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2012 Grammy nomination Sunday 15 January 2012 For the second year in a row, Gerald Finley is delighted to be part of a Grammy nominated recording. Doctor Atomic (Adams) has been nominated for Best Opera Recording. This landmark recording was conducted by Alan Gilbert with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus for Sony Classical. The award ceremony will take place in LA on February 12th. Grammy Awards

TMA Award 2011 nomination Tuesday 11 October 2011 Theatrical Management Association has announced that Gerald Finley has been nominated in the Outstanding Achievement in Opera category for his portrayal of Hans Sachs in Glyndebourne's 2011 production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. The awards will be announced on 30 October at London's Royal Banqueting Hall. TMA Awards 2011

Gramophone Award Winner Solo Vocal 2011 Saturday 8 October 2011 Gramophone has announced that the CD of Britten's Songs and Proverbs is this year's winner in the Solo Vocal category of the Gramophone Awards 2011. Gerald Finley and Julius Drake are thrilled that this disc should be honoured thus, and it proves the third win in this category for this team in four years. Julius Drake thanked the production team and the Hyperion label, who are delighted at the repeat win. 2011 Gramophone Awards Hyperion Records

2011/2012 Season Highlights Saturday 1 October 2011 Gerald Finley began the 2011/12 season with a return to the Schubertiade Festival, presenting songs by Loewe, Schumann and Schubert. On the opera stage, audiences can look forward to his first Escamillo, for Munich State Opera, as well as a return in the New Year to both the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and the Metropolitan Opera for one of his signature roles, Don Giovanni. In June, he will make his debut at the Vienna State Opera in another key role, Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro. Throughout the season he will appear with several major orchestras, including the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Mariss Jansons in Mozart’s Requiem and Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis under Nikolaus Harnoncourt, the Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle in works by Janàcek and Barber, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Jiri Behlolavek in John Harbison’s Symphony no 5 and the Deutsches Symphonieorchester Berlin in Schubert’s Lazarus. Later in the season, he will appear at the Theater an der Wien in Beethoven’s ‘Christus am Ölberge’. He will give the UK premiere of Peter Lieberson’s Songs of Love and Sorrow with the RSNO in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Song recital highlights include the world premiere of Huw Watkins’ Look down, fair moon at London’s Wigmore Hall, as part of a recital with Julius Drake, with whom he will also record a further CD of songs by Robert Schumann for Hyperion. Additionally, there are appearances at New York’s Alice Tully Hall, in Madrid, Brussels and again at the Schubertiade in June in programmes including Winterreise.

Double 2011 Gramophone Awards nomination! Saturday 20 August 2011 Gerald Finley has been nominated in two separate categories at this years Gramophone Awards. Firstly in the Solo Vocal category for Britten: Songs & Proverbs of William Blake with Julius Drake for Hyperion. In addition to this he is also nominated as part of the cast of Verdi's Otello in the Opera category with the LSO and Sir Colin Davis for LSO Live. The Awards ceremony will take place in London on October 6, 2011. 2011 Gramophone Awards Hyperion Records LSO Live

New release: Anna Nicole Saturday 6 August 2011 The most talked about new opera of 2011, Mark-Anthony Turnage's Anna Nicole, with libretto by Richard Thomas, has now been released on DVD and Blu-ray. Eva-Maria Westbroek stars as Anna Nicole with Gerald Finley as Howard Stern. The hit production at the Royal Opera House in January 2011 was directed by Richard Jones and conducted by Antonio Pappano. "an engrossing outrageous, entertaining and, ultimately deeply moving opera" - The New York Times "...It's a tremendous show...shocking it isn't; stunning it is!" - The Independent Royal Opera House Opus Arte

New release: Guillaume Tell Saturday 16 July 2011 EMI Records has released the CD of Guillaume Tell, with Gerald Finley in the title role. It has already received excellent critical acclaim and is hailed as another success in the cooperation between EMI and the Accademia di Santa Cecilia live performances, conducted by Antonio Pappano. "In the title role, Gerald Finley is at the top of his game" - BBC Music Magazine "Gerald Finley makes an excellent Tell, crisply authoritative and committed" - The Telegraph "Gerald Finley captures Tell’s nobility perfectly in 'Sois Immobile'. Superb." - The Independent EMI Classics

