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Dutch tenor Peter Gijsbertsen finished his studies in 2006 at the Conservatoire in Utrecht. He continues his studies with bass-baritone Harry Peeters and vocal coach Gilbert den Broeder. Furthermore he had lessons with Cristina Deutekom and Betty Schuurman. Peter attended masterclasses with the Samling Foundation led by Sir Thomas Allen after which he was asked to join a concert in the Wigmore Hall. In 2007 Peter was the winner of the John Christie Award in Glyndebourne.
In 2006 Peter Gijsbertsen made his debut in the Zaterdag Matinee (live radio broadcasts from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam) as Joe in Puccini’s La fanciulla del West by Puccini, followed by Le petit vieillard in L’enfant et les sortilèges by Ravel and Licone in Orlando Paladino by Haydn, 2nd tenor in Le chant sur la mort de Haydn by Cherubini and Strozzi and Cavaliere in Caterina Cornaro by Donizetti.
At Glyndebourne Peter has performed the roles of Liberto en Lucano in L’incoronazione di Poppea by Monteverdi. The 2008 production was also performed in the BBC Proms including a live radio broadcast and recorded for DVD. Other roles performed at Glyndebourne are Der Junge Seemann in Tristan und Isolde by Wagner and Maintop in Billy Budd by Britten which also was recorded for DVD. In the understudy programme Peter covered the roles of Tamino in Die Zauberflöte by Mozart, Tom Rakewell in The Rake's progress by Stravinsky and Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni by Mozart.
Furthermore Peter performed the roles of Tamino in Die Zauberfloete by Mozart (Opera Oviedo), Alméric in Tchaikovsky's Iolanta (London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Jurowski), Balthasar Zorn in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Wagner (Theater Kiel) and Gernando in Haydn's L'isola disabitata (Dutch Touring Opera).
In 2008 Peter made his recital debut with Gilbert den Broeder in the Grachtenfestival in Amsterdam upon which they were asked to appear in the next season. For both years he was a nominee for the Grachtenfestivalprijs, a prize for outstanding young talent.
On the concert platform Peter has, among other works, performed the tenor solo in the St. Matthew Passion by Bach (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra), the tenor solo in Stravinsky's Pulcinella (Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra) and the tenor solo in Vigilia by Rautavaara (Groot Omroepkoor).
On the agenda are principal tenor in The Fairy Queen by Purcell and Novice in Billy Budd by Britten (Glyndebourne Opera Festival). |
