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11 September 2024

New book release

Some exciting news! The first book fully focusing on my work comes out tomorrow, September 12th.

This book was a collaborative effort written by Stefan Drees, Elisabeth van Treeck, Monika Woitas, Michelle Marx, and many others. The articles in the book are based on a symposium about my work held in 2022 at the Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany.

Link to order: Wolke Verlag
(Please note: this book is mostly in German)

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Featured works

From Dust

Virtual Reality Opera (2023-2024)

The Book of Water

Chamber music theatre (2021-2022)

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Film opera (2019-2020)

Violin Concerto

for solo violin and orchestra (2014)

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Chamber opera (2015-2016)

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for solo cello, string ensemble and film (2010)

As a child, Michel van der Aa used to build labyrinths out of cardboard, complete with intriguing soundscapes. Today, he lets audiences enter alternative worlds in a different way: through his inventive musical, cinematic and digital creations. As a composer, director, and multimedia artist, he brings together various disciplines and leads the classical opera genre into new dimensions.

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Performances

3 December 2024

From Dust (World premiere)

Virtual Reality opera installation. Sjaella.
VR-Days / Immersive Tech Week

De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
4 December 2024

From Dust

Virtual Reality opera installation. Sjaella.
VR-Days / Immersive Tech Week

De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
5 December 2024

From Dust

Virtual Reality opera installation. Sjaella.
VR-Days / Immersive Tech Week

De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands

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