A Don Giovanni Summer Friday 15 July 2011 The performance on July 14 as Don Giovanni at Munich's Festspiele not only marked the debut of Gerald Finley at Munich's Staatsoper, but also began the summer series of performances of Don Giovanni that continue into August at the Salzburg Festival with performances on 18, 20, 23, 27, 29 August. Merkur interview Munich Staatsoper Salzburg Festival

New release: The Ballad Singer Sunday 12 June 2011 This latest release from the multi-award-winning partnership of Gerald Finley and Julius Drake features a literary and musical form which inspired the greatest voices of German Romanticism and includes selections from the ever-popular English ballad tradition. The foremost poets and composers of the age saw the ballad as a direct link to the folk-minstrels of the past. Frequently ghoulish and sensational in character, ballads satisfied the popular taste for the Gothic. This disc contains some of the greatest examples of the form, including Schubert’s Erlkönig, as well as some fascinating and lesser-known works. Gerald Finley’s unrivalled gift for characterization and story-telling, honed both on the stages of opera houses around the world and through his extraordinary Lieder recordings, makes him the ideal performer of these works. Hyperion Records

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at Glyndebourne Sunday 22 May 2011 Gerald Finley yesterday made his role debut as Hans Sachs at the Glyndebourne Festival in a new production by David McVicar conducted by Vladimir Jurowski. "a significant night for Gerald Finley whose Hans Sachs could well prove to be the pinnacle of his career... the beauty and intelligence of his singing, the clarity of his words and toughness and charisma of his persona dominated the stage" "We left Glyndebourne with the chorus’s “hymn to Sachs” still resonating across the Sussex downs. It was a moment that clearly floored Finley as much as the standing ovation greeting his curtain-call." Edward Seckerson - The Independent "Gerald Finley is glorious" Richard Morrison - The Times "Finley, silencing concerns that the role would defeat him, is extraordinary both vocally and dramatically" Tim Ashley - The Guardian "Along with Jurowski, the evening belongs to Gerald Finley as Hans Sachs" John Allison - Seven Magazine, The Telegraph "First among the many great strengths of Glyndebourne’s new production of Wagner’s comedy is Gerald Finley, performing Hans Sachs for the first time" Rupert Christensen - The Telegraph "he sings gloriously, and in the dark "Wahn!" moment, when Sachs reflects on the madness of life, began to express that terrible, soul-searching struggle which leads to wisdom. When he took his bow, Finley looked humbled by the roar of cheers which greeted him" Fiona Maddocks - The Observer "Undertaking the central role of Sachs for the first time, the mellifluous baritone Gerald Finley sings beautifully, making telling moments of each of the famous monologues. His performance is lovely to hear" George Loomis - New York Times "Gerald Finley, in his role début as Hans Sachs, marshals his vocal resources to perfection, with a text-responsive line and beauty of tone" Barry Millington - The Evening Standard "Finley, who started his career in the Glyndebourne chorus, was the star of the show" Jonathan Lynn - Reuters "With Gerald Finley singing his first Hans Sachs, there are further delights too. His warm, overtone-rich voice sails over the orchestra, and his complex interpretation of the cobbler-poet as world weary and angry is intriguing" Warwick Thompson - Bloomberg "But the real triumph is Gerald Finley’s magnificent central performance as Nuremburg’s cobbler-philosopher, Hans Sachs. Finley makes the role his own — warm and secure of voice and finding all the passion and compassion in this complex character" David Gillard - The Daily Mail "But the evening belongs to baritone Gerald Finley, whose incarnation of the cobbler-poet casts an all-embracing glow...as he laments the vanity of human existence in his Act Three soliloquy Finley’s singing has never been more beautiful. Here his presence tempers authority with an amused, avuncular tenderness: an unforgettable performance" Michael Church - The Scotsman Reuters Interview by Michael Roddy Wall Street Journal Interview by Guy Chazan Musical Criticism Interview by Mike Reynolds Glyndebourne Festival Opera

New release: Don Giovanni DVD Sunday 10 April 2011 The 2010 production of Don Giovanni from Glyndebourne has now been released on DVD by EMI Classics. Jonathan Kent - director Vladimir Jurowski - conductor Glyndebourne Festival Opera EMI Classics Don Giovanni

2011 Juno Awards Winner! Sunday 27 March 2011 Gerald Finley won the Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance category for his Great Operatic Arias disc at last night's ceremony in Toronto, his second Juno Award. In accepting his award he thanked the Peter Moores Foundation, Chandos, SRI, Edward Gardner and the LPO. Juno Awards

