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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Carmen by
Georges
Bizet Opening Night Robeco
Zomerconcerten
Het
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, July 2007
Brabants Orkest conducted
by José Miguel Esandi |
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"...
tenor Marcel Reijans was impressive as a passionate
Don José"
NRC
Handelsblad, 2 July 2007 |
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| Die
Zauberflöte by W.A. Mozart |
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Nationale
Reisopera
May
2008, Gelders Orkest
conducted by Andres Stoehr
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"Marcel
Reijans is a Tamino with a noble timbre"
Het Parool, 26
May 2008 |
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"With
his beautifully lyric, and when necessary, strong
voice, the role of Tamino suits him perfectly."
De Limburger, 29
May 2008 |
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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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Boston
Lyric Opera
March
2000 |
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“Marcel
Reijans, with his mellow relaxed tenor, was an impressive
Tamino...”
Opera News,
July 2000 |
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Don
Giovanni by W.A. Mozart
role:
Don Ottavio |
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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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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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La
damnation de Faust by Hector
Berlioz
April
2008
BBC
National Orchestra of Wales / Thierry Fischer (conductor) |
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"As
Faust, Marcel Reijans sang with an attractive lyricism
which was particularly effective in Parts One and
Two.....In Scene 4, when alone in his study (‘Sans
regrets j’ai quitté les riantes campagnes’)
there was a moving poignancy to his expression of
Faust’s sense of isolation... In his early
dealings with Méphistophélès,
Reijans created an ambiguous sense of vulnerability
and heroism. .....his was a moving reading of the
role."
Musicweb,
April 2008
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Les
Troyens by Hector Berlioz,
De Nederlandse Opera
October
2003, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest / conductor: Edo
de Waart |
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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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Matthäus
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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Orlando Paladino by Joseph
Haydn, ZaterdagMatinee
March
2009
Radio Kamer Filharmonie conducted
by Alessandro De Marchi |
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"In
the title role Marcel Reijans proved himself once
more what a sympathetic and convincing singer he
is. "
Trouw,
23 March 2009 |
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Requiem by W.A. Mozart
January
2009
Rotterdam Philharmonisch Orkest
conducted by Frans Bruggen |
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"And
also the well-focused tenor Marcel Reijans shone
as a radiant star over Mozart's swan song."
Trouw, 19 January
2009 |
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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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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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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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| General Press
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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 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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