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The Dutch soprano, Rina Cornelissen, studied initially piano. In 1963, she won 1st prize at the Internationaal Vocalisten Concours 's-Hertogenbosch.
Rina Cornelissen worked at the Opera of Lyon. At De Nederlandse Operastichting (the Dutch Opera Foundation) she sang only a few times, as Pamina in W.A. Mozart's Die Zauberflöte and as Fiordiligi in W.A. Mozart's Così fan tutte. She could be heard often in concert performances. She performed in oratorio Svatá Ludmila by Dvorák and the premiere of Trois Psaumes pour le temps présent by Monnikendam. She was also a Lieder singer.
Rina Cornelissen taught at the Conservatorium Den Haag. Among her pupils were the Polish soprano Maria Skiba and the Dutch mezzo-soprano Karin Brunt. |
