Duo Youth and Love

ROLFE DAUZ: Singer

San Francisco native, Filipino-American baritone Rolfe Dauz studied at Bard College, NY, came to the Netherlands to continue his studies at the National Opera Academy and is a recipient of the Holland Scholarship and the Non-EU Talent Grant.

Recently, Dauz toured the Netherlands with ­Opera2Day, covered Leporello with the Orchestra of the 18th century, gave a Grote Zangers live stream concert in the Muziekgebouw and, was seen at the 2021 Holland Festival performing the role of Wotan/Hingaan Jann in a new opera entitled Ine Aya’ by Indonesian composer Yadi Nursalim Anugerah.

GABRIELE ZEMAITYTE: Pianist

Gabriele Zemaityte was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. At the age of six she began her studies at the National M. K. Ciurlionis Art School in Vilnius. Laureate of numerous national and international piano competitions, she has taken part in masterclasses with such renowned teachers as Dmitry Bashkirov, and Stefan Vladar among others.

In 2019, Gabriele completed her Master degree at Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag in the class of Prof. Naum Grubert. Since 2017 Gabriele is privileged to have an opportunity to practice on a Bechstein grand piano loaned by Nationaal Muziek­instrumenten Fonds.