Henk Smit (Bass)

Born: 1932 - the Netherlands
Died: July 17, 2010 - Paris, France

Henk Smit was a concert, oratorio and opera singer. He started as a real bass in roles as Zaccharia and Méphistophélès and just later on he changed to dramatic bass-baritone roles. Numerous appearances in a big varied repertory from Bach via Wagner to the modern composers. He performed at the "Holland Festival" and at the premieres of Winter Cruise (1979, Henkemans) and Esmée (1995, Loevendie) . He also gave numerous performances in Europe as well in the USA.

Source: Dutch Divas Website
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2001); Manfred Krugmann (Dates, May 2011)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Piet van Egmond

Bass

BWV 244 [2^nd]

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