Marcel Beekman

Marcel Beekman (born September 3, 1969 in Zwolle , Overijssel province ) is a Dutch tenor .

Initially piano and singing training in Zwolle with Frouke Vonk, where he already performed as a boy soprano in church choirs. His first record was released in 1982. In 1993 he completed his vocal studies at the Meander Conservatory in Zwolle and continued his training with Margreet Honig in Amsterdam .

Beekman sings with renowned orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic , Munich Philharmonic , Musica Antiqua Cologne , the Schönberg Ensemble, Sinfonietta Amsterdam, the Nederlandse Bachvereniging , Netherlands Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic and others. a. and performed at international festivals. His repertoire includes baroque music ( François Couperin , Georg Friedrich Händel and others), Johann Sebastian Bach and composers of the 20th century ( Frank Martin , Arthur Honegger , Carl Orff , Benjamin Britten and others). With Pieter Jan Leusink and the Holland Boys Choir he recorded the complete Bach cantatas on record. Beekman regularly gives recitals with Hans Adolfsen (piano). On the opera stage he sang in Monteverdi's L'Orfeo (Pastore), Rameau's Les Indes Galantes (Valère and Damon), in Alceste von Gluck (Apollo priest) and Brack Weaver in Down in the Valley by Kurt Weill , as well as the title role in Willem Breuker's opera Jonah .

Beekman lives in Amsterdam.