Harvest Claron McFadden, Helena Rasker, Marcel Beekman and Andrew Watts

To sing repertoire that truly suits the singers

Cora Burggraaf invited a group of composers, including Calliope Tsoupaki and Annelies van Parys, to write short monodramas in dialogue and close collaboration with several singers, such as Claron McFadden and Helena Rasker. These pieces offer new stories and layered characters for seasoned singers, brimming with life experience, strength and charisma.

Harvest is more than a concert of monodramas that spotlight experienced voices; it is also a project that gives composers the opportunity to create compelling new roles, tailor-made for seasoned personalities. And a chance for acclaimed singers to reap repertoire that truly suits them.

The monodramas are contextualised with film footage and interview excerpts.