A hugely entertaining Meistersinger from The Netherlands Opera

By Kristen Huebner, 12 June 2013

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Reviewed at Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam on 4 June 2013

Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Dutch National Opera

Marc Albrecht, Conductor

David Alden, Director

Thomas Johannes Mayer, Hans Sachs

Alastair Miles, Veit Pogner

Pascal Pittie, Kunz Vogelgesang

Mattijs van de Woerd, Konrad Nachtigall

Adrian Eröd, Sixtus Beckmesser

Thomas Oliemans, Fritz Kothner

Brian Galliford, Balthasar Zorn

Roberto Saccà, Walther von Stolzing

Ana María Martínez, Eva

Sarah Castle, Magdalena

Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus of Dutch National Opera

Marcel Beekman, Ulrich Eisslinger

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Kristen Huebner

Originally from the USA, Kristen Huebner now bases her musical life in the Netherlands and Europe. She currently tours with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir under the direction of Ton Koopman and has collaborated alongside members of the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century under Frans Brüggen. Her work with the Paris-based Ensemble Diderot, has led to numerous appearances at festivals such as Musikfest Erzgebirge and the Bach Biennale Weimar. Kristen’s research on Empfindsamkeit in the chamber music of C.P.E. Bach has been adapted into an article for Music & Practice, published in 2015. Kristen joined the teaching team at the 2022 Zomer Academie Zutphen, where she led the traverso masterclass.