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Tania Kross

Mezzo-soprano · Presenter · Conference host

Born in Curaçao, trained at the HKU in Utrecht and at the Cardiff International Academy of Voice. Has sung on stages from De Nationale Opera to Glyndebourne and from Carnegie Hall to the Ziggo Dome. Besides singing, she is a presenter, conference host, radio maker and producer of her own theatre productions. Lives in Curaçao.

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Education

Awards and honours

Opera roles

• Carmen: Carmen, Bizet
• Carmen: La tragédie de Carmen, Bizet/Brook
• Carmen: La Revolution de Carmen, Bizet
• Rosina: Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini
• Angelina: La Cenerentola, Rossini
• Cherubino: Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart
• Don Ramiro: La finta giardiniera, Mozart
• Hänsel & Hexe: Hänsel und Gretel, Humperdinck
• Suzuki: Madama Butterfly, Puccini
• Zita: Gianni Schicchi, Puccini
• Dido: Dido and Aeneas, Purcell
• Romeo: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Bellini
• Sesto, Cornelia, Tolomeo, title role: Giulio Cesare, Händel
• Baba the Turk: The Rake's Progress, Stravinsky
• Prinz Orlofsky: Die Fledermaus, J. Strauss jr.
• Anna: Die sieben Todsünden, Weill
• Bersi: Andrea Chénier, Giordano
• Siebel: Faust, Gounod
• Lola: Cavalleria rusticana, Mascagni
• Flora: La traviata, Verdi
• Messaggera: L'Orfeo, Monteverdi
• Fortuna & Melanto: Il ritorno d'Ulisse, Monteverdi
• A Maid: Daphne, R. Strauss
• Segesta: Arminio, Biber
• Klaartje: Egmont, Beethoven
• High Priestess: Bonifacius, Alkema
• Granida: Granida, P.C. Hooft
• The Queen, Sheherazade, Mahler: Marco Polo, Tan Dun

Opera houses and festivals

• De Nationale Opera
• Glyndebourne Festival
• Bregenzer Festspiele
• De Munt, Brussels
• Nederlandse Reisopera
• Staatsoper Stuttgart
• Komische Oper Berlin
• Staatsoper Hamburg
• Opéra de Lyon
• Latvian National Opera, Riga
• Theater Bielefeld
• Opera2Day

Concert and song repertoire

• Matthäus-Passion & Weihnachtsoratorium: Bach
• Requiem, Krönungsmesse, Vesperae solennes: Mozart
• Messiah: Händel · Scena di Berenice: Haydn
• Kindertotenlieder: Mahler
• Requiem: Fauré · Mis in C: Bruckner
• Stabat Mater: Pergolesi
• Petite messe solennelle & La regata veneziana: Rossini
• Sea Pictures: Elgar
• La mort de Cléopâtre: Berlioz
• El amor brujo, Siete canciones: De Falla
• Chansons madécasses: Ravel
• Folk Songs: Berio
• Cinco canciones negras: Montsalvatge
• Brettl-Lieder: Schönberg
• I Hate Music, La bonne cuisine: Bernstein
• Hadewijch (De Materie II): Andriessen
• Zorgen: Van der Aa · Awanan Kla: Ansink
• Woman Life Song: Weir · Psalm 42: Mendelssohn

Concert halls

International

• Carnegie Hall, New York
• Musikverein, Vienna
• Mozarteum, Salzburg
• Konzerthaus, Berlin
• BOZAR, Brussels
• Symphony Hall, Birmingham
• Concert Hall, Hong Kong
• Prinzregententheater, Munich
• Athens Concert Hall, Athens
• Great Hall, Belgrado
• St David's Hall, Cardiff
• Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp
• Teatro de la Ciudad, Mexico City
• Teatro Teresa Carreño, Caracas
• El Sistema, Caracas

Netherlands

• Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
• Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
• De Doelen, Rotterdam
• TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht
• Dr. Anton Philipszaal, The Hague
• Philharmonie, Haarlem
• Musis Sacrum, Arnhem
• De Vereeniging, Nijmegen
• Muziekgebouw Eindhoven
• De Oosterpoort, Groningen
• Koninklijk Theater Carré
• Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
• Ahoy, Rotterdam
• DeLaMar, Amsterdam
• Rotterdamse Schouwburg
• And theatres across the country

Orchestras

Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest · London Symphony Orchestra · BBC Symphony Orchestra · BBC National Orchestra of Wales · Brussels Philharmonic · Philharmoniker Hamburg · Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover · Latvian National Symphony Orchestra · Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest · Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest · Residentie Orkest · Nederlands Symfonieorkest · Noord Nederlands Orkest · Holland Symfonia · Metropole Orkest · Nederlands Blazersensemble