Anna Nicole at the Royal Opera House Thursday 24 February 2011 The world premiere of Mark Anthony Turnage's new opera Anna Nicole is presented by the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The cast includes Eva-Maria Westbroek as Anna Nicole, Gerald Finley as Howard K. Stern, Alan Oke as octagenarian billionaire J. Howard Marshall II and Susan Bickley as Virgie, Anna's mother. A tale of celebrity and the hazards of media obsession, the libretto by Richard Thomas, known for his show "Jerry Springer: The Opera" and directed by the inventive and celebrated Richard Jones, this opera was commissioned by the Royal Opera and is conducted by their Music Director, Antonio Pappano. Performances continue on February 26, March 1 and 4, 2011. It will be broadcast on BBC Four on March 25 and will be available on DVD at a future date. Royal Opera House

2011 Juno Awards nomination Thursday 3 February 2011 Gerald Finley is delighted to once again be nominated for a Canadian Juno award. He is nominated in the Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance category for his Great Operatic Arias disc on Chandos/SRI conducted by Edward Gardner with the LPO. The highly acclaimed CD features Adam's Batter my Heart from the opera Dr. Atomic, and favourites from Carmen, Otello and Tosca as well as Some Enchanted Evening. The awards ceremony will take place in Toronto on March 26 and broadcast on CTV on March 27. Juno Awards

2011 Grammy nomination Thursday 3 February 2011 Gerald Finley is pleased to be soloist on the recording nominated in the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on February 13. The CD of Bach Cantatas has been nominated in the category Best Choral Performance. The highly acclaimed CD is conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt and features the Arnold Schönberg Choir and Concentus Musicus, and is on the Deutsche Harmonia Mundi label Grammy Awards

Future broadcasts: Don Giovanni and Pelléas et Mélisande Friday 24 December 2010 Don't miss the TV broadcast of Don Giovanni from Glyndebourne this Summer today on BBC 2 at 14.45GMT: BBC Two Don Giovanni Plus, on New Year's Day you can listen live to the international broadcast of Pelléas et Mélisande from the Metropolitan Opera at 12.00EST. The broadcast can be heard over the Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network, which includes over 300 stations in the United States and stations in 40 countries on five continents. These countries include Canada, Mexico, 27 European countries, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, China, and Japan. You can also listen on Sirius: Sirius Metropolitan Opera Radio

Pelléas et Mélisande at The Metropolitan Opera Tuesday 21 December 2010 This week, Gerald Finley returned to The Metropolitan Opera performing Golaud, in Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande. The fantastic cast inlcudes Magdalena Kožená and Stephane Degout, with the conductor Sir Simon Rattle making his debut. Performances continue on December 23rd, 29th and on January 1st. "Mr. Finley, who triumphed at the Met in the title role of John Adams’s “Doctor Atomic,” was superb as Golaud. While not overpowering, his voice is dark, virile and generous. He is that rare operatic artist who even when singing lyrically, sounds like he is speaking with the directness of a great actor." - New York Times "With his strong, at times achingly beautiful baritone sound, Gerald Finley made Golaud's transition from tenderness to rage painful to witness." - San Francisco Chronicle The Metropolitan Opera

New recording: Otello Sunday 31 October 2010 The live recording of Otello with Sir Colin Davis and the London Symphony Orchestra has now been released by LSO Live. "Gerald Finley’s sonorous and charismatic Iago was [a] tremendous performance" - The Independent "Gerald Finley was a superb Iago: insiduously sinister, yet sustaining a wonderfully suave line" - The Times "Gerald Finley gives a masterful account of the part" - Gramophone "worth hearing for Finley's superb performance as Iago" - Classic FM Magazine "Gerald Finley’s debut as Iago is also a great reading – the most chilling I have ever heard" - BBC Music Magazine LSO Live

Guillaume Tell with the Accademia di Santa Cecilia Monday 25 October 2010 Making his role debut as Guillaume Tell, Gerald Finley returned to Rome this week for concerts with the Accademia di Santa Cecilia and Antonio Pappano. The performances were recorded by EMI for future release. ""An excellent cast, led by Gerald Finley, on magnificent form in the title role" Financial Times "Gerald Finley could hardly be bettered in the title role. His French is impeccable, his tone round and filled with warmth, like the personality of Tell. He has a magnetic legato, which colours his delivery with a noteworthy musical intelligence, and is also supremely respectful of all Rossini’s indications" Seen and Heard

