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Henk Lauwers is a classical baritone singer (lyric baritone), born in Ypres, Belgium in 1956.
As a very young boy soprano Lauwers performed under direction of Benjamin Britten his War Requiem. Later he studied classical flute but gained international fame as a classical baritone singer. One of his most notable performances has been his live interpretation of Eight Songs for a Mad King by Peter Maxwell Davies in a Transparent Muziektheater production directed by Ian Burton.
Performances
- "Maria de Buenos Aires", Ástor Piazzolla, tango-operita with Rudolf Werthen,
- "Flamma Flamma", Nicholas Lens, Contemporary Art Museum, Cologne,
- "Je Pleure des Bananes", Arne Sierens
- "Torre de Canela", Federico García Lorca – Hans Rotman
- "Cantate aux étoiles", André Waignien
- "Jonker Lichthart", Jef Van Hoof
- "Weihnachtsoratorium", Bach, I Fiamminghi
- "Ulrike", Raoul Desmet
- "De Grote Verzoeking van Sint-Antonius", Louis De Meester
- "Welp-Urt", opera,Johan Desmet
- "Ikh bin keyn eydes nit gevezn," Nicholas Lens
- "Don Giovanni", Mozart, I Fiamminghi
- "L'Inganno Felice", Rossini,
- "Empedocles' Turm", Cees Nooteboom, Hans Rotman
- "Des Esels Schatten", Richard Strauss, Opera Mobile
- "Terra Terra", Nicholas Lens, Hamburg
- "8 songs for a Mad King," Peter Maxwell Davies
Awards
- Prize Alpaerts for Chamber Music
- Prize Emmu Luart
- Finalist Bellini-concours
- Prize Victor Ligley 1997 for contribution to contemporary work
Recordings
- "Het Iepersch Liedboek"
- "Musiques pour Marie-Thérèse", M.A. Charpentier
- "Orrori dell’Amore", Nicholas Lens
- "Manon Lescaut,"Puccini
- "Torre de Canela", García Lorca
- "De Grote Verzoeking van Sint-Antonius", Louis De Meester,
- "The Accacha Chronicles", Nicholas Lens
- 'Wilt thou be my dearie", Leopold Kozeluch
Sources
- Muziekcentrum Vlaanderen, Biography: Henk Lauwers (in Dutch)
- McCants, Clyde T., Opera for libraries: a guide to core works, audio and video recordings, books and serials, McFarland, 2003. ISBN 0-7864-1442-1
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