Biography
As a child, Meike dreamed of a career as a novelist. She has long since put down her pen, but she still tells stories through another medium: that of vocal music. This is one of the reasons for her big love of the operatic repertoire.
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Meike's operatic roles include:Suora Infermiera in Puccini's Suor Angelica with Nootstroom, Tamiri in an adaptation of Mozart's Il Re Pastore of Domestica Rotterdam, Geraldine in Barber's A Hand of Bridge during the festival Opera aan Zee, Annina in Verdi's La Traviata in a production of Opera op het Hogeland and Belinda in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas with Ensemble Illustre. In 2022, she performed We Two with Opera op Zak at the Grachtenfestival 2022, a double bill with The Telephone from Menotti and Four Dialogues by Ned Rorem.
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Meike also creates musical theater performances with her ensemble Trio Ridente, which center around classical art songs. They played their show Lied zonder woorden was seen at the Grachtenfestival in Amsterdam and the Peter de Grote Festival (now the Aurora Festival) in Groningen.
Meike is also a much sought-after oratorio soloist. She has collaborated with companies such as the Nationaal Symfonisch Kamerorkest (NASKA), Kamerorkest van het Noorden and the Sallands Bachkoor. A recent concert highlight was the soprano solo in Mahler's 4th symphony with Kamerorkest van het Noorden. Besides that, her concert repertoire includes Bach's St John's and St Matthew Passion, Vivaldi's Gloria and Magnificat, Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, Händel's Messiah, Mendelssohn's Psalm No. 42, and the Requiems of Mozart and Fauré.
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Since 2023, Meike is a freelance choir singer with the Netherlands Radio Coir and Consensus Vocalis
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Meike started her singing studies with Hanneke de Wit at the Prince Claus Conservatoire in Groningen. She then studied with Henk Neven at Codarts Rotterdam.
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