Les pêcheurs de perles at the Royal Opera House Wednesday 6 October 2010 Gerald Finley begins his 2010-2011 season by performing Les pêcheurs de perles in concert at the Royal Opera House, conducted by Antonio Pappano. Making his role debut as Zurga, his colleagues include Nicole Cabell and John Osborn. There is one further performance tomorrow, October 7th, which will be recorded by BBC Radio 3 for broadcast on October 30th. "Finley was in rampant form, projecting anguish and tremendous passion in a part that cruelly requires a baritone to climb to dizzying heights" The Times The Royal Opera

Don Giovanni at the Glyndebourne Festival Tuesday 17 August 2010 Having performed Don Giovanni all over the world, Gerald Finley returned to the Glyndebourne Festival this Summer in a new production by Jonathan Kent, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski. It was a welcome return for the artist who has appeared in many Glyndebourne productions since joining the Chorus in 1986 – not least in the title role of Le nozze di Figaro at the opening of the new house in 1994. Performances continue until the end of August. "Suavely ruthless, Finley was both steely monster and molten charmer, singing with a firmness, clarity and stylistic elegance that I can’t easily imagine surpassed" The Telegraph You can watch this production online at www.medici.tv (excluding UK). It will be broadcast by the BBC later this year. The Glyndebourne Festival

New release: Benjamin Britten, Songs & Proverbs of William Blake Sunday 13 June 2010 The unbeatable, multi-award-winning partnership of Gerald Finley and Julius Drake turn to the composer Benjamin Britten for their latest Hyperion release. This disc contains Britten's two important song cycles for baritone: Tit for Tat, setting the poems of Walter de la Mare, and the more substantial and challenging Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, allowing a showcase for lyricism and dramatic characterization, qualities which are hallmarks of performances by Gerald Finley and Julius Drake. "Canadian Gerald Finley proves once again that he is among today's finest singers and song interpreters, and here is another display of his awesome technique, commanding expression, and vocal beauty." classicstoday.com Hyperion Records

"Gerald Finley: as good as singing gets" Saturday 8 May 2010 Gerald Finley's recital tour with Julius Drake continued this week with a critically acclaimed performance at the Chan Shun Concert Hall in Vancouver, Canada. The Globe and Mail's review was titled "as good as singing gets" with further acclaim including "as a song recitalist, Finley is in a class of his own" and "Vocal recitals don’t get better than this". Click here to read the full article: Globe and Mail article The recital tour continues with performances in Toronto on May 9 and London on May 14.

Boston Symphony Orchestra world premiere Tuesday 30 March 2010 Gerald Finley has this week returned to the Boston Symphony Orchestra as soloist in the world premiere of Peter Lieberson’s 'Songs of Love and Sorrow', a cycle of five settings of poems from Pablo Neruda's Love Sonnets for baritone and orchestra. BSO Interview BSO Finley Podcast "Finley was a tour de force with his strong lyric baritone and as an interpreter of Lieberson’s innermost intentions" Boston Herald Boston Symphony Orchestra

North American recital tour Saturday 27 March 2010 Gerald Finley and Julius Drake have recently completed their East Coast American recital tour, recieving great critical acclaim in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Washington and New York. The tour will continue with performances in Canada in Vancouver and Toronto in May. See the diary section for further information. "Finley... has everything a singer’s toolbox needs — a gorgeous instrument, an ear for color, spot-on intonation. But the greater part of his charm, especially in songs of Ravel, Ives, and Barber, comes by way of his large gift for conveying a tale" Philadelphia Inquirer "a formidable recital" Washington Post

Opera Arias Podcast Saturday 13 March 2010 An podcast interview with baritone Gerald Finley about his new Chandos CD titled Great Opera Arias. Click here: Opera Arias podcast interview Chandos Records Naxos USA

Juno 2010 award nomination! Saturday 6 March 2010 Gerald Finley is delighted to once again be nominated for a Canadian Juno award. He is nominated in the Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance category for his recital disc of Songs by Ravel with the pianist Julius Drake. The awards ceremony will take place in St John's, NL on April 17 and broadcast on CTV on April 18. Juno Awards

