Born: Holland

The Dutch soprano, Caroline Stam, started her singing education at the Amsterdam Sweelinck Conservatory of Music with Erna Spoorenberg. She continued her studies with Margreet Honig and graduated with honours. She sang in masterclasses given by Bernard Kruysen, Elly Ameling and Sarah Walker. She is now being coached by Brian Masuda. In the Grimsby International Competition for singers 1995 she won both the first prize for soprano and the French song prize.

Caroline Stam performed in Holland, Germany, France, Spain and Great Britain in concerts conducted by Robert King, Ivan Fischer, Benjamin Ashkenazy, Sir David Willcocks, Patrick Peire, Charles de Wolff and Ton Koopman. Caroline Stam was invited to sing in festivals such as Les Festivals du Trégor, La Folle Journée de Nantes, the Festival du Picardie, the Dollardfestival and the Bremer Bachfest. She has been soprano soloist in Bach’s complete cantata recordings with Ton Koopman and his Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Since its foundation in 1992 she has been a member of The Amsterdam Baroque Choir. With pianist Dido Keuning she gives Lieder-recitals for the Dutch society “Friends of the Lied”.

Source: Collegium Instrumentale Brugense Website
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2001)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Ton Koopman

Soprano

BWV 44, BWV 73, BWV 101, BWV 119, BWV 130, BWV 138, BWV 155, BWV 165, BWV 180, BWV 191, BWV 193, BWV 201

Joop Schets

Soprano

BWV 159, BWV 245, BWV 248/1-5

Jos van Veldhoven

Soprano

BWV 245

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