401Ned Opera Boek 1 
Theatre Français 
Amsterdamse Liedschool
Bonus CD Boek
401Concerts 1 
Dutch Heldentenor
401Concerts 3
DutchDivas in the 401DutchOperas book-I
The 401 Dutch Operas book Vol I charts the development of Dutch operas from Sweelinck to the end of the French Period. This development goes hand in hand with the history of Dutch singers, as most Dutch operas were naturally created by Dutch Divas & Divos.
Vol I begins with Sweelinck's secular song cycles from around 1594 and continues through the end of the French Period, during which composers such as Ruloffs, Meissner, Beethoven (the Zutphen birth legend is explored), and the Gouda/Frisian Jean des Communes predominate. Much has been lost over the past 225 years, but a number of singers’ names came down through time. These included Utricia Ogle (the muse of Constantijn Huygens), Rose Baptiste Anselme (the muse of Jacob Jan van Wassenaer and the audience of the French Theatre The Hague), Anna Davia (Diva in the travelling company of Domenico De Amicis), Princess Carolina (who probably performed Mozart's very first opera experiments from The Hague herself) and Ernestine Louisa Anderegg (muse and wife of Bartholomeus Ruloffs).
DutchDiva of the Moment
From Huygens & Utricia Ogle to Elly Ameling & Cyril Auvity
Homo universalis Constantijn Huygens composed the anonymously published song and psalm collection "Pathodia Sacra et Profana Occupati" in 1646. Huygens' primary goal was to impress his muse at the time, harpsichordist and singer Utricia Ogle, to whom the work is dedicated. The scabrous/amourous/masochistic songs (just listen to "Con la candida man") demonstrate his knowledge of the latest fashions in Italy and France at the time. Besides Boësset, Monteverdi and his idol Luigi Rossi also resonate. Since the collection's rediscovery by Aafke Komter-Kuipers in 1934, Jo Vincent and the contralto Annie Hermes have been gradually putting Huygens on the map. Several complete recordings are now available, including the 1979 EMI LP with soprano Elly Ameling and bass Max van Egmond, the 2000 NM-Classics CD with soprano Anne Grimm, bass Peter Kooij, mezzo Wilke te Brummelstroete, and tenor Nico van der Meel, and the 2020 Glossa recording with tenor Cyril Auvity. The 401 Dutch Operas Handbook I devotes over 14 pages to Huygens, the Pathodia Profana, muse Utricia Olgle, and the pathodia discography.
LIEUWE VISSER
Dinsdag 4 maart 2014 overleed Nederlandse bas Lieuwe Visser in zijn woonplaats Amsterdam. Visser werd 74 jaar. Hij was in de jaren zeventig en tachtig een gezichtsbepalende zanger in de Nederlandse opera en concertcultuur.
Kaja Borris
In Nederland is IVC 'Toonkunstprijs' 1968 winnares Kaja Borris (mezzo) vergeten, omdat ze als kind naar Berlijn verhuisde. Daar bouwde ze echter een 30-jarige carrière aan de opera op! Retrospect met veel beeld en geluidsmateriaal!ANK REINDERS
ANK REINDERS
Together with Dutch soprano Ank Reinders (1931) we have made an immaculate biography, with tons of pictures, samples and none less than 7 full downloads!
Biography Chronology (1954-1966)
Downloads Chronology (1967-1981)
HENK SMIT
HENK SMIT
Exclusive at 401DutchDivas: the 6CD Henk Smit collection as download including full booklets in pdf format.
CARUSO IN VLAANDEREN
Caruso In Oostende en Blankenberge
Caruso may not be a Dutch-Flemish tenor, but... he did sang in Belgium! Patrick Spriet schreef er een biografische roman over. Read more here. Order the (DUTCH LNGUAGE ONLY !!!) book here
Founding diva's
This website was founded in 2001 with the biographies of 4 divas: sopranos Jo Vincent, Elly Ameling and Gré Brouwenstijn, and the alto Aafje Heynis. Lindeijers archive meanwhile passed on to the 401DutchDivas.nl archive, which coincides with the 401DutchOperas.com archives of author René Seghers.
Cristina Deutekom
Donderdag 7 augustus 2014 overleed de Nederlandse dramatische coloratuursopraan Cristina Deutekom. Cristina werd 82 jaar. Met haar verliezen wij de meest legendarische Dutch Diva uit de naoorlogse periode.News
JULES BASTIN
IVC 1962 winner, Belgian bass-baritone Jules Bastin is our new Divo of the Month. With many photos, sound & video samples.
Wagner Academy IVC Den Bosch
Wagner Academy IVC Den Bosch
IVC organises a spectacular Wagner Academy with stars like Siegfried Jerusalem, Nadine Secunde, Dunja Vejzovic & Wolfgang Brendel. We went there looking for the Dutch Divas of the future!
Joop Lindeijer radio interview (2005)
Joop Lindeijer radio interview (2005)
In memory of 401DutchDivas founder Joop Lindeijer (1940-2011) we honor him on his death day, July 1, by streaming his 2005 radio interview with Dutch opera fanatic Opera Pietje.
Focusing on
Although 401DutchDivas does not focus on a particular period in the history of Dutch singing, Lindeijer’s former accent on the period before 1965 remains of importance. The reason for this accent is to be seen in the fact that 1965 was the year in whcih the Dutch Opera ceased to exist as an ensemble opera.