Indie 2010 nomination! Tuesday 23 February 2010 Gerald Finley has been nominated at the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards (Indies) for Favourite Classical Artist/Group. The awards ceremony will take place in Toronto on March 13, 2010 as part of Canadian Music Week. Indies

La Bohème at The Metropolitan Opera Monday 22 February 2010 Gerald Finley this weekend returned to The Metropolitan Opera in La Bohème alongside Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala and Nicole Cabell. Performances continue on February 24, 27, March 2 and 6, 2010. "The baritone Gerald Finley, last seen at the Met as J. Robert Oppenheimer in John Adams’s “Doctor Atomic” (a riveting portrayal of a role Mr. Finley created), is an immensely gifted and versatile artist and was excellent as the hot-headed painter Marcello. He sang with robust sound, honesty, intelligence and impressive Italian diction" - New York Times The Metropolitan Opera

CD Signing: New York Monday 15 February 2010 Gerald Finley will be signing copies of his new Opera Arias album at Barnes and Noble in New York on February 25, to celebrate its American release. Further details can be found on the Lincoln Center Barnes and Noble website: Barnes and Noble

Peter Grimes wins South Bank Show Award Wednesday 27 January 2010 English National Opera's production of Peter Grimes, in which Gerald Finley performed the role of Captain Balstrode, has won the accolade of Best Opera at the South Bank Show Awards. The Awards Ceremony will be shown in Jan 31st at 22.15 on ITV1. English National Opera

New release: Opera Arias CD Thursday 4 February 2010 On this his first arias disc, and first for the Chandos 'Opera in English' series, Gerald Finley explores a broad range of repertory: old favourites, hidden treasures and roles which he himself has created, among them J.Robert Oppenheimer in John Adams’s Doctor Atomic and Harry Heegan in Mark-Anthony Turnage’s The Silver Tassie. English National Opera director, Edward Gardner offers a great understanding of Opera in English and conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra on this disc. Chandos Records document: Press release Feb 2010

Iago with the London Symphony Orchestra Sunday 20 December 2009 Gerald Finley recently made his role debut as Iago in Otello in concert with the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Colin Davis. These thrilling concerts were recorded for the LSO Live label. Some of the outstanding reviews are below: "A tremendous performance" The Independent "Gerald Finley was superb as Iago: insidiously sinister, yet sustaining a wonderfully suave line" The Times "The most Italianate singing – and by far the best diction – came from Gerald Finley, not a singer hitherto known as a Verdi baritone. His Iago prompts a full reassessment: it had colour, character, credibility" Financial Times "Gerald Finley was an arrestingly crisp and snakily plausible Iago" The Telegraph London Symphony Orchestra

Opera News Awards Thursday 10 December 2009 Gerald Finley was honoured to be a recipient of a 2009 Opera News Award, presented by the Metropolitan Opera Guild and Opera News. Gerald was one of five artists celebrated at the event in New York on November 19, along with Joyce DiDonato (see picture), Philip Glass, Shirley Verrett and Martina Arroyo. Opera News Online

European recital tour Monday 16 November 2009 This week Gerald Finley and Julius Drake completed their European recital tour with a performance at the Berlin Philharmonie. This tour included performances in Brussels, The Hague and Madrid. They will tour North America in both March and May 2010. Hyperion Records

New release: Within a Dream Thursday 12 November 2009 Gerald Finley is honoured to be part of a new album celebrating the recording career of Richard Hickox. The proceeds of ‘Within a Dream - A Celebration of Richard Hickox' will be donated to the Richard Hickox Foundation. Richard Hickox Foundation Chandos Records

Winner of Best Solo Vocal at Gramophone Awards 2009 Saturday 3 October 2009 Gerald Finley and Julius Drake won this year's Gramophone Award for Solo Vocal, for their Schumann disc of Heine settings. It is the second year in a row for this partnership following their win in 2008 for Songs by Samuel Barber, also on Hyperion.

