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Witwe (Léhar),
in 2007 Moralès in Carmen (Bizet) and
Marco in Gianni Schicchi (Puccini) and in 2008
Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini).
In 2009 and 2010 de Vries was engaged by Opera Zuid
for the roles of Ford (Falstaff Verdi), Valentin
(Faust Gounod), Peter (Hänsel und
Gretel Humperdinck) and Conte Almaviva (Le
nozze di Figaro Mozart).
He has sung with Zoroaster and the Utrechts Blazers
Ensemble, has participated in various festivals such
as the Grachtenfestival in Amsterdam and Zomer Opera
Festival in Alden Biesen (Belgium) and has worked for
Opera Trionfo.
In 2011 Willem de Vries will sing Papageno
(Die Zauberflöte) in the Concertgebouw
in Amsterdam, as well as Belcore (L’elisir
d’amore) in a new Opera Zuid production.
Willem de Vries also is a member
of ensemble Frommermann,
best-known for their performances of repertoire of the
Comedian Harmonists in the 2006 Koninginnedagconcert
(‘Queen’s Concert’) in Paleis Noordeinde
and the 2008 AVRO Prinsengrachtconcert in Amsterdam.
In 2008 De Vries collaborated on the cd titled ‘Holland-America
Line’ (Channel Classics), with American and Dutch
evergreens from the thirties and forties and more recently
on the cd 'Boum!' (Frommermann Records/harmonia mundi),
which will be released in February 2011.
De Vries is also active as an oratoria and lieder
singer and has collaborated with conductors
such as Reinbert de Leeuw, Ed Spanjaard, Jos van Veldhoven,
Peter Dijkstra and Erik van Nevel.
16 January 2011
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