Rosanne van Sandwijk
Dutch mezzo-soprano
Rosanne van Sandwijk studied at the Rotterdam Conservatory with Roberta Alexander and graduated "Cum Laude". Awards include the “Grachtenfestivalprijs” 2014 and the Oratorio Prize, the Staetshuys Fonds Prize and the Prize of the Dutch National Opera at the 2010 International Vocal Competition s’Hertogenbosch.
Recent highlights include 2nd Lady/Die Zauberflöte at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence and De Nationale Opera Amsterdam, Cherubino/Le nozze di Figaro at the Angers Nantes Opera, Berio’s Folk Songs with Het Gelders Orkest, her debut with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Bach’s Magnificat under the baton of Iván Fischer, Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang with the Philharmonie Zuidnederland, Beethoven’s Symphony no 9 with Het Gelders Orkest under Claus Peter Flor, Berlioz’ Les nuits d'été with Sinfonia Rotterdam, Haydn’s Arianna a Naxos with the Israel Camerata Jerusalem and solo concerts with Concerto Köln in Israel, Italy, the Netherlands and Germany.
With the Orchestra of the 18th Century, she has performed several Mozart productions, Annio in La Clemenza di Tito, Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte, Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Zerlina in Don Giovanni and the Great Mass in C.
Between 2013 and 2015, Rosanne was ensemble member at Theater Kiel, singing roles such as Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel, Venus in Orpheus in der Unterwelt, Frau Reich in Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, Flora in La Traviata, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro and Olga in Eugene Onegin.
At De Nationale Opera Amsterdam, she has appeared in Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride, under the baton of Marc Minkowski, and as Flowermaiden and 2nd Esquire in Parsifal, conducted by Marc Albrecht.
Rosanne’s concert repertoire ranges from Bach’s Passions and cantatas to the main oratorios by Mendelssohn, Mozart, Haydn, Saint-Saëns, Beethoven and Duruflé, which she has performed with ensembles like the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Concerto d’ Amsterdam, Orchestre national d’Île de France, Camerata Salzburg, Les Musiciens du Louvre and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductors she has worked with include Paul McCreesh, Marc Minkowski, Ivan Fischer, Jan Willem de Vriend, Louis Langrée, Markus Stenz and the late Sir Colin Davis.
A gifted recitalist, she is a frequent guest at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, with pianists including Malcolm Martineau, Julius Drake and Kristian Bezuidenhout. She performed at the Mannahan and Chipping Campden Festivals with Julius Drake and, more recently, at the Risør Festival in Norway. As a former Lauréat of the Académie Européenne de Musique in Aix-en-Provence she has also appeared in Paris, Dijon, Lille, Aix-en-Provence.
Season 2020/2021. Well, we all know what happened there... Concerts, opera's, tours, everything got cancelled.
I enjoyed spending some time with my expansing family (two teenagers, two toddlers, my husband and myself) at home, but at the same time I was utterly frustrated not being able to do what I love most: singing.
But 2021/2022 is starting up, and I am looking forward to singing in front of live audiences again!
Future projects include Bach's St. Matthew's Passion, a recital at 2022 International Lied Festival Zeist, and Mozart's Magic Flute at the Bergen Nasjonale Opera (N)
