Opera Zuid
Opera Zuid offers, due to the universal character of its themes and the incomparable emotional directness and impact of its pure live experience, a unique experience that will become increasingly important in the 21st century. Opera Zuid transports you to a world where time can stand still and the virtual is breathtakingly real.
Opera Zuid brings opera closer: opera that touches, amazes and raptures you, through the inexhaustible power of imagination of man. With our productions we want to contribute to the diary of the world. Tradition and innovation go hand in hand, great masterpieces from the past strike the heart of our here and now. We connect new creations with tradition and current events. We believe that the complete experience opera offers is more relevant than ever and can change our lives. Based on this conviction, we travel with opera productions that we want to share with an as large and diverse audience as possible.
Who is Who
| MANAGEMENT | ||
| Waut Koeken | Artistic & General Manager | anouk@operazuid.nl |
| Ton Coenen | Head of Operations and Finance | ton@operazuid.nl |
| Jurjen Toepoel | Head of Public Relations and Commerce | jurjen@operazuid.nl |
| Anouk van den Driest | Management Assistant | anouk@operazuid.nl |
| PRODUCTION | ||
| Lotte Lindelauff | Production Manager & Artistic Administrator | productie@operazuid.nl |
| Joep Hupperetz | Production Assistant and Dramaturge | joep@operazuid.nl |
| TECHNOLOGY | ||
| Sylvain Smeets | Technical Coordinator | sylvain@operazuid.nl |
| Nathalie Smeets | Props & Volunteer Coordinator | nathalie@operazuid.nl |
| MARKETING / COMMUNICATION / EDUCATION | ||
| Fanny Bartels | Marketing and Communication Coordinator | fanny@operazuid.nl |
| Leana Bekker | Marketing and Communication Officer | leana@operazuid.nl |
| Willemijn Doelman | Freelance Employee Marketing and Communication | willemijn@operazuid.nl |
| Tia Schutrups | Freelance Employee Press and Communication | pers@operazuid.nl |
| Lobke Houkes | Education Officer | educatie@operazuid.nl |
| COSTUME DEPARTMENT | atelier@operazuid.nl | |
| Leo van den Boorn | Head of Costume Department | |
| Ben van Buuren | Costume Department Assistant | atelier@operazuid.nl |
| John Meertens | atelier@operazuid.nl | |
| Anny Krutzen | Assistent Head of Costume Department | atelier@operazuid.nl |
| Costume Department Assistant | ||
| atelier@operazuid.nl | ||
| Gea Wijnen | Costume Department Assistant | atelier@operazuid.nl |
| OFFICE | ||
| Sophie Scarrott | General Facility Assistant | sophie@operazuid.nl |
| Mick Höfelmann | Genator | mick@operazuid.nl |
| MANAGEMENT | ||
| Waut Koeken | Artistic & General Manager | anouk@operazuid.nl |
| Ton Coenen | Head of Operations and Finance | ton@operazuid.nl |
| Jurjen Toepoel | Head of Public Relations and Commerce | jurjen@operazuid.nl |
| Anouk van den Driest | Management Assistant | anouk@operazuid.nl |
| PRODUCTION | ||
| Lotte Lindelauff | Production Manager & Artistic Administrator | productie@operazuid.nl |
| Joep Hupperetz | Production Assistant and Dramaturge | joep@operazuid.nl |
| TECHNOLOGY | ||
| Sylvain Smeets | Technical Coordinator | sylvain@operazuid.nl |
| Nathalie Smeets | Props & Volunteer Coordinator | nathalie@operazuid.nl |
| MARKETING / COMMUNICATION / EDUCATION | ||
| Fanny Bartels | Marketing and Communication Coordinator | fanny@operazuid.nl |
| Leana Bekker | Marketing and Communication Officer | leana@operazuid.nl |
| Willemijn Doelman | Freelance Employee Marketing and Communication | willemijn@operazuid.nl |
| Tia Schutrups | Freelance Employee Press and Communication | pers@operazuid.nl |
| Lobke Houkes | Education Officer | educatie@operazuid.nl |
| COSTUME DEPARTMENT | atelier@operazuid.nl | |
| Leo van den Boorn | Head of Costume Department | |
| Ben van Buuren | Costume Department Assistant | atelier@operazuid.nl |
| John Meertens | atelier@operazuid.nl | |
| Anny Krutzen | Assistent Head of Costume Department | atelier@operazuid.nl |
| Costume Department Assistant | ||
| atelier@operazuid.nl | ||
| Gea Wijnen | Costume Department Assistant | atelier@operazuid.nl |
| OFFICE | ||
| Sophie Scarrott | General Facility Assistant | sophie@operazuid.nl |
| Mick Höfelmann | Genator | mick@operazuid.nl |
History
For many years, Opera Zuid’s various departments occupied four locations across Maastricht; the offices were on the Wilhelminasingel, the costume studio people worked from a former school in the Malpertuis district, the set and props depot was on the other side of the city, and rehearsals took place in the former Crosier Monastery, a fifteenth-century complex that today is a luxury hotel of renowned hotelier Camille Oostwegel. When the Municipality of Maastricht sold the Crosier complex, a small church on Sterrenplein served as a replacement until rehearsals moved to the former Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Malpertuis in October 2003. Opera Zuid’s offices also moved to the Malpertuis Church annexe in April 2004, and the costume workshop followed a few months later.
