Calliope Tsoupaki: Becoming
Harvest: an ode to the seasoned singer
In the theatrical concert Harvest, seasoned singers are given new roles and perspectives. It demonstrates that mature, lived-in voices deserve leading roles—with greater depth than the roles the traditional opera repertoire typically has to offer them. Composers Calliope Tsoupaki, Yumi Augustine, Prach Boondiskulchok, and Rob Zuidam wrote short monodramas in dialogue and close collaboration with singers Helena Rasker and Marcel Beekman. These pieces offer new stories and multi-layered characters for seasoned singers, bursting with life experience, power, and charisma
Harvest is more than a concert featuring monodramas centered around seasoned voices; it is also a project that gives composers the opportunity to create intriguing new roles, tailor-made for experienced personalities. And a chance for celebrated singers to reap fitting repertoire after a long, successful career. The monodramas are contextualized by film footage and interviews.
Harvest is a production by Spinthout and Cora Burggraaf, supported by the Opera Forward Festival.
Credits/performers
Helena Rasker, Andrew Watts vocals | Miles Walter piano | Calliope Tsoupaki, Yumi Augustine, Prach Boondiskulchok and Rob Zuidam composition | Cora Burggraaf concept, artistic direction and stage direction | Bowie Verschuuren film | Hendrik Walther lighting design | Ira Judkovskaja dramaturgy
Helena Rasker, Andrew Watts vocals | Miles Walter piano | Calliope Tsoupaki, Yumi Augustine, Prach Boondiskulchok and Rob Zuidam composition | Cora Burggraaf concept, artistic direction and stage direction | Bowie Verschuuren film | Hendrik Walther lighting design | Ira Judkovskaja dramaturgy
- Composer(s) Calliope Tsoupaki
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Title(s) of the Work(s)
Becoming
- Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Helena Rasker, Andrew Watts voice | Miles Walter piano
Date
- Mar 03 2027
Time
- 20:15 - 21:30
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