歌手简介

简介： GERALD FINLEY - This Canadian baritone has become one of the leading singers and dramatic interpreters of his generation, with award-winning performances and recordings on CD and DVD with major labels and performing at the world’s major opera and concert venues in a wide variety of repertoire. His recent awards include Best Solo Vocal Recording in 2009 for Schumann's Heine settings on Hyperion at the Classic FM Gramophone Awards which followed the same award for 2008 for his CD on Hyperion of Songs by Samuel Barber. He was honoured at the 2009 Opera News Awards for distinguished achievement. His active relationship with leading conductors including Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Sir Simon Rattle, Bernard Haitink, Alan Gilbert and Antonio Pappano has been part of a flourishing career.

In opera, Mr Finley has sung all the major baritone roles of Mozart. His Don Giovanni has been seen in New York, London, Paris, Rome, Vienna, Prague, Tel Aviv, Glyndebourne and Budapest, with further appearances to include Salzburg and Munich. As the Count in Le nozze di Figaro, his appearances include the Royal Opera Covent Garden (Best Opera DVD 2008), Salzburg Festival (2007, 2009), Paris, Amsterdam, with further appearances at the Metropolitan Opera New York. Mr Finley’s expanding repertoire includes critical successes as Eugene Onegin and Yeletsky at Covent Garden, and as Onegin at English National Opera. His portrayal of Golaud in Pelléas et Mélisande at Covent Garden, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, won him a nomination for 'Outstanding Achievement In Opera' at the 2008 Laurence Olivier Awards.