Simon keenlyside presents songs of war london, th october 2011. Keenlyside s singing on this cd is fine, as is the recorded sound. He gave us the scoop on why these songs are a joy to sing after a recent radio interview at wclv classical 104. Albums include le nozze di figaro, carmina burana, and the tempest. Is there any chance that a dvd will ever be released with simon keenlysides complete performance.
Aug 15, 2016 simon keenlyside and friends performed at the 2016 edinburgh international festival at the queens hall. Semyon bychkov, toweldraped and glistening, passes engrossed in conversation with jonas kaufman, the don carlo. I had ordered a copy of the film from premiere opera in the us and the picture and audio quality were worse than the youtube clips, so ill take your advice and order one from house of opera and hope that the quality is slightly better. Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest simon keenlyside interviews. Does anyone know if there is a dvd recording of the roh 2019 production of le nozze di figaro available. To me, their voices blend so exquisitely in this unusual and wounding treasure. One of the unique things about this piece is that it is sung, unconventionally, by two beautiful, brilliant baritones. Keenlysides singing on this cd is fine, as is the recorded sound. Simon keenlyside biography, albums, streaming links. Simon keenlyside in eugene onegin, the royal opera rohbill cooper, 20. Simon keenlyside by brian kellow i t has often been argued that opera and naturalism are incompatible that no matter how hard a performer may try, the physical and technical demands of singing work against absolute realit. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Jan 24, 2008 simon keenlyside sings papageno in mozarts the magic flute at the royal opera house, covent garden, from monday 28 january 2008.
This onegin delights in being louche, playful, arms folded, casual rather than stiff. Oct 23, 2014 s everal years ago, an athletic and barefoot simon keenlyside sang and danced his way through a sinuously staged version of schuberts winterreise at the barbican, choreographed by trisha brown. Music profile for simon keenlyside, born 3 august 1959. Semyon bychkov, toweldraped and glistening, passes engrossed in conversation with jonas kaufman, the don carlo of this production. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from simon keenlyside. The interview with simon keenlyside is due to take place in the depths of the roh. Keenlyside was born in london, the son of raymond and ann keenlyside. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
You can see why the teenaged tatyana might fall for him, even if he is on the mature side. Simon keenlyside in interview with melanie eskenazi you can ask me anything you want to anything at all was perhaps not exactly the response i had been expecting from the baritone simon keenlyside, well known for his distaste for journalistic hype and, dare one say it, with something of a reputation for being other than charming off the stage. Malcolm martineau, an album by simon keenlyside, malcolm martineau on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Jorge binaghi for mundo clasico, 2nd february 2004, translated by nikki pierce.
Jul 22, 2016 simon keenlysidebaritone ulf schirmerconductor munchner rundfunkorchester 2007. In november 2011, sony music will release songs of war by baritone, simon keenlyside. That may be true to a large extent, but there is the occasional exception, and simon keenlyside is one. Simon john keenlyside was born in london on 3rd august 1959, son of raymond and ann keenlyside. After setbacks, a baritone works his way back to the met opera. Please bear with us whilst we are currently having a new website built.
The picture and audio quality is not wonderful similar to the youtube clips but not only is it a record of simons performance, it is also special as a memory of the lovely susan chilcotts fiordiligi. Simon keenlyside in interview with melanie eskenazi. Time out london, 16 22 may 2007 notoriously cagey about giving interviews, simon keenlyside says its being ambushed that he hates. If you need a comparison with older, betterknown colleagues, his voice is darker and a little heavier than dietrich fischerdieskaus but not as dark or heavy as thomas allens. Simon keenlyside was born on august 3, 1959 in london, england as simon john keenlyside. I have admired simon keenlysides beautiful lyric baritione voice for some time. The latest protean metamorphosis interview with simon keenlyside. S everal years ago, an athletic and barefoot simon keenlyside sang and danced his way through a sinuously staged version of schuberts winterreise at the barbican, choreographed by trisha brown. Don giovanni pelicula completa the metropolitan opera. Sir simon keenlyside is one of the worlds most sought after and charismatic singers, noted for his versatility and. Sep 27, 2016 after setbacks, a baritone works his way back to the met opera. Baritone simon keenlyside performs lets begin by kern, live from the edinburgh international festival, exclusively for classic fm.
Simon keenlyside and friends performed at the 2016 edinburgh international festival at the queens hall. Max keenlyside on ragtime, composition, and being a youtube artist. He is an actor, known for eugene onegin 20, macbeth 2011 and hamlet, ambroise thomas 2004. Multiple award winning english baritone opera singer simon keenlyside is interviewed exclusively by c music tv. Simon keenlyside, philip langridge, benjamin britten. Simon keenlyside appears alongside angelika kirschlager on sunday november 3 at the barbican. Keenlyside and serena malfi sing an act i duet from mozarts comedy at the metropolitan opera. Sir simon keenlyside cbe born 3 august 1959 is a british baritone who has had an active international career performing in operas and concerts since the mid1980s. Martin hoyle has a rare audience with simon keenlyside, roguish baritone and straight gay icon. Raymond played second violin in the aeolian quartet, and anns father was the violinist leonard hirsch. Both his father and his grandfather were professional violinists. Simon keenlyside sings papageno in mozarts the magic flute at the royal opera house, covent garden, from monday 28 january 2008.
Simon keenlyside in don giovanni the new york times. I have admired simon keenlyside s beautiful lyric baritione voice for some time. The english baritone, simon keenlyside, studied zoology at cambridge and singing with john cameron at the royal northern college of music in manchester. Simon keenlyside, bryn terfel and francesca zambello discuss mozarts don giovanni. Click the list below to see video clips of simons performances. Songs by schubert, wolf, faure and ravel wigmore hall. Raymond played second violin in the aeolian quartet. Simons 1920 season includes returns to the vienna state opera for posa don carlo, ford falstaff and. His album of operetta arias is out in the uk later this year and he returns to the barbican in november alongside angelika kirchschlager for a concert of operetta duets.
Prolog, the magazine of vienna staatsoper december 2016. Simon keenlyside rodrigo, marquis of posa in the royal. It has often been argued that opera and naturalism are incompatible that no matter how hard a performer may try, the physical and technical demands of singing work against absolute reality of appearance on the opera stage. Simon keenlyside exclusive c music tv interview youtube. In a time that is exploding with gifted baritones, the. Simon keenlyside in the title role brings virility to the unpleasant, usually buttonedup hero. Simon keenlyside sings the counts aria from mozarts le nozze di figaro. As the rehearsal for the most recent run of don carlo has just finished, i wait with a royal opera press officer outside keenlysides dressing room.
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