Standing ovation for Theo Loevendie after premiere Spinoza.
Muziekschrijfster en radiomaakster Thea Derks geeft vier sterren in haar recensie die ze gisteren op bachtrack.com bracht: "NTR ZaterdagMatinee premières Theo Loevendie's opera The Rise of Spinoza" – een vakkundige en enthousiaste bespreking.
Even over Thea Derks – studied English at Groningen University and musicology at Amsterdam University. She graduated with honours in 1996. She was singer/songwriter of the new-wave group Tess. She lectured on modern music in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw from 2003–12, gives pre-concert talks throughout the Netherlands, and is a reporter and programmer for Radio 4, the Dutch classical music station. She recently published a biography on Reinbert de Leeuw that has been well received. [Zie haar blog]
Vandaag tweette ze
Theo Loevendie captivates audience with new opera 'The Rise of Spinoza' http://t.co/YUXy1HJeN9 @ZaterdagMatinee @radiofilhorkest @bachtrack
— Thea Derks (@tdrks) 14 oktober 2014
