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In connection with the summer holiday is the editor of Saturday 1st to Sunday 23rd August unable to reply to emails and submitted articles. From Monday 24 August we will pick things up again with news, lookbacks and more.

In connection with the holidays is the editor of Friday 19 December to Sunday 4 January unable to respond to emails and submitted articles. From Monday 5 January, we will pick up with news, retrospectives and more.

A mermaid in Middelburg

Sunday 2nd August: once again a sweltering day. The kind of day when you crave water. And that is what we got - symbolically - in the atmospheric SmithArt gallery in Middelburg, with the recital The Mystery of the Sea by mezzo-soprano Eline Welle and pianist Charlie Bo Meijering. A wonderful fin de siècle programme that was as refreshing as a lovely downpour and as stimulating to the senses as a dive into cool waves.

Even a piano can sing

During the anniversary celebrations on 18 October, pianist Bas Verheijden will take to the stage without a singer for a lied recital. Strange? Not if you know that transcribing has now become one of his specialities.

Britten Open Podium fully booked!

During the anniversary celebration on 18 October, you will enjoy wonderful recitals by renowned musicians, and there is also plenty of scope for amateur musicians. Interest in the Britten Open Stage has proved to be high: the Open Stage is now fully booked.

Britten Open Stage at 65th anniversary

Many amateur singers enjoy collaborating with an instrumentalist lied to perform at a members-for-members concert, during workshops, or on other stages. These duos are warmly welcomed at the Open Stage during the anniversary celebration on Sunday 18 October in Utrecht.