Belgian Soprano Anneke Luyten started her musical career by studying the violin with Bernadette Bracke at the Secondary School of Music, the Lemmensinstitute at Leuven (Belgium) (1997-2001). After four years, Anneke changed her major to singing. The next 5 years Anneke Luyten studied with Mezzo-Soprano Dina Grossberger and Mezzo-Soprano Lieve Jansen (2001-2006). She received her diploma of the Lemmensinstitute for classical singing and the Initial Teacher’s Degree in june 2006. Since 2004 she has been gaining extra vocal training by doing Master Classes with Ann Murray, Graham Johnson, Helmut Deutsch, Kirsten Buhl Møller, Alexander Oliver, Noëlle Barker, Audrey Hyland, Michaela von Gegerfeld, Maria Angeles Triana, etc.
In October 2006 Soprano Anneke Luyten joined the Flanders Opera Studio (Ghent) where she received her diploma in June 2007. In September 2007 she joined the Queen Elisabeth College of Music in Waterloo (Brussels) where she was coached by Susanna Eken and José Van Dam. In May 2007 she won the competition for Young Soloists of the Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra
Summer 2009 she joined the Operastudio linked to the Opéra national du Rhin (Strasbourg). It enabled her to participate in the productions of :
Louise by G. Charpentier (as "Irma")
Aladin by Nino Rota (as "Princess Badré Al-Budur")
Ariadne auf Naxos by R. Strauss (as “Echo”)
Il matrimonio segreto by Cimarosa, (as “Elisetta”)
Currently, she is a member of the soloists ensemble of the Flanders Opera, where she sings parts such as Sacerdotessa, Polia (Tsharodeika/Tshaikowski), Maddalena (Viaggio a Reims) a.o.
At the Royal Theatre of la Monnaie she sang 2. Blumenmädchen (in the legendary Parsifal production of Romeo Castellucci 2011), "Kätchen" in Werther (led by Kazushi Ono)and directed by Guy Joosten) and appeared in “Little England” a.o.
In November 2006 she sang the role of "Dafne" in Caccini's "Euridice", conducted by Nicholas Achten and staged by Frédéric Dussenne.
Recent roles :
- "Bubikopf" in Viktor Ullmann's "Kaiser von Atlantis"conducted by Filip Rathé with the 'Spectra Ensemble' and staged by Vincent van den Elshout.
- "Anne Trulove" in Stravinsky's "The rake's Progress". Conducted by Frank Agsteribbe and staged by Titus Hollweg.
Anneke Luyten has given many concerts accompanied by piano and other chamber music formations, such as piano and flute/clarinet, marimba and percussion, and organ and violin.
Amongst her future engagements : 1. Dame (Zauberflöte) new production at Opéra national du Rhin, Strasbourg (2012/13).
Cv-update : season 2011/2012 |
