Recent pictures

SLAPEN ZONDER SCHUMANN staged recital 2022 (70 minutes performance) with Charlie Bo Meijering piano, and Huib Ramaer actor

Pictures of our Chistmas ‘streaming ‘concert on december 21 together with the lovely soprano Jeannette van Schaik and Peter Lockwood piano.
To order the stream of this concert please send a request to info@klassiekintveen.nl

Performing the role of Auntie in Benjamin Britten’s Opera ‘Peter Grimes’ september 2021 (outdoor theatre)

‘ROUW DOET LEVEN’ with Nina de Waal and Joseph Moog, may 2019

Dirigent Boudewijn Jansen
"Marion is één van die zeldzame artiesten die hun gehele artistieke, vakmatige en menselijke persoonlijkheid niet alleen delen met het publiek, maar ook met aankomende musici. Hier leer je: een goede zanger toont je zijn hart." boudewijnjansen.nl
Oxford Times
...Brahms' two songs op.91 sung by a mezzo of this quality, what a blissful experience they provided!
"Die ihr schwebet " brought tears to the eyes...
De Telegraaf, Netherlands
...verbluffend Russisch klonk de mezzo van Marion van den Akker. Ze boorde diepe Slavische tinten aan en bracht met haar idiomatische voordracht het hart in vervoering...
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Rotterdam
... Marion van den Akker in her part as Feodor in "Boris Godunov" by Moussorgski has shown great musicality and an excellent command of the Russian language in the concerto's directed by me on February 5th and 6th, 2000 in the Hague and Amsterdam.
Trouw, Netherlands
... the colorite of van den Akker's voice fits the music ( Brahms Alto Rhapsody) as a glove ... A great achievement, bringing into mind Aafje Heynis' famous interpretation...
The Bath Evening Chronicle, Bath
...The warmth of ms. van den Akker's tone, combined with a glorious freedom of melodic line, revealed fresh beauties...
The Sunday Times, United Kingdom
...a voice rich and tender....
Eindhovens Dagblad, Netherlands
...Her fine mezzo voice, radiated and overwhelmed. Her identification with the songs ( Liszt) was heartwarming.....
Libération, Casablanca
Le public qui était venu au Complexe Culturel Sidi Belyout aura apprécié la puissance de voix de l'artiste, son intelligence et sa grande présence sur scene...