Conductors

Valery Gergiev · Mariss Jansons · Jaap van Zweden · Edo de Waart · René Jacobs · Philippe Herreweghe · Ádám Fischer · Tan Dun · Stéphane Denève · Carlo Rizzi · Ulf Schirmer · Lawrence Renes · Otto Tausk · Ed Spanjaard · Jan Willem de Vriend · Micha Hamel · Jurjen Hempel · Arjan Tien · Shao-Chia Lü · Alexander Liebreich · Glen Wilson · Stephen Stubbs · Stephen Barlow · Aldert Vermeulen · Stephen Osgood · Mike Fentross · Massimiliano Murrali

Directors

Pierre Audi · David McVicar · Keith Warner · Monique Wagemakers · Guy Joosten · Herbert Wernicke · Thomas Bischoff · Ursel and Karl-Ernst Herrmann · Imogen Kogge · Tobias Hoheisel · John Cox

Own productions: Krossover bv

Presenting, radio and television

Presenting and chairing events

• Paleissymposium: Music and Mind, Music as Medicine, Koninklijk Paleis Amsterdam, co-chair, 2025
• Leve de Volksopera!, NTR
• Masterclass Podium Klassiek, NPO

Guest

• Het Prinsengrachtconcert
• Het 5 mei-concert op de Amstel
• Dodenherdenkingsconcert 4 mei

Radio

• Middagmagazine, Curaçao.nu, every Friday 12:00–14:00
• Tania's Vakantieplan, morning programme, Paradise FM

Television

• Winner of The Masked Singer, RTL 4
• Beste Zangers, plus the Eurovision and KiKa specials, AVROTROS
• DNA Singers, RTL 4
• Secret Duets, SBS 6
• Mentor on ZING!, EO
• Jury member on ARIA, two seasons, Omroep MAX
• Jury member Van Popster tot Operaster, AVRO
• Jury member Het Orkest van Nederland, RTL 4
• Jury member Musical Awards
• Volle Zalen met Cornald Maas, AVROTROS
• Guest on DWDD, Podium Witteman, Pauw & Witteman, RTL Late Night, Koffietijd, Vrije Geluiden and Reiziger in de Muziek, among others

Documentaries and recordings

• Ik wil alles, documentary, AVRO/IDTV
• Typisch Tania, music special, AVRO
• Carmen Revisited, concert recording, Krossover
• Kross 2000, concert recording, Krossover
• Van Mozart tot Madonna, concert recording, Krossover
• Van Curaçao tot Concertgebouw, concert recording, Krossover

Opera on DVD

• Marco Polo, De Nationale Opera
• The Rake's Progress, Nederlandse Reisopera
• Andrea Chénier, Bregenzer Festspiele

Film

• Bon Bini Holland, Kaap Holland Film
• Casa Coco, Greenfield / Messercola Productions
• Holland: Natuur in de Delta, singing voice, Dutch FilmWorks

Discography

• Corazón, Universal Music, Edison Publieksprijs
• Arie Antiche, Universal Music
• De Nederlandse Matthäus Passion, Jan Rot, Universal Music
• Krossover: Opera Revisited, Challenge Records
• Om Liefde, Tjeerd and Huub Oosterhuis, DEMP Music
• Rosefire, Martin Fondse, Eric Vloeimans, Matangi Kwartet
• Come Together, Kane, Kane Records
• Beste Zangers, season 10
• Single Eens komt de dag, Jonge Strijkers en Blazers Nederland
• Single Warawara, Philip Rehm

Education

• Guest teacher in classical singing, Conservatorium Suriname
• Guest teacher at HKU, Faculty of Music: cultural entrepreneurship
• Fellow at HKU, Faculty of Music
• Kazoo: national education programme with Het Concertgebouw
• Zing met ons mee: education project with Het Concertgebouw
• Waterwerken: education project with Het Concertgebouw, premiere 2017
• Musical director of the women's choir Music Is Love, 35 members

Board, advisory and ambassador roles

• Founder of Stichting Nos Teatro Korsou
• Consultant for the Capital C vision plan for CAH, 2026 to 2030
• Member of the Akademie van Kunsten
• Member of the Forum Lezen en Schrijven
• Member of the Palace Committee Paleis op de Dam
• Ambassador for Leerorkest in the Netherlands and Curaçao
• Ambassador for Instrumentendepot Leerorkest
• Ambassador for KBZON, the national choir association
• Ambassador for Muziek Telt!
• Committee of recommendation for NiNsee
• Committee of recommendation for UvA Bijzondere Collecties