“Through music, we will realize how similar we all are. This will help us to make the world a little better.
Upcoming Winter 2025
Messiah by G.F. Händel. Tournee around the Netherlands
Meneka Senn – soprano
After receiving her BA in music performance at the conservatory of Amsterdam, Srilankan born soprano Meneka Senn decided to specialize in (early) opera. She was a student at the Exzellenz Program in Mainz where she followed lessons with Andreas Scholl and Ton Koopman among others and graduated her Master of Music at Fontys Conservatory Tilburg.
Meneka was involved as a soloist at the Opera of Pilzn (Czech Republic) and performed the roles of La Musica and Euridice in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo. This production also premiered at the Markgräfisches Theater in Bayreuth. Meneka was accepted into the Carnegie Hall young artist program in New York where she worked alongside the Tallis Scholars.
She sang many roles in baroque productions. A few are Valetto / Drusilla ( Monteverdi – Poppea), Adelanta ( Cavalli – il Xerse) La Tragedia / Ninfa (Caccini – Euridice), Tirsi (Händel – Clori, Tirsi, e Fileno) Agilea (Händel – Teseo). Apart from baroque, she sometimes dives into roles such as Pamina (Mozart – Zauberflöte), Cherubino (Mozart – Figaro) , Silvia ( Haydn – L’isola disabitata) , Leila (Bizet – Les Pecheurs de Perles), Frasquita (Bizet – Carmen).
Easter time in the Netherlands always brings Meneka to the concertgebouw Amsterdam to sing solo in many Matthew Passions.
Meneka performed with conductors like Sigiswald Kuijken , Stephen Stubbs, Fabio Bonnizoni, Raphael Alpermann as well as directors such as Scott Skiba, Pierre Audi, Peter Sellars and Arila Siegert on different operatic projects and sang in the ensembles of Philippe Herreweghe and Ton Koopman.
Apart from being ON the stage, Meneka works as a freelance stage director assistent at the Dutch National Opera Amsterdam and other companies. She also produces music and opera productions for her own foundation Yala Music.
“To me, any Art is meant to make the spectator think about his own behaviour. Therefore artists play a crucial part in the society’s mental health. If we (artists) manage to learn enough about ourselves and be wise enough to play our cards in a conscious way, our Art can change the world.”
What other say:
“…Meneka Senn überzeugte mit klarem Sopran…”
“…Senn gives Bach an exciting and sensual future…”
“…In de eerste plaats sopraan Meneka Senn als een natuurlijke, aandoenlijke en toch ferme Pamina…”
“…Bezaubernde Sopranistin Meneka Senn in Hosenrolle…”
“…Prachtig gezongen Pamina door Meneka Senn…”
“…Meneka Senn zingt ontroerend fraai het Agnus Dei…”
“…Meneka Senn zingt ingetogen en met elan de rol van Morgana…”
“…Energieke rol van Pamina door Meneka Senn…”
- G.Bizet Les Pecheurs de perles
Leila - G. Caccini Euridice
La Tragedia, Ninfa - C. Monteverdi L’incoronazione di Poppea
Valetto, Fortuna, Drusilla, Amore, Athena, Virtue - C. Monteverdi L’Orfeo
La Musica, Euridice, Ninfa - F. Cavalli Xerse
Adelanta - F. Cavalli La Calisto
Diana - H. Purcel Dido and Aeneas
Belinda, Second woman - G.F. Händel Semele
Iris - G.F. Händel Clori, Tirsi e Fileno
Tirsi - G.F. Händel Apollo e Dafne
Dafne - J.Haydn L’isola disabitata
Silvia - W.A. Mozart Die Zauberflöte
Pamina, Papagena, Queen of the night - W.A. Mozart Le nozze di Figaro
Cherubino, Barbarina - W.A. Mozart La clemenza di Tito
Servilia - B. Smetana Die verkaufte Braut
Esmeralda - G. Bizet Carmen
Frasquita - M. Williamson The happy prince
The swallow- C. Saint-Saens La princesse jaune
Lena
- C. Saint-Saens La princesse jaune