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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Weber's Der Freischütz from René Jacobs
29th Apr 2022
The Belgian conductor's restoration of the original libretto's prologue lends a wonderful symmetry and coherence to Weber's supernatural Singspiel, whilst German actor Max Urlacher is properly spine-chilling in the expanded role of the demon Samiel.
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Beethoven's Leonore from René Jacobs and the Freiburger Barockorchester
6th Dec 2019
The original 1805 version of Beethoven's only opera is a high-adrenaline experience in the hands of the Belgian conductor and his period-instrument band, with Marlis Petersen in the title-role and Maximilian Schmitt as her imprisoned husband.
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Special offer. Weber: Der Freischütz
Maximilian Schmitt (Max), Polina Pasztircsák (Agathe), Kateryna Kasper (Ännchen), Dimitry Ivashchenko (Kaspar), Yannick Debus (Kilian), Matthias Winckhler (Kuno), Christian Immler (Hermit), Max Urlacher (Samiel) Freiburger Barockorchester, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, René Jacobs
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th April 2022
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Record Review, 29th April 2022, Record of the Week
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Opera, July 2022, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Opera
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Opera
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Special offer. Cavalieri: Rappresentazione di Anima e di Corpo
Marie-Claude Chappuis (Anima), Johannes Weisser (Corpo), Gyula Orendt (Tempo, Consiglio), Mark Milhofer (Inteletto, Piacere), Marcos Fink (Mondo, Secondo Compagno di Piacere, Anima dannata) Staatsopernchor, Concerto vocale, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
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Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
B’Rock Orchestra, René Jacobs
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Record Review, 26th September 2020, Record of the Week
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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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