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Alison's Repertoire

Solo singing with Orchestra

  • Les Nuits dÉté / Berlioz: Orchestre de Bretagne ,Queen Elisabeth Hall in London &tour of Southern England
  • L’Homme et son désir, Milhaud: Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam
  • Hymne an die Nacht nr.2, A.Diepenbrock: Theater Vredenburg in Utrecht .NHJO orchestra & USC Orchestra
  • Beethoven 9th Symphony, Auditorium "Victoria" Bristol University with Bristol Choral Society & Orchestra, Bristol, U.K.
  • Mahler Symphony 2 , grote zaal Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam, conductor Bas Pollard, CREA Orchestra.

Opera roles performed with Orchestra

  • Marie in 'der Fliegende Holländer' by Wagner, with the Symphony Orchestra of the Vlaamse Opera, conductor Ed Spanjaard, director Jeroen Lopes Cardoso (show performed in the open theater situated in the harbour of Terneuzen during the Zeeland Nazomerfestival)
  • Isabella in 'L'Italiana in Algeri' by Rossini, with the Symphony Orchestra of Macon (France), conductor Pierre Saint Sulpice
  • Carmen in 'Carmen' by Bizet, with the Symphony Orchestra of Macon (France), conductor Pierre Saint Sulpice
  • Filotete in 'Oreste' by Händel, with the English Bach Baroque Orchestra, conductor Laurence Cummings, director Howard Williams (performed in Covent Garden, London)
  • Ursule in 'Béatrice et Bénedicte' by Berlioz, with the RAM Orchestra (London), conductor Toby Purser, director Peter Relton
  • Mistress Quickly in 'Falstaff' by Verdi, with the BYO Orchestra in Peacock Theatre (Holborn, London), conductor Timothy Dean, director Jamie Hayes
  • Lucrezia in 'The rape of Lucrezia' by Britten, with the Royal Academy of Music, London
  • Gertrude la reine de Danmark in 'Hamlet' by Thomas, with the Royal Academy of Music, London
  • Dejanira in 'Hercules' by Händels, with the New Dutch Opera Academy, Amsterdam
  • Lucrezia in 'Lucrezia' by Händels, with New Dutch Opera academy, Amsterdam
  • Dido in ’Dido and Aeneas' by Purcell, with the Opera companie de hazard (Tilburg), and in Westerkerk (Amsterdam) with the Hoofdstad Koor and the Baroque Orchestra.

List of other Opera roles

  • Azucena, from 'Il Trovatore' by Verdi
  • Ulrica, from 'un ballo in Maschera' by Verdi
  • Xerxes, from 'Xerxes' by Händel
  • Semele, from 'Semele' by Händel
  • Pauline, from 'Pique dame' by Tsaikovsky
  • Waltraute, from 'die Götterdämmerung' by Wagner
  • Erda, from 'Rheingold' by Wagner
  • La Cieca from 'la Gioconda' by Ponchielli
  • Mignon from 'Mignon' by Thomas
  • Hänsel from 'Hänsel und Gretel' by Humperdinck
  • Rosina from 'il barbiere di Siviglia' by Rossini
  • Dalila, from 'Samson et Dalila' by Saint-Saëns

Alt solo work in Oratorio with Orchestra

  • J.S.Bach many cantates like BWV 106 Gottes Zeit , BWV 109 “ich glaube, lieber Herr..”,BWV 148 “Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens
  • J.S.Bach, St.Matthew Passion; performed at Eton College, U.K., Iain Leddingham conductor & at the Amersham Festival, U.K.
  • J.S.Bach, Magnificat & St.Johns Passion & Weihnachts oratorium in many churches in the Netherlands
  • Beethoven, 9th Symphony, University of Bristol ;Bristol Choral society in the Victoria Hall in Bristol, U.K.
  • Britten ,Rejoice of the Lamb; Hoofdstadkoor Martin van der Brugge conductor Westerkerk Amsterdam
  • Haydn, die 7 Worte des Erlösers am Kreuze, Haarlem, Wim Leising conductor
  • Michael Hurd, Phoenix and the turtle, toonkunstkoor Gorinchem, Fred Smalbrugge conductor
  • Händel ,Messiah , Northampton Cathedral, Nothampton Choir Society & London
  • Händel, Israel in Egypt & Semele
  • Mozart, Coronation Mass(Krönungsmesse) & Requiem, Amersham festival and Amsterdam
  • Mendelssohn, Eliah
  • Pergolesi, Stabat Mater, old katholic church Amsterdam
  • Rossini, Petite Messe Solomnelle, Amsterdam & Bussum conductor Simon Groot & Montoir sur Loire, France, conductor Udo Reinemann
  • Saint-Saëns, Oratorio de Noël, Amsterdam & Bussum, conductor Simon Groot
  • Telemann, Erquicktes Herz, sei voller Freude, Amsterdam
  • Vivaldi, Gloria, Haarlem & Spaarndam, Spaarndammer Choir Rememberance Concert

