Ingrid Vermeulen | Opera and Operetta Evening
Soprano Ingrid Vermeulen and pianist Jana Schell present a recital featuring works from the late‑Romantic and early 20th‑century opera and operetta repertoire. Music by Richard Wagner, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini and Emmerich Kálmán forms the core of the programme, guiding the audience from intimate, lyrical moments to powerful, expressive passages.
The concert is structured in two parts: an opening set of approximately 45 minutes, followed by an intermission, and a second set of around 30 minutes. In the intimate setting of Sociëteit Arti, a direct musical dialogue emerges, allowing both the lyrical and dramatic qualities of the repertoire to come fully into their own.
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Amsterdam‑born and now based in Vienna, Ingrid Vermeulen performs regularly throughout Europe. She began her vocal training with James McCray (formerly International Studio of Vocal Arts, The Hague) and has collaborated with various renowned pianists and vocal coaches. Her musical career has led her to a wide range of concert projects; in 2024 she appeared in the Dutch television programme Aria.
She is accompanied by pianist Jana Schell, winner of multiple prizes at international competitions including the Prinses Christina Concours, Jugend musiziert and the Deutscher Tonkünstlerverband. After completing her bachelor’s degree at the Conservatorium Maastricht with Prof. Joop Celis, she has been studying at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam since 2023 in the class of Prof. Naum Grubert. Jana Schell is a scholarship holder of the Dutch National Opera Academy (DNOA) and performs on a Steinway grand piano made available to her by the Het Muziek Instrumenten Fonds.
