With what orchestra did the "Afred" from The Revenge of the Bat debut in 1987?
Nico van der Meel Nico van der Meel is a Dutch tenor. He made his debut with the Concertgebouw Orchestra during the 1987/1988 season and made a recording of Bach's "St John Passion", conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken. Between 1989 and 1996, he made several tours and recordings of Bach's "Mass in B minor" and "St Matthew Passion". He has since performed with conductors such as Nikolaus Harnoncourt, John Eliot Gardiner, Gustav Leonhardt, Peter Schreier, Jan Willem de Vriend, Helmuth Rilling, Michel Corboz and Sir Colin Davis. He has also performed in a number of operatic roles, including Alfred in "Die Fledermaus" by Johann Strauss, Sellem in Igor Stravinsky's "The Rake's Progress", Pedrillo in Mozart's "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" under Christopher Hogwood, among others. He is a member of the group Camerata Trajectina and conducts the William Byrd Vocal Ensemble, which specializes in a cappella music from the 16th to the 20th century.
Moscow Symphony Orchestra The Moscow Symphony Orchestra is a non-state-supported Russian symphony orchestra, founded in 1989 by the sisters Ellen and Marina Levine. The musicians include graduates from such institutions as the Moscow Conservatory, Kiev Conservatory, and Saint Petersburg Conservatory. The orchestra has recorded over 100 CDs for Naxos and Marco Polo. The current Music Director is the Netherlands conductor Arthur Arnold. Past Music Directors are Antonio de Almeida (France) and Vladimir Ziva (Russia). The Moscow Symphony Orchestra performs its Master Series in the historic Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. The orchestra has performed with Russian soloists such as Yuri Bashmet, Victor Tretyakov, Vadim Repin, Alexander Knyazev, Alexander Rudin, Alexander Ghindin and Andrei Korobeinikov and with international soloists such as and . The MSO has toured to most European countries, as well as Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, China, Argentina and the United States. The orchestra has also been a regular participant in international music festivals in Germany, Austria, Italy and Cyprus, Argentina.