René Jacobs
Born: 30th October 1946, Ghent, Belgium
Nationality: Belgian
René Jacobs (born October 30, 1946) is a Belgian (Flemish) musician. He came to fame as a countertenor but in recent years has become renowned as a conductor of Baroque and early Classical opera.
Jacobs was born in Ghent. As a child, he was a chorister at the Cathedral of Ghent. Later he studied classical philology at the University of Gent while continuing to sing in Brussels and in the Hague.
As a conductor, Jacobs regularly works with orchestras and ensembles such as the Concerto Köln, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin, Nederlands Kamerkoor and Rias-Kammerchor for recordings and concert tours, performing sacred music and oratorios.
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JS Bach: Cantatas BWV 205 & 214
Mieke van der Sluis (soprano), René Jacobs (alto), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), David Thomas (bass) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Choir of the Age of Enlightenment, Gustav Leonhardt
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Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232
Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo), Axel Kohler (countertenor), Christoph Pregardien (tenor), Matthias Goerne (baritone), Franz-Josef Selig (bass) RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin, Rene Jacobs
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Dorothea Roschmann, Werner Gura, Roman Trekel, Johannes Mannov Hanover Boys' Choir, Berlin RIAS Chamber Choir, Berlin Academy of Early Music, René Jacobs
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Scarlatti: Griselda
Dorothea Röschmann (Griselda), Lawrence Zazzo (Gualtiero), Bernarda Fink (Roberto), Silvia Tro Santafé (Ottone), Veronica Cangemi (Costanza), Kobie Van Rensburg (Corrado) Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
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