Jan-Willem Schaafsma

Dutch tenor Jan-Willem Schaafsma completed his studies at the Royal Conservatory (The Hague) and received his Master-degree at the Dutch National Opera Academy (DNOA).   In DNOA he sang several full roles, among which Lysander (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Britten) and La Théière/La Rainette (L’enfant et les Sortilèges, Ravel), focusing on the character Fach and comprimario roles. After his graduation he sang Dr. Cajus (Falstaff, Verdi) in the IVAI festival, Tel Aviv, conducted by maestro Paul Nadler, and Phaeton (Phaeton, Lully) in a tour throughout The Netherlands.   In the past years he sang Candide (Candide, Bernstein) and La Barca (Banchieri) at the Nederlandse Reisopera (Dutch Touring Opera). In 2011 he sang the role of Fabrizio in Mirandolina (Martinů) under the baton of maestro Ed Sp