Charles Dekeyser
Biography Charles Dekeyser
Charles Dekeyser
born in Ghent - Belgium in 1986, started singing classes with Dina Grossberger and with the soprano Martine Reyners. He studied at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles where he attended the classes of bass baritone Marcel Vanaud. He followed master classes with Nadine Denize, Graham Johnson, Sarah Walker, Micaela von Gegerfelt, Pietro Rizzo. In 2008 he was laureate of the 'Concours National de Chant de Verviers - Prix Jacques Dôme'. In June 2010, he obtained the certificate 'Laureate of the Flanders Opera studio, voice option'.
In various projects, Charles performed the characters of Figaro, Bartolo and Antonio (Nozze di Figaro), Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte), Melisso (Alcina), La Mort (La Mort au Bal masqué). As soloist he sang in Dixit Dominus (Händel), chamber music projects on J.Brahms, Requiem (Mozart), Juanelo (Brossé), Messa di Gloria (Donizetti), Recital for The Open Days of the European Union with the pianist Dmytro Sukhovienko in The Centre for fine Arts - Brussel.
In September 2010 he is admitted at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in the Opera studio section in collaboration with la Monnaie under the direction of José van Dam. He received a scholarship granted by Schelstraete & Desmedt nv.
