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Håkon Kornstad Tenor Battle at Bimhuis
Courtesy of Onno Beukenhorst | Posted on April 5, 2016
When
Fri, May 27, 2016
20:30
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Håkon Kornstad is both jazz saxophonist and opera singer, a rare double talent. This Norwegian one man tenor battle and his ensemble combine the best of two worlds.
Just after his international breakthrough as a jazz saxophonist he decided to try opera singing, and it worked: Håkon Kornstad surprises everyone, including himself, with his double talent as an opera tenor and a tenor sax player. This one man tenor battle has already performed at the Bimhuis as a solo artist. Now he presents his five-piece ensemble with marvelous Norwegian musicians. Arias by Massenet, Gluck and Bizet segue into glowing jazz improvisations, colored with unusual instruments such as harmonium and singing saw....