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Singers: Simon Keenlyside
Britten: War Requiem -- Sabina Cvilak, Ian Bostridge, Simon Keenlyside; London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Gianandrea Noseda
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Release date: 8 May 2012 MP3, amazon.com
MP3, amazon.co.uk MP3, amazon.fr MP3, amazon.de --- February 2012 The U.S. release of the Royal Opera's production of Verdi's Macbeth on DVD and Blu-Ray is scheduled for March 27, 2012. January 2012 "November brings the Philharmonia Orchestra and its acclaimed conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen to Avery Fisher Hall. On November 18, Maestro Salonen leads the orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 9. November 19 is a concert performance of Berg's searing tragic opera Wozzeck. English baritone Simon Keenlyside sings the title role. The role of Marie, his wife, will be sung by German soprano Angela Denoke, who received wide acclaim opposite Keenlyside in the Paris National Opera production of the opera in 2008."--Lincoln Center press releaseBecause of illness, Simon Keenlyside will be replaced by Lucas Meachem in upcoming performances of Le nozze di Figaro, the Royal Opera House has announced. The Royal Opera's production of Verdi's Macbeth will be released on DVD on 31 January 2012 in the United Kingdom and on 8 February in France. No word yet that I am aware of as to American release.
COMPOSER: Giuseppe Verdi With Simon Keenlyside making his British role debut, as an athletic, brooding Macbeth and Liudmyla Monastyrska as his Lady, both imperious and subtle, this performance, masterfully conducted by Antonio Pappano, goes far beyond mere sound and fury. '. . . an impressive company showcase, full of moments when chorus and orchestra are at full throttle. Whipped up by Antonio Pappano's baton, they sound truly thrilling.' The Guardian. DVD, amazon.co.uk
DVD, hmv.com DVD, amazon.fr Blu-Ray, amazon.co.uk Blu-Ray, Crotchet Classical Music Blu-Ray, hmv.com Blu-Ray, amazon.fr --- Alex Ross's list of the year 2011's most memorable classical music performances includes: "Oct. 23: Gianandrea Noseda conducts the London Symphony and a host of singers in Britten's 'War Requiem' at Avery Fisher Hall, as part of the White Light Festival." "Eine doppelte Besetzungsänderung gibt es für die anstehenden Termine von Guiseppe [sic] Verdis 'Un ballo in maschera' an der Wiener Staatsoper: Kammersänger Leo Nucci springt für alle drei Vorstellungen der Oper für den erkrankten Simon Keenlyside als Graf Rene Ankarström ein. Zum Auftakt am 12. Jänner ist außerdem Barbara Haveman anstelle der ebenfalls erkrankten Eva-Maria Westbroek als Amelia zu sehen. Am Pult wird Philippe Auguin stehen."--diepresse.com December 2011 La Bohème, starring Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Simon Keenlyside, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Elisabetta Scano, will be re-released by Decca in February 2012 (originally released in 1999).
November 2011 At Classic FM, Simon Keenlyside talks about his recording Songs of War and other things. --- A 50-minute interview of Simon Keenlyside, in two parts, for "Classic Talk with Bing and Dennis," recorded in New York, October 2011 October 2011 Out West Arts has reviewed Simon Keenlyside's recent Santa Monica recital (without mentioning Malcolm Martineau, who I believe was the pianist). The Opera Tattler review of San Francisco recital Vancouver Sun review of Vancouver, British Columbia, recital --- Excellent performance of Britten's War Requiem on Sunday afternoon October 23, 2011, at Avery Fisher Hall in New York: London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, with soloists Sabina Cvilak, Ian Bostridge, and Simon Keenlyside. --- The compact disc of Songs of War is scheduled for release at amazon.co.uk on 7 November 2011.
Britten War Requiem, London Symphony Orchestra, Noseda, Barbican Hall Review, Alexandra Coghlan, theartsdesk.com The DVD of Verdi's Don Carlo has received Gramophone's 2011 award for DVD Performance.
