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- 1
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- Ich will Musik neu erzählen
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Belgium
- Active from
- 1946-10-30
belgian conductorbelgian countertenorclassicalconductorcountertenor
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René Jacobs (Born: October 30, 1946, Ghent) is a Belgian (Flemish) musician. He came to fame as a countertenor but in recent years has become renowned as a conductor of Baroque and early Classical opera. His recordings have won numerous awards, including the Grammy Award for "Best Opera", Gramophone 's "Record of the Year", and numerous European awards. Jacobs began his musical career as a boy chorister at the Cathedral of Ghent. Later he studied <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ren%C3%A9+Jaco
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- René
- Family name
- Jacobs
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Ghent
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Sint-Barbaracollege
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Rene Jacobs 2011 (cropped).jpg
- Voice type
- countertenor
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- date of birth
- 1946-10-30
- student
- Carlos Mena
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