Bas Kuijlenburg

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Bas Kuijlenburg
Born(1962-03-07)7 March 1962
Utrecht, Netherlands
Died17 December 2022(2022-12-17) (aged 60)
Culemborg, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)singer and conductor

Bas Kuijlenburg (7 March 1962 – 17 December 2022) was a Dutch singer (bass-baritone) and conductor.[1][2][3]

Biography[change | change source]

Kuijlenburg was born in 1962 and studied social sciences and later school music and solo singing at the Utrechts Conservatorium. After graduating, he took lessons with bass Pieter van den Berg.[4]

Kuijlenburg sang many at the musical theater and opera. He sang as a choir member and soloist in several productions with Dutch National Opera. He also sang with BarokOpera Amsterdam, Opera per Tutti and Opera Animous. In the Dutch version of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar he played the role of high priest Kaiaphas. As a conductor, he led the Culemborgs Men's Choir in his hometown Culemborg for 15 years.[4]

Kuijlenburg died after an head-on collision with an ambulance on 17 December 2022, at the age of 60.[2][3][4]

References[change | change source]

  1. death announcement Archived 2022-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, goudsepost.nl
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Culemborg rouwt om verlies muzikale 'omnivoor' Bas Kuijlenburg na frontale botsing met ambulance". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Bas-bariton Bas Kuijlenburg (60) overleden door aanrijding". NPO Radio 4 (in Dutch). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "BAS KUIJLENBURG OVERLEDEN". Opera Magazine (in Dutch). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.