17-03-2022 BBC Music Magazine
"Vermeulen presents 'an ode to death': a dark programme of lieder and songs by the likes of Cage, Ives and even Billie Eilish. The eclectic programme occasionally jars, but there's nevertheless much to enjoy."
01-03-2022 Fanfare Magazine
"To sum up, this is a brilliant recital, one that is as thought-provoking as it is musically satisfying. It’s all caught in a top-notch recording, too."
11-02-2022 Mania
"She sounds very baroque with Monteverdi, she sounds classical with Schubert and she sings Eilish's music with a subdued pop voice. She can also handle music from the late romantic (R. Strauss and G. Mahler) and the contemporary (Rihm, Cage) with all her voice coloring without any problems.
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09-02-2022 De Gelderlander
"singer and pianist have succeeded in surpassing their first CD Dirty Minds with brilliance. Make way for that second Edison!"
01-02-2022 Mania
"Accompanied by the effortless phrasing Jan Philip Schulze, Olivia Vermeulen knows how to 'switch along' with the various types of music with her versatile use of voice.
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26-01-2022 De Standaard
"Vermeulen's voice is a phenomenon: a slender but rich mezzo that folds lyrically around the most diverse pieces of music
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20-01-2022 Klara
"can appeal to both classical music lovers and listeners of more contemporary, more adventurous genres.
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20-01-2022 De Volkskrant
"Mezzo-soprano Olivia Vermeulen and pianist Jan Philip Schulze demonstrate on their new album Hello Darkness how finiteness provides endless listening pleasure.
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20-01-2022 NRC
"Vermeulen's ode to death is anything but depressing. Vermeulen is convincing in every genre, brings characters to life in her voice – you can almost see them.
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06-01-2022 Parool
"Schulze once again shows himself to be a dream pianist, who unites in empathetic interplay with the singer's voice
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07-09-2020 Music web International
"I was generally won over by the music making. It is superbly sung throughout by Olivia Vermeulen... It is an intimate, playful programme, beautifully performed"
24-07-2020 Fanfare
"The true premise of this recital may be to display Vermeulen’s versatility; she is a rare specialist in both the 18th and 21st centuries, and she sings everything in between with understanding and character. Oh, did I mention that her voice is beautiful?"
05-06-2020 De nieuwe Muze
"A more than convincing 'debut CD' that cheerfully focuses on the 'dirty minds' of composers and is also beautifully recorded."
10-04-2020 Luister
"A more than convincing 'debut CD' that cheerfully focuses on the 'dirty minds' of composers and is also beautifully recorded."
25-03-2020 Opera Nederland
"Listen to her beautiful legato here. Jan Philip Schulze always manages to find the right atmosphere in all genres."
19-03-2020 NRC
"Still, there is much more to say about Vermeulen's wonderful album Dirty minds, who has a flourishing opera career, especially in Germany, and pianist Jan Philip Schulze. Straightforward is fun, but Vermeulen and Schulze are just as interested in the power of the suggestion - a dirty mind is a joy forever."
06-03-2020 Mania
"The transition from one song to another is sometimes a bit of a switch, but it makes it a special bouquet."
21-02-2020 Trouw
"Vermeulen sings about thirty songs and her kameolontic voice colors superbly with every changing atmosphere. Beautiful singing is not necessarily the goal, text interpretation and character all the more."
17-01-2020 Luister
"Dirty Minds contains songs in which great composers present themselves from their most 'sensual' side."
