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Judith Mok is a Dutch soprano, author and poet, who lives in Ireland and has released novels and other works in English.

Biography

Judith Mok was born in Bergen, North Holland.^[1] At 14 she entered the Royal Conservatory of The Hague where she was accepted into both the dance and music programs.^[2] At 20, she graduated having published her first collection of short stories the year before.^[3] After meeting her husband Michael O'Loughlin, they moved to Ireland in 2003.^[4]^[5]

Mok has authored several poems.^[6] Her book, "The State of Dark", is a memoir which details her family and their experiences surviving the holocaust.^[7]^[8]

References

^ Ríordáin, Clíona Ní (2023-05-25). "Interview with Judith Mok". Études Irlandaises (48–1): 103–109. doi:10.4000/etudesirlandaises.14941. ISSN 0183-973X.
^ Lee, Jenny (2023-09-25). "Dutch soprano and vocal coach to the stars Judith Mok recounts her family's Holocaust losses". The Irish News. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
^ Smither, Tanis. "Interview: Renowned vocal coach Judith Mok discusses Ireland's ever-growing pool of talent". Hotpress. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
^ Angulo, Sergio (2012-09-20). "Interview with Judith Mok - Blog del Instituto Cervantes de Dublín Blog del Instituto Cervantes de Dublín". The Instituto Cervantes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-18.
^ Smith, Andrea (2011-09-18). "The never-ending love story". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
^ Huber, Werner; Mayer, Sandra; Novak, Julia, eds. (2012). Ireland in, and Europe: cross-currents and exchanges. Irish studies in Europe. Trier: Wiss. Verl. Trier. ISBN 978-3-86821-421-5.
^ McGuiggan, James Camien (2023-01-04). "So That They are Not Lost". The Journal of Music | News, Reviews and Opinion. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
^ Bolger, Dermot (2022-10-15). "The State of Dark: Powerful memoir gives voice to a family the Nazis tried to silence". Business Post. Retrieved 2024-09-18.

[1] Ríordáin, Clíona Ní (2023-05-25). "Interview with Judith Mok". Études Irlandaises (48–1): 103–109. doi:10.4000/etudesirlandaises.14941. ISSN 0183-973X.

[2] Lee, Jenny (2023-09-25). "Dutch soprano and vocal coach to the stars Judith Mok recounts her family's Holocaust losses". The Irish News. Retrieved 2024-09-18.

[3] Smither, Tanis. "Interview: Renowned vocal coach Judith Mok discusses Ireland's ever-growing pool of talent". Hotpress. Retrieved 2024-09-18.

[4] Angulo, Sergio (2012-09-20). "Interview with Judith Mok - Blog del Instituto Cervantes de Dublín Blog del Instituto Cervantes de Dublín". The Instituto Cervantes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-18.

[5] Smith, Andrea (2011-09-18). "The never-ending love story". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2024-09-18.

[6] Huber, Werner; Mayer, Sandra; Novak, Julia, eds. (2012). Ireland in, and Europe: cross-currents and exchanges. Irish studies in Europe. Trier: Wiss. Verl. Trier. ISBN 978-3-86821-421-5.

[7] McGuiggan, James Camien (2023-01-04). "So That They are Not Lost". The Journal of Music | News, Reviews and Opinion. Retrieved 2024-09-18.

[8] Bolger, Dermot (2022-10-15). "The State of Dark: Powerful memoir gives voice to a family the Nazis tried to silence". Business Post. Retrieved 2024-09-18.

