Simon Keenlyside - Tales Of Opera (2007)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 328 MB | 01:10:00
Genre: Classical | Label: Sony Classical
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 328 MB | 01:10:00
Genre: Classical | Label: Sony Classical
Baritone Simon Keenlyside is a rarity in an era of focus on specific repertoires: a real operatic generalist whose interests and expertise range from the very earliest – L'Orfeo – to the newest – premieres of Adès' The Tempest and Maazel's 1984. Tales of Opera is limited to just a fraction of that span, from the late eighteenth to the very early twentieth centuries. The album's focus on the standard repertoire seems geared to bringing Keenlyside, whose discography, which, with a few exceptions, is weighted toward less familiar works, to the attention of the traditional opera lover.