Song Cycles performed in public concerts and festivals

  • Berlioz: Les nuits d’été
  • Berlioz: 'der Glühende' op.2, nr.2,3,4
  • Brahms: Zigeunerlieder op.103
  • Brahms: Gestillte Sehnsucht op.91 & Geistliche Wiegenlied (Brahms festival in France, David Selig; pianist)
  • Britten: A charm of Lullabies
  • Elgar: seapictures
  • Finzi: Shakespeare songs
  • De Falla: 7 canciones populares Españolas
  • Liszt: Petrarca songs
  • Mahler: Kindertotenlieder
  • Milhaud: Chansons de négresse
  • Schubert: Mignon lieder
  • Schumann: Frauen liebe und leben
  • Mussorgsky: Songs and dances of death
  • Quilter: Shakespeare songs
  • Wagner: Wesendonklieder

Performed lied-recitals with pianists like:

Alexander Kouznetsov, Frida Scheuermann (Germany), David Selig (France),Erik van Balen, Paulien Roos, Chris Glyn ( U.K. concerts), Peter Kellenbach, Gilbert den Broeder, Maarten Helenius, Yves Muller (France) and others.

Charity concert performances

Choral/ Vocal Ensemble Singing in concerts

  • Holst: the Planets, conductor sir John Eliot Gardiner, Royal Concertgebouw orchestra
  • Débussy: Nocturnes, conductor Riccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw orchestra
  • Rachmaninov: the Vespers, London, Royal Academy Choir
  • Amsterdam Rennaissance Choir & Sweelinck Choir conductor Jos van Veldhoven

Education

  • Royal Academy of Music (R.A.M.), London,U.K.
  • Postgraduate concert Singing Course (opera & solo with orchestra) - Professor: Noelle Barker
  • masterclasses: Philip Langridge, Graham Johnson,Sarah Walker, John Wallace etc.
  • Sweelinck Conservatory Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Singing Teaching diploma: Pedagogy and psychology examinations, graduated with honours - Professor: Margreet Honig (Voice) & Wim Leising (Piano)
  • Including final 2 years in the New Dutch Opera Academy
  • University of Amsterdam: Musicology: Propadeuse year

RECORDING and RADIO PERFORMANCES

  • Heilg Vuur ,NCRV-tv, piano
  • DVD recording Festival Aix-en-Provence, Falstaff, Verdi
  • CD recording of the songs by the Dutch contemporary composer Jan van Amerongen commercially released in 1999. Willem van Leusden Stichting. With other singers like Maarten Koningsbergen, Katsuko Komeda
  • CD Solo Album “Alison Metternich”released commercially released in 2003 with leaut Jaap Drupsteen Studio and Jeroen Bakker piano
  • CD (luister CD) “Liefde is houden van” with poetry by Alison K.Altes and romantic songs from Respighi, Grieg, Elgar and others, piano by Frida Scheuermann 2007
  • CD recording of Mahler Symphony 2 by CREA Orchestra 2008
  • Radio 5,life from Studio DESMET Amsterdam, 1 hour interview and singing
  • Radio 4, life singing performance from Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam
  • Radio Zuid-Holland, 1 hour interview about J.S.Bach

PRIZES/AWARDS FINALIST

  • Finalist, International Concours de Chant , Macon, France,2002
  • Finalist, Concours de chant d’Opéra, Opera Bastille, Paris, France,2001
  • Semi-finalist, Young Concert Artists Trust, Wigmore Hall, London, U.K.,2000
  • Prizewinner, Major van Somere Godfery/ Rutson prize for English Song recital, London,1999
  • Prizewinner, Blyth-Buesst Operatic Prize,London,1999
  • Prizewinner, Minnie Hauk Song Recital Prize, London,1999
  • Highly Commended, Isabelle Jay Opera Prize, London, 1999
  • Best final recital of all post-graduate Concert Singing course at the Royal Academy of Music honoured with Isabelle Lukas Prize, Dukes Hall, London,2000.