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-'''Judith Mok''' is a Dutch [[soprano]], author and poet, who lives in Ireland and has released novels and many articles in English.
+'''Judith Mok''' is a Dutch [[soprano]], author and poet, who lives in Ireland and has released novels and   in English.
 ==Biography==
+Judith Mok was born in Bergen, North Holland.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ríordáin |first=Clíona Ní |date=2023-05-25 |title=Interview with Judith Mok |url=http://journals.openedition.org/etudesirlandaises/14941 |journal=Études Irlandaises |issue=48–1 |pages=103–109 |doi=10.4000/etudesirlandaises.14941 |issn=0183-973X}}</ref> At 14 she entered the [[Royal Conservatory of The Hague]] where she was accepted into both the dance and music programs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-25 |title=Dutch soprano and vocal coach to the stars Judith Mok recounts her family's Holocaust losses |url=https://www.irishnews.com/arts/music/2023/09/25/news/dutch_soprano_and_vocal_coach_to_the_stars_judith_mok_recounts_her_families_holocost_loses-3631548/ |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=The Irish News |language=en | first = Jenny | last = Lee }}</ref> At 20, she graduated having published her first collection of short stories the year before.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smither |first=Tanis |title=Interview: Renowned vocal coach Judith Mok discusses Ireland's ever-growing pool of talent |url=https://www.hotpress.com/opinion/interview-renowned-vocal-coach-judith-mok-discusses-irelands-ever-growing-pool-of-talent-22851758 |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Hotpress}}</ref> After meeting her husband Michael O'Loughlin, they moved to Ireland in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Angulo |first=Sergio |date=2012-09-20 |title=Interview with Judith Mok - Blog del Instituto Cervantes de Dublín Blog del Instituto Cervantes de Dublín |url=https://blogs.cervantes.es/dublin/interview-with-judith-mok/ |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=The Instituto Cervantes |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Andrea |date=2011-09-18 |title=The never-ending love story |url=https://www.independent.ie/life/the-never-ending-love-story/26772801.html |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Irish Independent |language=en}}</ref>
-Judith Mok was born  in Bergen, North Holland.
-After graduating from the [[Royal Conservatory of The Hague]] at a very young age, Mok won French and Dutch State Grants to study in [[Vienna]] under [[Christa Ludwig]] and her mother [[Eugenia Ludwig|Eugenia]]. In Paris she studied French repertoire with [[Pierre Bernac]] and [[Noémie Pérugia]]. She participated in [[masterclasses]] for contemporary music by [[Cathy Berberian]], [[John Cage]], [[Karlheinz Stockhausen]] and [[Dorothy Dorow]]. She was also chosen for masterclasses by [[Elisabeth Schwarzkopf]]. Prizes followed at the international vocalist competitions in Den Bosch and Barcelona.
+Mok has authored several poems.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Ireland in, and Europe: cross-currents and exchanges |date=2012 |publisher=Wiss. Verl. Trier |isbn=978-3-86821-421-5 |editor-last=Huber |editor-first=Werner |series=Irish studies in Europe |location=Trier |editor-last2=Mayer |editor-first2=Sandra |editor-last3=Novak |editor-first3=Julia}}</ref> Her book, "The State of Dark", is a memoir which details her family and their experiences surviving the holocaust.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGuiggan |first=James Camien |date=2023-01-04 |title=So That They are Not Lost |url=https://journalofmusic.com/opinion/so-they-are-not-lost |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=The Journal of Music {{!}} News, Reviews and Opinion |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bolger |first=Dermot |date=2022-10-15 |title=The State of Dark: Powerful memoir gives voice to a family the Nazis tried to silence |url=https://www.businesspost.ie/life-arts/the-state-of-dark-powerful-memoir-gives-voice-to-a-family-the-nazis-tried-to-silence/ |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Business Post |language=en-IE}}</ref>
-Her [[lieder]], [[oratorio]] and [[opera]] repertoire led to appearances at numerous festivals including Salzburg, Edinburgh, Paris and the Holland Festival. She has worked in North and South America and in almost every country in Europe.
-Having dedicated part of her career to contemporary music, composers such as [[Louis Andriessen]], [[Gerardo Gandini]], Bob Zimmerman and [[Jeff Hamburg]] have written works for her which have been recorded on CD. She was also chosen by the [[Academy Awards|Oscar]]-winning Chinese composer [[Tan Dun]] to perform his works in several countries. She has worked with contemporary music ensembles like the Nieuw Ensemble, and l'ensemble Contrechamps in Geneva.
-Mok sang the opening of the Musica Festival in Strasbourg (''[[Il canto sospeso]]'' by [[Luigi Nono (composer)|Luigi Nono]]),{{clarify|date=March 2018}}<!--This cannot be the Strasbourg Music Festival, which began in 1932, long before Il canto sospeso was composed.--> in addition to creating her own [[a cappella]] recital. Irish composer [[Elaine Agnew]] wrote a piece ''Snowhole'' for her and members of the [[Irish Chamber Orchestra]], which was performed at the National Concert Hall, Dublin. Recently she appeared for the New York openair concerts.
-Her love for [[chamber music]] led to Mok singing duos with the mezzo-soprano [[Susanna Moncayo]] and the pianist Fernando Perez. Together they have toured in Europe and the Americas. They have recorded two CDs of this unique repertoire. They were also invited to give a gala concert in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam as a wedding present for the Dutch crown prince [[Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange|Willem Alexander]] and his wife [[Princess Máxima of the Netherlands|Máxima]].
-More recently Mok widened her musical experience by performing with various rock artists.{{who|date=March 2018}} She has been working for years on her extended vocal techniques, experimenting with her voice and presentation. This also led to her deepening her interest for Sephardic (Jewish) music. Her love and involvement with literature and her desire to combine this with music led to the creation of her one-woman show “Molly Says No” about Molly Bloom, the heroine of [[James Joyce|J Joyce’s]] ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]'', which has toured worldwide from India to the United States (Lincoln Center, The Academy Hollywood. Mok’s books of poetry, novels and short stories have been published in Dutch and English, for which she received various awards and nominations. She has also sung and acted in several feature films, including the award-winning ''[[Goodnight, Vienna]]''
-==External links==
-*[http://www.judithmok.com Judith Mok's Website]
-*[http://www.salmonpoetry.com/details.php?ID=236&a=207 Mok's most recent poetry collection with Salmon Poetry]
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120227163124/http://www.theparlourreview.com/judith-mok Mok's biography on The Parlour Review]<!--"Account suspended" is the only message.-->
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160116231539/http://www.vulgo.ie/tag/judith-mok/ Mok's Show, "Molly Says No" reviewed at vulgo.ie]
-* [http://newobsessive.blogspot.ie/2011/12/judith-mok.html Mok interviewed at The New Obsessive]
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