Born: 1913 - Holland
Died: 1996

The Dutch bass, Guus Hoekman, began his career as a concert singer. His opera debut took place in 1952 at Antwerp, Belgium. He appeared numerous times at the Netherlands Opera in roles such as Don Pasquale, Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte), Philip II (Don Carlos), Arkel (Pelléas et Mélisande) and as late as 1984 as Titurel (Parsifal). He took part in the premieres of Kalchas (1959, J. Andriessen) and Jean Lévecq (1965, G.Landré). He appeared also at Salzburg and at Glyndebourne Festivals and sang for more than seven years in the USA. He was also a performer of lieder and sang in oratorio.

Source: Dutch Divas Website
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2001); Bill Parker (May 2006)

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