[Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] Mezzo-soprano Tania Kross has won the 2023 Johannes Vermeer Award [Johannes Vermeer Prijs 2023] for her international singing career and the innovative way in which she makes opera widely accessible to diverse audiences. Gunay Uslu, State Secretary for Culture and Media, will present…
The Supervisory Board of the University of Amsterdam has named Peter-Paul Verbeek (1970) Rector Magnificus and member of the Executive Board of the UvA. This was done with positive recommendations from the representative advisory bodies. The appointment is for a period of four years and takes effect on 1 October 2022. Verbeek succeeds the current rector Karen Maex, who leaves the UvA in July.