{"id":15401,"date":"2022-07-19T11:06:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T09:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vvhl.nl\/?p=15401"},"modified":"2025-06-24T12:00:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T10:00:28","slug":"kelly-poukens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vvhl.nl\/en\/kelly-poukens\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Poukens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15401\" class=\"elementor elementor-15401\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d786380 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d786380\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;triangle-asymmetrical&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M738,99l262-93V0H0v5.6L738,99z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f74c367 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f74c367\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12143b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12143b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kelly Poukens<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b4b7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"21b4b7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-8a51cc5 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">soprano<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa3b06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"cfa3b06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tKelly Poukens is considered an extraordinary soprano with a warm, rich voice. She enjoys working interdisciplinary and has a great love of song. She forms a duo with pianist Marie Fran\u00e7ois.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e16541 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e16541\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-606ec46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"606ec46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vvhl.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Kelly-Poukens_c-Anne-Verbist.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15427\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vvhl.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Kelly-Poukens_c-Anne-Verbist.webp 1080w, https:\/\/vvhl.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Kelly-Poukens_c-Anne-Verbist-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/vvhl.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Kelly-Poukens_c-Anne-Verbist-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vvhl.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Kelly-Poukens_c-Anne-Verbist-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/vvhl.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Kelly-Poukens_c-Anne-Verbist-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1929162 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1929162\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7f55e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7f55e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa8dfb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa8dfb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">biography<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c90459f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c90459f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Belgian soprano Kelly Poukens has been praised by the international press as \u2018extraordinary\u2019 (BBC Radio UK), \u2018excellent\u2019 (Opera Magazine UK) and \u2018impressive\u2019 (Operamagazine NL). She was the only Flemish soprano selected for the Queen Elisabeth Competition 2023, with the Belgian press describing her as a singer with a \u2018warm rich voice and personality\u2019 (VRT), \u2018singing from soul to soul\u2019 (Klara radio), \u2018most colourful candidate ever\u2019 (DS Standaard) and \u2018a beautifully moving vocal timbre\u2019 (Le Soir). She achieved many international nominations (Uk stage award 2024, Creative Edinburgh award 2019, Scottish New Music Awards 2019, etc) and awards (Stiftung Blatow prize 2018 Germany, 2nd award IMC France, 2nd award Honda Competition Belgium, Prix Sophie 2012 Netherlands, etc).<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a tremendous love for the art of song, Kelly also obtained her master's degree in chamber music with highest distinction, in addition to her master's degree in voice and classical music theatre.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She has given song recitals in such renowned venues as the Henry Le Boeuf hall BOZAR, Concertgebouw Brugge, Studio 4 Flagey, Muziekgebouw Frits Philips and others. Her great inspirations Dame Felicity Lott and Roberta Alexander are among her regular song coaches. An interdisciplinary artist, Kelly loves crossover work and we regularly see her in various opera and (music) theatre productions where she likes to push boundaries and engage with other disciplines. In 2023, the four-part podcast documentary <em>Queen Kelly<\/em> about her that was nominated for the Ultimas Audience Award in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f402aca elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f402aca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/kellypoukens.com\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f812db9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f812db9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b71031d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b71031d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e808bb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e808bb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">programme<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe4d3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"4fe4d3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8370\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8370\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Meine Rose <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8370\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8049ef0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8049ef0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6745b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6745b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kelly Poukens, soprano<br \/>Marie Fran\u00e7ois, piano<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Blumen sind die sch\u00f6nen Worte und Hieroglyphen der Natur, mit denen sie uns eeutet, wie lieb sie uns hat\u2019 - J.W von Goethe<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soprano Kelly Poukens and pianist Marie Fran\u00e7ois will take you through a personal, German floral bouquet they put together as a sign of love and comfort for the searching soul of our time.<\/p><p>Click here for the <a href=\"https:\/\/vvhl.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/POUKENS-FRANCOIS_MEINE-ROSE_jun24.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">programme<\/span><\/a> &gt;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelly Poukens is considered an extraordinary soprano with a warm, rich voice. 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