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Theo van den Bogaard

Theo van den Boogaard

General

Full Name:

Ir. Theodorus Antonius van den Bogaard

Date of birth:

May 12, 1970

Civil status:

living with partner and one child in Amsterdam

 

 

Period

 

Education

1982-1988

Gymnasium-ß, Preadinius Gymnasium, Groningen

 

1988-1994

Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, University of Technology Delft
Specialisation: Data networks

 

1991-1995

Philosophy, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden
Specialisation: Epistemology and Metaphysics (not graduated)

 

1995

Philosophy, Freie Universität Berlin

 

Working experience

 

(end-)position

 

summer 1993

Sierra Rutile Ltd., Sierra Leone, W-Africa

internship

 

1996-1998

Andersen Consulting (now: Accenture)

senior consultant

 

1998-1999

Alferink Artists Management B.V.

internship

 

since 1999

Alferink Artists Management B.V.

managing director


Description of working experience

At Sierra Rutile Ltd. Theo van den Bogaard wrote a report for senior management, including proposals to improve the data networks

At Andersen Consulting, he adviced clients in the telecom industry such as France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom. Based in Chicago, Paris and Frankfurt he specialised in 'billing'.

Theo went on to become an associate with Alferink Artists in 1999 and now owns the company. The agency specialises in General Management (World wide exclusive representation), managing established artists with international careers as well as developing the careers of talented young artists. The agency specialises in managing vocal artists, stage directors and conductors. Important promoters include the Metropolitan Opera (New York), Royal Opera House (London), Opéra National de Paris and the Teatro alla Scala (Milan). 

In addition to artist management, the agency is also involved in special projects. For example, Theo van den Bogaard is artistic director of the Diaghilev Festival and has managed to persuade Valery Gergiev to become its patron. The agency has previously produced concerts and recitals for Jessye Norman, Edita Gruberova and José Cura while Theo van den Bogaard also organises recital tours for Thomas Quasthoff, Charlotte Margiono and Robert Holl. The agency is also engaged in creating and staging complete operas, e.g. a semi-staged version of Die Lustige Witwe, the final concert of the 'Vocaal Festival' in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. Theo van den Bogaard is currently preparing a recital series, starting in 2009/10, to be held in the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ.

Publications

since 2001 a contributor to Dutch weekly "De Groene Amsterdammer";
Theo van den Bogaard's book "Mijn rust is weg/mijn hart is zwaar", contains a short history of art song and a collection of 100 songs. Publisher: Prometheus Bert Bakker, Amsterdam. To date 3000 copies sold

   

Extra-Curricular

Since 2002 Chairman of the "Federatie voor Nederlandse Concertdirecties en Impresario's", Dutch mother organisation of IAMA/AEAA;

Since 2006 Theo van den Bogaard is regularly invited for radio programmes (such as Opium, Diskotabel, NPS Opera Live, Een goedemorgen met etc.) to comment on topics related to the human voice;

Theo van den Bogaard is the music teacher at Willemientje, his son's crèche

   

Languages

Dutch - mother tongue
English - fluent
German - fluent
French - reasonable fluent

   

Hobbies

Theo van den Bogaard plays piano at advanced amateur level. He enjoys playing tennis and reading literature

Amsterdam, June 2007

   

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