
possesses complete control of all vocal registers
in every conceivable dynamic nuance."
NRC Handelsblad,
25 January 1999 |
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| "Marcel
Reijans sings the title role and does that with
remarkable vocal beauty and suppleness.........Reijans
fulfills Mozart's wishes excellently."
Trouw,
28 February 2002 |
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| “Marcel
Reijans, with his mellow relaxed tenor, was an
impressive Tamino...”
Opera News,
July 2000 |
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| "...Marcel
Reijans made a wonderful bel-canto debut as Ernesto."
Algemeen Dagblad,
20 November 2000 |
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| "As Camille,
young Dutch tenor Marcel Reijans also made a big
impression, with a voluminous and strong voice."
Algemeen Dagblad,
29 February 2000 |
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| “He would
have been my Lieder Prize winner (Cardiff Singer
of the World) and he surely has a great future
as a Mozart tenor. He’s a handsome
man and an accomplished actor, Glyndebourne material
at the very least.”
Hugh Canning, The
Sunday Times, 29 June 1997 |
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