The Municipality of Maastricht purchased Malpertuis Church and annexe in March 2001. The Diocese welcomed the proposal to house Opera Zuid in the church and annexe. The Municipality was obliged to provide a single accommodation for all of Opera Zuid’s departments, so this location was offered after a feasibility study. The annexe’s temporary tenant, Reinaert Clinic, found alternative premises, after which the Malpertuis Church was renovated and ready for its first rehearsals in October 2003.
Since then, the church’s many broken stained-glass windows have been repaired and double glazing installed to prevent noise pollution. The courtyard’s new building is a set-design studio and storage depot.
In 1966, the architect Jean Huysmans and the artist Albert Troost worked on a unique partnership for a figurative and abstract stained-glass window for the Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Malpertuis, Maastricht. The four church walls form a coherent ensemble. The altar side honours the hand of creation, the emerging circle of the Sun (the north-east wall), and birds fly towards the Earth represented on the adjacent wall (south-east side). The first people take shelter, and the first drama takes place. Opposite, the wall of the non-earth (north-west) are floating oversized evangelical symbols. The waking angel (south-west wall), with its wing stretched across the entire wall, closes the square.
Supervisory Board
| Chairman | Mr. mr. J.F.M. Heuvelmans |
| Treasurer | Mrs. G.M.J.M. Stratermans AA |
| Secretary | Mrs. P.J.M.G. Blanksma-van den Heuvel |
| Boardmember | Mr. mr. L.B. Langevoort |
| Boardmember | Mr. Arthur van Dijk |
| Boardmember | Mrs. S. Goetgeluk |
| Chairman | Mr. mr. J.F.M. Heuvelmans |
| Treasurer | Mrs. G.M.J.M. Stratermans AA |
| Secretary | Mrs. P.J.M.G. Blanksma-van den Heuvel |
| Boardmember | Mr. mr. L.B. Langevoort |
| Boardmember | Mr. Arthur van Dijk |
| Boardmember | Mrs. S. Goetgeluk |
Mr. mr. J.F.M. Heuvelmans / chairman since 01-12-2020
Functions:
Lawyer, BG.legal
Additional positions:
Chairman Business Consultation Tilburg Region
Board member VNO-NCW Midden-Brabant
Member of the Advisory Board of Unipartners Tilburg
Member of the Supervisory Board of the Spiegelglas Fund
Member KoBra Tilburg
Mrs. G.M.J.M. Stratermans AA / treasurer since 24-10-2019
Functions:
Accountant ZIJ-SPAN B.V.
Additional positions:
Member of the Supervisory Board of Huis voor de Kunsten Limburg
Mrs. P.J.M.G. Blanksma-van den Heuvel / Boardmember since 01-11-2018
Functions:
Mayor of Helmond
Additional positions:
Member of the Advisory Committee on Dispute Resolution for Performance Agreements in the Housing Act
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of NIBUD (National Institute for Budget Information)
Chairman of the Insurer Assessment Foundation
Member of the Supervisory Board of DITSS (Dutch Institute for Technology, Safety & Security)
Member of the Board of Directors of Flemish-Dutch Huis deBuren
Member of the National Veterans Day Committee
Mr. Mr. L.B. Langevoort / member since 01-07-2017
Functions:
Intendant of the Cologne Philharmonic
Director of KölnMusik GmbH
Director AchtBrücken GmbH
Additional positions:
Member of the Kuratorium European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Salzburg
President of the European Concert Hall Organization, Brussels
Member Beirat Deutsche Orchester Stiftung, Berlin
Member Beirat Conductors Forum Deutsche MusikRat Projekt GmbH, Bonn
Vice Chairman Deutsche Konzerthauskonferenz
Member Beirat Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, Frankfurt
Member of the Supervisory Board Liz Mohn Kultur- und Musikstiftung, Berlin / Gütersloh
Member of the Kuratorium Rheinland Common Purpose Deutschland GmbH, Cologne
Member of the Kuratorium Ensemble Musikfabrik, Köln
Member Kuratorium Landes Jugend Ensembles der Landesmusikrat NRW, Düsseldorf
Chairman Beirat Kultur City Marketing Köln e.V., Köln
Member Kuratorium KölnAlumni – Universität zu Köln
Member Beirat Kuratorium KölnMusik e.V., Köln
Treasurer of the Supervisory Board ON – Neue Musik Köln e.V., Köln
Chairman of the Kuratorium Orchesterakademie GürzenichOrchester Köln, Köln
Chairman of the Supervisory Board Planet Kultur e.V., Köln
Member of the Kuratorium Verein der Freunde und Förderer der Rheinische Musikschule, Köln
Member of the Supervisory Board of Zentral Dombau-Verein Köln
Mr. Arthur van Dijk / Boardmember since 28-05-2020
Function:
Director Raad en Daad – Art and Culture in transition
Additional positions:
Member of the Supervisory Board of Kunstloc Brabant (since 2019)
Member of the Supervisory Board of Cultuurmij Oost (since 2015)
Advisor Culture Memorandum 2017-2020 and 2021-2024, Municipality of Utrecht
Mrs. S. Goetgeluk / Boardmember since 18-03-2021
Function:
CEO Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo
Ancillary positions (unpaid):
– Sustainable Food Initiative Board (chair)
– Board of Greenports Nederland (member of the executive board)
– Ambassador of the South Netherlands Philharmonic
Mr. ir. H.P.M. Kivits / Honorary Chairman
You can view the retirement schedule here
You can view the annual reports for 2019 and 2020, as well as the Code Governance Culture here