Eline Welle began her musical education at the age of six with piano lessons and sang in the National Children's Choir with Vocal Talent Netherlands from the age of 11. She studied classical piano and voice at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam; during her Master studies, Welle attended the International Song Masterclass in Brussels with Christanne Stotijn. With the Helios Trio (voice, viola and piano), she performed at the Harmos Festival in Portugal and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw's Kleine Zaal, among others. Her most recent Mahler recital elicited exuberant appreciation from the Mahler Foundation.
Welle is part of the Netherlands Chamber Choir and Cappella Amsterdam; her oratorio experience includes the alto solos in Bach's Passions, Mozart's Requiem, Mendelssohn's Elias, and works by Pergolesi, Scarlatti, Vivaldi, Rossini and Duruflé. Welle also enjoys the opera stage. She played Elpina (La fida ninfa, Vivaldi) at the Innsbrucker Festwochen für Alte Musik, Cricket and Relmuis (A Song for the Moon, Wantenaar) at DNO / Opera Zuid and Conception (L'heure espagnol, Ravel) at the Grachtenfestival, among others.
Eline Welle, mezzo-soprano
Laurens de Man, piano
‘Wir gehen mit Lust durch einen grünen Garten.’ For centuries, the garden has inspired artists: stylised nature, tamed primal forces, a place where nature and civilisation meet. In this song programme, Viennese and Parisian master composers depict the garden as the scene of blooming flowers, fading love, singing birds, rippling ponds and impressive fountains. The sun shines there, but the night offers peace, and above all: ‘Blumen die Menschen, nur Blumen’ (Kurtág).
Depending on the date, this programme can also be performed with pianists Charlie Bo Meijering or Jeroen Sarphati.
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Eline Welle, mezzo-soprano
Laurens de Man, piano
Eline Welle and Laurens de Man put together a programme of works by composers who both embraced and innovated traditions, including Wagner, Schoenberg, Debussy and the sisters Lili and Nadia Boulanger.
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