Joël Vuik - Countertenor
Achille in Sciro - Johann Friedrich Agricola
Theaterzelt Altenburg
Teichpromenade 36
Apr 12, 2024
7:30 PM GMT+2
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Der in Kriegskunst bestens ausgebildete, junge Achill lebt in Frauenkleider gehüllt unter dem Decknamen Pirrha auf der Insel Skyros. Aufgrund der Weissagung, dass Achill im Kampf um Troja sterben würde, versteckte ihn seine Mutter Thetis bei König Lykomedes. Auf Skyros verliebt sich Achill in die Königstochter Deidamia, in deren unmittelbarer Nähe er sich als Hofdame aufhält. Weil eine weitere Prophezeiung besagt, dass das griechische Heer den Krieg nur mit der Hilfe Achills gewinnen könne, macht sich der listenreiche Odysseus auf den Weg nach Skyros. Er stellt Achill vor eine schwierige Entscheidung: Soll er seinem Drang nach kriegerischer Ehre oder seiner Liebe zu Deidamia folgen?
Die Balance von Ehre und Liebe, die in Metastasios Libretto Achille in Sciro im Mittelpunkt steht, bot sich vielfach als idealer Stoff für barocke Hochzeitsopern an. So wurde auch Johann Friedrich Agricolas (1720-1774) Vertonung anlässlich der Vermählung des Prinzen Friedrich Wilhelm II. von Preußen 1765 in Berlin uraufgeführt. Der aus Dobitschen bei Altenburg stammende Agricola wurde 1751 zum Hofkomponisten Friedrichs II. ernannt. Im Auftrag des Theaters Altenburg Gera entstand eine Edition von Achille in Sciro, die es ermöglicht, Agricolas Oper zum ersten Mal seit ihrer Uraufführung wieder auf der Bühne zu erleben.
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Joël Vuik - Countertenor Biography
Joël started with singing before he can remember. At school and on sundays on special occasions, he would sing in front of the community in the church. Later on Joël enjoyed guitar- and pianolessons which helped him to develop musically.
In the year 2008, Joël moved to Rotterdam, a big city with a lot of opportunities. Because of his love for music he visited the conservatory Codarts a lot to get lessons in theory and music. Thus Joël applied for the Bachelor of Music in Education and got accepted. Not shortly after he started this education, his singing-teacher informed him about the concept countertenor, because he was singing in his falsetto so often. The first thing Joël found, when he searched the internet, was the Erbarme Dich from J. S. Bach, sang by Andreas Scholl and Michael Chance. Joël immediately fell in love with the music and said: "This is what I want to do." After this being said, he applied for the Bachelor of Music as a countertenor and started his singing lessons with Carolyn Watkinson and is now studying with Charlotte Riedijk.
His repertoire varies from Sweeter than Roses and Music for a While from Henry Purcell to songs of Charles Ives and even Mahler's "second" in the choir. Joël frequently participates in composer projectweeks, in which the composer students from Codarts write new songs for the Classical singers to perform. Since of 2010 Joël sings with the Rotterdam young male choir, De Coolsingers. There he sings music from the middle ages to the 1960's.
Joël often visited the Royal Conservatory in The Hague to take lessons at the Early music department. Most recently Joël enjoyed masterclasses given by Michael Chance, Lynne Dawson and Paul Beier, worldwide known musicians.
In 2014 Joël made his debute in the Opera Amadigi di Gaula by Händel as Amadigi, in Rotterdam. Shortly after that, in March 2015 he made his debute in the concert hall de Doelen with a solo recital.
On the 29th of June in 2016, Joël sang his final exam in that same hall, this time accompanied by the early music orchestra Os Orphicum. Joël recieved a Cum Laude honour for his bachelor exam.
In October 2016 Joël started a Master in Singing in Hamburg with the teacher Jörn Dopfer to further develop his voice as a countertenor. He graduated top of his class in 2018 and was granted a place in the Konzertexamen program, which he succesfully finished in 2019
Read MoreIn the year 2008, Joël moved to Rotterdam, a big city with a lot of opportunities. Because of his love for music he visited the conservatory Codarts a lot to get lessons in theory and music. Thus Joël applied for the Bachelor of Music in Education and got accepted. Not shortly after he started this education, his singing-teacher informed him about the concept countertenor, because he was singing in his falsetto so often. The first thing Joël found, when he searched the internet, was the Erbarme Dich from J. S. Bach, sang by Andreas Scholl and Michael Chance. Joël immediately fell in love with the music and said: "This is what I want to do." After this being said, he applied for the Bachelor of Music as a countertenor and started his singing lessons with Carolyn Watkinson and is now studying with Charlotte Riedijk.
His repertoire varies from Sweeter than Roses and Music for a While from Henry Purcell to songs of Charles Ives and even Mahler's "second" in the choir. Joël frequently participates in composer projectweeks, in which the composer students from Codarts write new songs for the Classical singers to perform. Since of 2010 Joël sings with the Rotterdam young male choir, De Coolsingers. There he sings music from the middle ages to the 1960's.
Joël often visited the Royal Conservatory in The Hague to take lessons at the Early music department. Most recently Joël enjoyed masterclasses given by Michael Chance, Lynne Dawson and Paul Beier, worldwide known musicians.
In 2014 Joël made his debute in the Opera Amadigi di Gaula by Händel as Amadigi, in Rotterdam. Shortly after that, in March 2015 he made his debute in the concert hall de Doelen with a solo recital.
On the 29th of June in 2016, Joël sang his final exam in that same hall, this time accompanied by the early music orchestra Os Orphicum. Joël recieved a Cum Laude honour for his bachelor exam.
In October 2016 Joël started a Master in Singing in Hamburg with the teacher Jörn Dopfer to further develop his voice as a countertenor. He graduated top of his class in 2018 and was granted a place in the Konzertexamen program, which he succesfully finished in 2019
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