Dale Duesing and Nationale Reisopera bring Bach's St John Passion to life

By Sanne Thierens, 08 April 2014

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Reviewed at Chassé Theater, Breda on 5 April 2014

Bach, St John Passion, BWV245

Klaas Stok, Conductor

Dale Duesing, Artistic Director

Marc Heinz, Lighting Designer

Robert Burt, Tenor

Quirijn de Lang, Bass-baritone

Hanneke de Wit, Soprano

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Sanne Thierens

Sanne is passionate about music and theatre and interested in what happens when the two are combined. She studied Liberal Arts and Sciences with majors in Musicology, Theatre & Media Studies and Piano Performance. After completing her degree at University College Roosevelt (Middelburg, The Netherlands), Sanne moved to London where she obtained an MA degree in Musicology from King’s College, University of London.