After setbacks, a baritone works his way back to the met. Simon keenlyside s onegin is no diffident mr darcy figure, cold and sneering, but an affable gent, quick to share a joke with tatyana at the seriousness of lenskys poem in praise of olga. Simon keenlyside made his operatic debut at the hamburg state opera as count almaviva le nozze di figaro. Lenskys death is rather better managed, with an olderandwiser onegin simon keenlyside, rich in dramatic insights but a long way from his vocal best on this opening night reaching out to embrace his old friend and tortured by the memory of the pointless duel they fought together. Of course the main emotions and conflicts can and were happening in every time but in these quite modern times filipjewnas story and the duel somehow did not fit. Kasper holtens new production of eugene onegin is puppyishly overexcited, says rupert christiansen.
Onegin clearly felt as if nanny had taken teddy away and left a book on. The royal opera eugene onegin krassimira stoyanova, simon. For simon keenlyside s official, downloadable biography, contact his agent, askonas holt. Raymond played second violin in the aeolian quartet, and anns father was the violinist leonard hirsch. Simon keenlyside s onegin is a ribald, contemporary boynextdoor who could have stepped out of a primetime soap. From start to finish his antihero is socially and emotionally dysfunctional. As tatyana and onegin, krassimira stoyanova and simon keenlyside sang. 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 eugene onegin krassimira stoyanova tatyana elena maximova olga pavol breslik lensky diana montague madame larina. Eugene onegin is the master work of the poet whom russians regard as the fountainhead of their literature. Onegin is considered a classic of russian literature, and its eponymous protagonist has served as the model for a number of russian literary heroes socalled. Recorded live at the royal opera house, feburary 20. Eugene onegin, royal opera house, london the independent. Keenlyside and serena malfi sing an act i duet from mozarts comedy at the metropolitan opera.
Baritone simon keenlyside performs lets begin by kern, live from the edinburgh international festival, exclusively for classic fm. The mannerism of onegin simon keenlyside had better days was annoying. Thanks to my friend and enabler, viv, and partly inspired by seeing the recent hd cinema showing of the current don giovanni with simon keenlysidewhich i had mixed feelings about overall, but enjoyed, particularly simon himselfi finally watched the 2011 don giovanni same setproduction with mariusz kwiecien, luca pisaroni, stefan. Royal opera house chorus and orchestra robin ticciati, conductor.
Check out tales of opera by simon keenlyside on amazon music. T rees the colour of blood oranges, black georgette ballroom gowns rippling as if cast from jelly moulds, a snow scene whipped and blurred as you might see from a train crossing the steppes. He is an actor, known for eugene onegin 20, macbeth 2011 and hamlet, ambroise thomas 2004. Gone are sumptuous sets and elaborate costumes, replaced by a more onedimensional yet visually compelling set the royal opera houses eugene onegin, directed by kasper holten, has been turned on its head through the use of reflective twists and turns and indeed the whole opera being told as a flashback.
From start to finish his antihero is socially and emotionally dysfunctional, which makes for a fascinating study and keenlyside, commanding the stage in voice, presence and gesture, makes the most of it. As expected, he displayed wellschooled fine singing, but his was hardly an onegin to knock you for six. Simon keenlyside as eugene onegin eugene onegin, the royal. Tchaikovsk ys eugene onegin tchaikovsky felt the story of pushkins eugene onegin so deeply that it led him into a doomed marriage and to write what may be the most popular. Kogda bi zhizn domashnim krugom onegins aria from tableau 3 from pyotr illyich tchaikovskys eugene onegin simon keenlyside. The production including scenery was frightful, the costumes mostly also very bad. The first crisis to silence simon keenlyside the british baritone whose refined musicality and edgeofyourseat theatricality have made him a. Staatsoper, vienna 23, 26, 29 may, 2, 4 june 2009 conductor. After lensky was shot, the actor had to lie on stage to the end of the opera. Illustration from eugene onegin edition by samokishsudakovskaya b random is the birthplace of anonymous, and where people go to discuss random topics and create memes on a willing foe, and sea room. If eugene onegin is a study of how an intelligent man can ruin his life by. Using doubles to suggest the paths taken, or not taken, by its two impulsive protagonists, holten gives eloquent voice to the loss and regret that lies at the heart of eugene onegin. Simon keenlyside as eugene onegin in the royal opera production not that the first act belongs entirely to tatyana, as it so often does. When he was eight, he was enrolled in st johns college school, a boarding school for the boy choristers of the choir of st johns college, cambridge and spent much of his childhood.
