Masterclass Presentation Concert

Eva-Maria Westbroek is undoubtedly one of the most praised and admired opera singers in the world. She has performed at the most important opera houses and festivals, including the Bayreuth Festspiele and the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Opéra de Paris, the Metropolitan Opera, the Wiener Staatsoper, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Teatro alla Scala Milano, the Semperoper Dresden and the Bayerische Staatsoper München. Her most important roles are Sieglinde in Die Walküre, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Minnie in La fanciulla del West, Maddalena in Andrea Chénier and the title roles in Francesca da Rimini, Jenufa, Manon Lescaut and Katya Kabanova.

Daan Boertien is a Dutch concert pianist who has specialised in Lied accompaniment. He has recently performed with internationally acclaimed singers such as Benjamin Appl and Roderick Williams. His debut CD with baritone Michael Wilmering was received with glowing praise from the international press. Since 2020 Daan has been an Associate Artist at the Dutch National Opera Studio. He won the Berenberg Prize in 2020, the DAAD Prize in 2019, and the audience prize of Dutch Classical Talent in 2018 together with baritone Raoul Steffani. He also won first prize at the Gustav-Mahler-Wettbewerb in Hamburg.

Mar Pans Vayá (1998) is a Spanish soprano currently pursuing a master's degree in Classical Singing at Codarts University of the Arts in Rotterdam with Charlotte Riedijk, after completing her bachelor's degree at the Conservatorio Superior de Música Joaquín Rodrigo in Valencia with Ofelia Sala.

She has performed with renowned ensembles including the JSB Ensemble of the International Bach Academy Stuttgart, the World Youth Choir, the Internationale Chorakademie, Laurens Vocaal, the Catalan Youth Choir, and the Cathedral Choir of Valencia, and has sung in prestigious venues such as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, and the Philharmonie de Paris. She has worked under conductors including Hans-Christoph Rademann, Raphaël Pichon, Lorenzo Viotti, Lahav Shani, Alexander Liebreich, and Cristóbal Soler, while also developing her operatic repertoire in productions of Mozart, Rossini, Offenbach, and Ravel.

In the 2026–2027 season, she will join the Academy of the Netherlands Radio Choir.

Hong Kong tenor Francis Ng graduated with distinction from Codarts Rotterdam and received the prize for Best Lied Interpretation at the International Haydn Competition in Austria in 2025. In 2024, he won first prize at the International Nehama Lifshitz Singing Competition in Lithuania, and in 2023, he was a prizewinner at the International Singing Competition of the Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg in Germany.

As a lyric tenor, he has performed in Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, and France in the roles of Don Luigino (La Molinara), Lensky (Eugene Onegin), Nemorino (L'elisir d'amore), Macduff (Macbeth), Don Basilio (Le nozze di Figaro), and Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi). In October 2026, he will perform the role of Nadir in Bizet's Les Pêcheurs de perles.

As a concert soloist, he regularly performs major sacred works. In the coming season, he returns to Handel's Messiah and J.S. Bach's St Matthew Passion and Christmas Oratorio, and will make his debut as tenor soloist in Dvořák's Stabat Mater.

Twan van der Wolde graduated in 2024 from the Prince Claus Conservatoire in Groningen, where he studied with Hanneke de Wit. He is currently continuing his studies with Maarten Koningsberger. As a professional ensemble singer, he is a member of renowned choirs such as Cappella Amsterdam, the Netherlands Chamber Choir, and Consensus Vocalis.

As a tenor soloist, he has performed in productions such as Die Zauberflöte at the Dutch National Opera Academy, in collaboration with the Residentie Orchestra. In addition, Twan has worked with conductors including Daniel Reuss, Peter Dijkstra, Jos Vermunt, Boudewijn Jansen, Louis Buskens, Rob Vermeulen, and Nico van der Meel, and with orchestras such as Phion, the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, the Lutheran Bach Ensemble, Concerto d'Amsterdam, and The Northern Consort.

His concert repertoire includes Britten's Saint Nicolas Cantata, Puccini's Messa di Gloria, Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle, Mozart's Requiem, masses by Haydn and Mozart, Handel's Messiah, and Bach's St Matthew Passion, St John Passion, Mass in B minor, Christmas Oratorio, and various cantatas.

Guyon Mingelen (1998) is a passionate baritone with a deeply rooted love for classical singing. His repertoire ranges from the Baroque to the Romantic period and includes song, oratorio, and opera. As a soloist, he has performed works such as Handel's Messiah, the requiems of Fauré, Mozart, and Duruflé, and Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle. At the conservatory, he performed the roles of Papageno (Die Zauberflöte) and Guglielmo (Così fan tutte). In November 2025, he made his professional opera debut as Aeneas in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, in collaboration with the Delft Choir School. As a choral singer, he works with professional ensembles such as the Laurens Collegium. Alongside his solo career, he conducts several choirs. Since September, Guyon has been pursuing a master's degree in classical singing at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and continues to refine his artistry through numerous masterclasses with distinguished musicians such as Robert Holl and Christoph Prégardien, including at the International Lied Festival Zeist.

Soprano Dana Tanase began her musical studies at the age of fifteen at the George Enescu National College of Music in Bucharest. She continued her education at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin and completed two master's degrees in Music Performance and Music Pedagogy at the Hochschule für Musik Basel.

During her studies, she received prizes in Dublin and, in 2023, at an international competition in Corsica. Since 2009, she has performed in operas, operettas, and concerts throughout Europe. Highlights include Saint-Saëns' Oratorio de Noël in Glasgow, Mozart's Die Zauberflöte and Handel's Clori, Tirsi e Fileno in Dublin, Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle in Scotland, Respighi's Il Tramonto, and Mahler's Fourth Symphony in Basel.

In 2025, she collaborated with the Grand Théâtre de Genève, and she is currently engaged by Theater St. Gallen for the 2025–2027 seasons.

South African-born mezzo-soprano Marie-Claire op ten Noort is a versatile singer. In January 2026, she returns to Weekend Opera Utrecht as Bersi in Andrea Chénier at TivoliVredenburg. With Weekend Opera Utrecht, she has performed the roles of Eboli (Don Carlo), Santuzza (Cavalleria Rusticana), and Amneris (Aida). Recently, she stepped in at the last minute as Dido (Dido and Aeneas) with KunstVocaal and the Erasmus Consort.