Open Stage
Saturday 21 November / 16.00 – 17.10 hrs
Amateur singers and young talent on stage with at the piano Gilbert den Broeder
Fancy singing and shining on the Internationaal Lied Festival Zeist stage with a professional pianist at the grand piano? Seven singers took up this challenge. They chose their own liederen and duets from the classical repertoire or a lighter genre such as French chansons and Dutch-language liederen. During the Open Stage, the singers will talk about which liederen they have chosen and bring them to life with Gilbert den Broeder or their own pianist at the piano.
Following the performances, there will be an opportunity to chat over a drink.
The venue opens a quarter of an hour before the performance begins.
Tower Avenue Theatre
Torenlaan 38, 3701 VK Zeist
Parking
Torenlaan is a one-way street. Coming by car? Then drive past the Torenlaan Theatre. There you will find the Luifel multi-storey car park (paid parking).
Gilbert den Broeder / piano
Gilbert den Broeder is an inspired pianist with a keen ear for vocal expression and a great track record as an accompanist and coach of singers and opera stars. He studied piano at the Amsterdam Conservatory and specialised early on in accompanying and coaching vocalists - a profession he has mastered to perfection. For many years, Den Broeder was solo accompanist at the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, where he worked with world-famous conductors. His musicality, astute coaching and infectious sense of humour make him popular with young talents and established names alike. Like no other, he knows how to get the best out of a voice and to empower people.