May 2011 Article about Simon Keenlyside at Wales Online. "Right now, I'm working at getting a better understanding of how to make wildflower meadows.� Simon Keenlyside discusses Macbeth, whatsonstage.com
April 2011 Reviews of Pelléas et Mélisande at Barbican Hall, London Reviews of Pelléas et Mélisande at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris March 2011 February 2011 Martin Brück sang Giorgio Germont in La Traviata in Berlin February 6 instead of Simon Keenlyside. A blogger says the cancellation was "due to sickness." Deutsche Oper had tweeted on Feb. 4: "In LA TRAVIATA am 6. Februar singt anstelle von Simon Keenlyside Publikumsliebling Markus Brück den Giorgio Germont....http://bit.ly/fVXq1L " January 2011 "Simon will be singing a very moving song from Carousel" at the World Hunger Day concert on January 9, 2011. December 2010 Radio broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera: November 2010 "Mr. Keenlyside is one of the most natural actors in opera. His Rodrigo was a naïve hothead out to win Carlo to the cause of the oppressed people of Flanders. Vocally, Mr. Keenlyside is no beefy Verdi baritone, and there was occasional effort in his singing. But the vocal resonance and emotional integrity of his performance made him an affecting Rodrigo."--Anthony Tommasini, New York Times Links to more reviews of Met's Don Carlo --- "Le Valentin, frère menaçant et fougueux de Simon Keenlyside peine à trouver les accents justes et la claire articulation de notre langue (quoique la musicalité même sans vraie puissance ne manque pas d'un certain panache)."--from review of Faust DVD at classiquenews.com Simon Keenlyside is scheduled to appear in performances of Le Nozze di Figaro at the Salzburg Festival on 27 & 30 July and 4, 11, & 13 August 2011. --- From Arts Beat blog at NYTimes.com:
---http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/2011-musical-america-winners-announced/ --- The World Hunger Day Gala Concert has been announced for Sunday 9 January 2011 (evening), Apollo Victoria, London. Starring Dionne Warwick, Natalie Cole, Elaine Paige, David Elliot, Simon Keenlyside, Steven McRae & The London Community Gospel Choir & Supported by the full orchestra of the Southbank Sinfonia. October 2010 Simon Keenlyside / Julius Drake, Temple Church, London, reviewed by Edward Seckerson, independent.co.uk, 5 stars October 2, 2010, 18:00 (London time), on BBC Radio 3, broadcast of a Welsh National Opera performance of Rigoletto --- ---
New to DVD: Don Carlo from Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Expected release dates are 13 September 2010 for U.K. and 5 October for U.S. DVD, amazon.co.uk DVD,
Live From The Royal Opera House -- Verdi: Don Carlo / Villazon; arkivmusic.com Rolando Villazon (Don Carlo), Marina Poplavskaya (Elisabetta di Valois), Simon Keenlyside (Rodrigo), Ferruccio Furlanetto (Philip II), Sonia Ganassi (Princess Eboli), Pumeza Matshikiza (Tebaldo), Nikola Matisic (Conte di Lerma), Eric Halfvarson (Grand Inquisitor), Robert Lloyd (Monk) & Anita Watson (Voice from Heaven) Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano Performed in Italian translation
--- Hyperion has assembled their recordings of the songs of Robert Schumann into a 10-CD set of the complete songs of Robert Schumann, arranged in chronological order. Release is scheduled for the end of August in the United Kingdom and Germany, and for mid September in the United States. Among the vocal soloists are Dorothea Röschmann, Juliane Banse, Ian Bostridge, Simon Keenlyside, and Christopher Maltman. CD, amazon.co.uk CD, amazon.com
CD, Schumann: The Complete Songs, arkivmusic.com CD, amazon.de
--- The new book Die Oper kocht: Weltstars am Herd: Die Lieblingsrezepte großer Stimmen contains recipes from 64 opera stars and numerous photographs.
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Simon Keenlyside -- Pietà, rispetto, amore -- Verdi's Macbeth Weltstars verabschieden Ioan Holender, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26.06.2010
As of July 13, 2010, it appears that George Petean (July 18) and Thomas Hampson (July 22) will be Rodrigo in the following two performances, instead of Simon Keenlyside:
The book Living Opera by Joshua Jampol contains a chapter "Simon Keenlyside, or a workingman talks about traffic control."
March 2010
February 2010 Simon Keenlyside, l'humilité en musique (Opéra Garnier, 12 février 2010)--Chroniques d'un culturomane parisien --- ---
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Born in London, Simon Keenlyside as a child attended St. John's College School, Cambridge, and toured and recorded with the school's choir. He studied zoology at Cambridge University, and, after graduation from Cambridge, resumed vocal studies at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. He has had a successful career as a baritone in opera and song.
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