{"id":6636,"date":"2022-07-20T08:45:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T06:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vvhl.nl\/?p=6636"},"modified":"2025-07-03T11:18:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T09:18:41","slug":"bettina-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vvhl.nl\/en\/bettina-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Bettina Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6636\" class=\"elementor elementor-6636\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6520e7d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6520e7d\" 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-20bbdc8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20bbdc8\" 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-c4b534a elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4b534a\" 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\">Bettina Smith<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eab057e elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"eab057e\" 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\">mezzo-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-632bb57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"632bb57\" 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\tNorwegian Bettina Smith has a wide repertoire: from medieval to contemporary, which she performs as a soloist, as an oratorio singer and in chamber music.\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-5b57422 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b57422\" 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-177e243 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"177e243\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Conservatoire, where she took lessons with Wout Oosterkamp and Elly Ameling. The mezzo-soprano spent two years at the Zurich Opera and also sang at other major opera houses such as the Staatsoper Berlin.<\/p><p>The mezzo-soprano has soloed in many European concert halls under the baton of renowned conductors. She has been a guest at various festivals in Europe. Bettina Smith has a wide repertoire: from medieval to contemporary, which she performs as a soloist, as an oratorio singer and in chamber music.<\/p><p>With the pianist <a href=\"https:\/\/vvhl.nl\/en\/jan-willem-nelleke\/\">Jan Willem Nelleke<\/a> they form a permanent duo. They performed at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Oslo, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Reykjavik and Baden bei Wien, among others. The singer also makes music with pianist Einar R\u00f8ttingen.<\/p><p>Bettina Smith recorded several CDs and won several awards. The singer is now a lecturer at the University of Stavanger in Norway.<\/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-2ff6764 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2ff6764\" 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=\"http:\/\/www.bettinasmith.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-d857ccf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d857ccf\" 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-914a99c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"914a99c\" 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-3850825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3850825\" 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\">programmes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-102eb91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"102eb91\" 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. 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data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec82d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ec82d5\" 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>Bettina Smith, mezzo-soprano<br \/>Jan Willem Nelleke, piano<\/p><p><strong>Anna Cramer<\/strong><br \/>Flieder, Gl\u00fcck im Traum<br \/>Weisst du noch?<br \/>Der Rautenkranz<br \/>Waldhornkl\u00e4nge<\/p><p><strong>Lili Boulanger<\/strong><br \/>Quatre Chants<\/p><p><strong>C\u00e9cile Chaminade<\/strong><br \/>Viens mon bien-aim\u00e9!<br \/>R\u00eave d`un soir<br \/>Nice-la-belle<\/p><p><strong>Clara Schumann<\/strong><br \/>Liebst du um Sch\u00f6nheit<br \/>Warum willst du and're fragen<br \/>Lorelei<br \/>Am Strande<\/p><p><strong>Henrietta Bosmans<\/strong><br \/>Prayer<\/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\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1691\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1691\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Gabriel Faur\u00e9 <\/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-1691\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa250aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa250aa\" 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-2ebeb11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ebeb11\" 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>Bettina Smith, mezzo-soprano<br \/>Jan Willem Nelleke, piano<\/p><p>La bonne chanson<br \/>Mirages<br \/>L`horizon chim\u00e9rique<br \/>Po\u00e8me d`un jour<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/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\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1692\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1692\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> French songs <\/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-1692\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965dccd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"965dccd\" 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-72013fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72013fa\" 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>Bettina Smith, mezzo-soprano<br \/>Jan Willem Nelleke, piano<\/p><p><strong>Chausson<\/strong><br \/>Chaudes greenhouses<\/p><p><strong>Hahn<\/strong><br \/>A Chloris<br \/>F\u00eates galantes<br \/>Le Rossignol des lilas<br \/>Trois jours de vendange<br \/>Quand la nuit n`est pas \u00e9toil\u00e9e<br \/>Le Printemps<br \/>L`Enamour\u00e9e<br \/>Dans la nuit<br \/>Quand je fus pris au pavillon<br \/>Si mes vers avaient des ailes<br \/>Mai <\/p><p><strong>Debussy<\/strong><br \/>F\u00eates galantes series 2<\/p><p><strong>Faur\u00e9<\/strong><br \/>Cinq m\u00e9lodies \u201cde Venise\u201d<\/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\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1693\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1693\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> German romance <\/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-1693\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd46fef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd46fef\" 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-4d65902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d65902\" 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>Bettina Smith, mezzo-soprano<br \/>Jan Willem Nelleke, piano<\/p><p><strong>Schumann<\/strong><br \/>Liederkreis op. 39<\/p><p><strong>Liszt<\/strong><br \/>Im Rhein im sch\u00f6nen Strome<br \/>Der du von dem Himmel bist<br \/>Was Liebe sei?<br \/>Ihr Glocken von Marling<br \/>Lasst mich ruhen<br \/>That Loreley<\/p><p><strong>Strauss<\/strong><br \/>Patience<br \/>Befreit<br \/>Ruhe meine Seele<br \/>C\u00e4cilie<br \/>Das Rosenband<br \/>Zueignung<\/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\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1694\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1694\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Winterreise <\/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 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