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René Jacobs

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baroque Classical opera conductor german

René Jacobs (Born: October 30, 1946, Ghent) is a Belgian (Flemish) musician. He came to fame as a countertenor but in recent years has become renowned as a conductor of Baroque and early Classical opera. His recordings have won numerous awards, including the Grammy Award for "Best Opera", Gramophone 's "Record of the Year", and numerous European awards. Jacobs began his musical career as a boy chorister at the Cathedral of Ghent. Later he studied

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L'Orfeo, SV 318, Atto III: Possente spirto e formidabil nume (Orfeo)

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Giulio Cesare, HWV 17: Act I, Scene 9 "Va tacito"

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Johannes Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 1: 13. Arie "Ach, mein Sinn, wo willst du endlich hin"

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Johannes Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 2: 38. Rezitativ "Darnach bat Pilatum Joseph von Arimathia (Evangelist)

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