Keenlyside was born in london, the son of raymond and ann keenlyside. Eugene onegin click below to see details of simon as tchaikovskys eugene onegin. Recently two other onegin productions came on the market. Eugene onegin, royal opera house, london tchaikovskys music has often seemed to me to veer rather too easily into the crass think of the cannons in the 1812 overture or over. Simon keenlyside eugene onegin, krassimira stoyanova tatyana in onegin at the royal opera house photo. See more ideas about eugene onegin, ralph fiennes and ballet music. Snapping out of his reverie the fateful shot is pure reflex messy, pointless and in the silence at the end of the scene holten has simon keenlysides onegin put the gun to his own head before the fanfares of the st. Simon keenlysidebaritone malcom martineaupiano 2008 live. The duel between onegin and lensky takes place over a bed, which was something of a daring touch, but one that worked surprisingly well, principally due to the fine performances in terms of both singing and acting of simon keenlyside and pavol breslik.
Eugene onegin bluray disc version tatyana krassimira stoyanova eugene onegin simon keenlyside olga elena maximova lensky pavol breslik prince gremin peter rose madame larina diana montague. 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. 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. There can be no such problem with simon keenlysides onegin. Simon keenlyside appears alongside angelika kirschlager on sunday november 3 at the barbican, london ec2, in a concert of operetta to tie in with the uk release of their new album, my heart alone. Modest tchaikovsky after pushkins story venue and dates. Onegin simon keenlyside and tatyana krassimira stoyanova warily circle each other, she holding a letter which she. London eugene onegin royal opera 24 k asper holten arrived to take up his post as the royal operas director of opera in 2011, but his first selfdirected staging had to wait until february 4, 20, when his new production of eugene oneg. Simon keenlyside singing onegins aria from eugene onegin. Simon keenlyside was born on august 3, 1959 in london, england as simon john keenlyside.
His rejection of tatyanas letter is almost apologetic and he nearly seals it with a kiss, but withdraws just in time. The stage consisted of four stagehigh double doors that were closed and opened regularly. The costumes announced that this would not be shown in the original time period as the director had said he wanted a timeless onegin. Tatyana krassimira stoyanova eugene onegin simon keenlyside olga elena maximova lensky pavol breslik prince gremin peter rose madame larina diana montague. Onegin clearly felt as if nanny had taken teddy away and left a book on german. From start to finish his antihero is socially and emotionally dysfunctional, which makes for a fascinating study and keenlyside. Simon john keenlyside was born in london on 3rd august 1959, son of raymond and ann keenlyside. Krassimira stoyanova tatyana, simon keenlyside eugene onegin, elena maximova olga, pavol breslik lensky, peter rose prince.
According to pushkin onegin is russian transcription of don jovanni. The financial times cast simon keenlyside eugene onegin krassimira stoyanova tatyana elena maximova. He is an actor, known for eugene onegin 20, macbeth. This is particularly effective in the duel scene, as simon keenlysides broken onegin tries helplessly to come between the thoughtless dandy he once was and the best friend he is about to kill, only to see events play out as he knows they must and his younger self hand him the murder weapon. Kasper holtens inaugural production for the royal opera gives eloquent voice to the sense of loss and regret at the heart of tchaikovskys lyrical eugene onegin, based on pushkins great verse novel. I have seen many productions of onegin and this is the unique one in making me hope i never have to see it again ie that it will not be revived.
The royal opera eugene onegin krassimira stoyanova. Click below to see details of simon as tchaikovskys eugene onegin. Holten makes imaginative use of doubles to suggest the paths taken, or not taken, by the two lead characters, simon keenlyside and krassimira stoyanova bring conviction and energy. Simon keenlysides onegin pictured right is very much present from the start thanks to holtens central conceit. Is he roleplaying, still unsure of himself, when he hands her back the. Eugene onegin, royal opera house, london financial times. Simon keenlyside and krassimira stoyanova bring both experience and dynamic energy to the pair of protagonists, while the youthful, heartrending tenor of pavol.
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