Gramophone Awards 2009 Sunday 16 August 2009 Gerald Finley has been nominated for Best Solo Vocal Album at the 2009 Classic FM Gramophone Awards. The awards ceremony will take place in London on October 3, 2009. You can also still vote for Gerald as Artist of the Year by following the link below: www.gramophone.co.uk/vote.asp Voting closes on September 3, 2009. Gramophone Awards

Le Nozze di Figaro at the Salzburg Festival Friday 14 August 2009 This week marked Gerald Finley's return to the Salzburg Festival performing Conte Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro. Claus Guth's production makes a welcome return to the festival with the conductor Daniel Harding and the Vienna Philharmonic. Performances continue throughout August. "Finley's Count is an absolute tour-de-force - a portrayal eclipsing all others in recent memory" - The Opera Critic The Salzburg Festival

2009-2010 season announcement Wednesday 8 July 2009 Gerald Finley's 2009-2010 season has now been announced in the diary section. The season includes operatic performances at the Metropolitan Opera and Glyndebourne, concerts with orchestras including the LSO, Halle, Berlin Philharmonic and Boston Symphony Orchestra and recitals both sides of the Atlantic including London, Madrid, Brussels, New York, Vancouver and Toronto.

Gramophone Awards 2009 Sunday 5 July 2009 Gerald Finley has once again been nominated for Artist of the Year by Gramophone Magazine. This award is voted for by the public. You can do so by following the link below: www.gramophone.co.uk/vote.asp

New release Monday 1 June 2009 June sees the release of Gerald Finley's new album with Julius Drake - a collection of songs by Maurice Ravel. This much anticipated release by the award-winning partnership demonstrates the endless variety and vast emotional scope of Ravel’s musical sphere. *****5 stars – BBC Music Magazine "It feels inadequate just to describe this enchanting new collection from Gerald Finley and Julius Drake as the best modern recital devoted to the wonderfully varied world of Ravel’s songs" Julius Drake Homepage Hyperion Records

Peter Grimes at ENO Monday 11 May 2009 Gerald Finley has this weekend made his role debut as Captain Balstrode in Peter Grimes at English National Opera. This new production, directed by David Alden and conducted by Edward Gardner has recieved great critical acclaim. Performances continue on May 11, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 28 and 30. Peter Grimes will be broadcast on Radio 3 on July 11th. Music OMH interview English National Opera

Classical BRIT Award nomination! Tuesday 21 April 2009 Gerald Finley has today been nominated for his first Classical Brit Award. His recording of Schumann's 'Dichterliebe & other Heine Settings' with Julius Drake is one of three 'Critic's Choice' nominees. The 2009 ceremony will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on May 14 and will be broadcast on May 19 on ITV1. The Classical BRIT Awards 2009 Hyperion Records

The Lucerne Festival Monday 13 April 2009 Gerald Finley recently made his debut at the Lucerne Festival performing Beethoven's 9th Symphony with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conducted by Bernard Haitink. For full details of this concert, please see the calendar page. The Lucerne Festival

Feature update Saturday 14 March 2009 Below are the links to several recent articles and interviews. Enjoy! The Globe and Mail feature (March 12, 2009) Classic FM Guest List Podcast (March 8, 2009) The Spectator interview (Feb 28, 2009) The Guardian interview (Feb 25, 2009)

Doctor Atomic arrives in London Friday 27 February 2009 Last night marked the UK premiere of John Adams' opera Doctor Atomic in which Gerald Finley is delighted to once again be performing the role of J. Robert Oppenheimer. The performances in London at English National Opera continue until March 20, 2009. "The superb Gerald Finley" The Times "Gerald Finley is magnificent" Evening Standard "The setting of the Donne sonnet, Batter My Heart, which ends the first act, remains the standout musical number, especially when sung with the gilded beauty that Gerald Finley brings to it; his neurotic, chain-smoking Oppenheimer is a remarkable portrayal" The Guardian "The excellent Gerald Finley...sings with a magnetic beauty" Financial Times English National Opera Doctor Atomic Podcast

Die tote Stadt at the Royal Opera House Monday 2 February 2009 Gerald Finley is currently performing at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in the UK stage premiere of Korngold's Die tote Stadt. Performances continue throughout February. "Gerald Finley stealing the vocal honours, on double time as Fritz and Frank: happily, he gets one of the hit tunes of the show, the Pierrotlied, and sings it with lustre" The Times "It's worth the price of the ticket to hear Gerald Finley... sing the Act 2 Pierrot lied" The Telegraph Die tote Stadt online feature Royal Opera House

BBC Music Magazine Awards 2009 Saturday 17 January 2009 Gerald Finley has been nominated for a BBC Music Magazine Award 2009. His recently released Wigmore Live CD of songs by Tchaikovsky, Musorgsky and Ned Rorem with Julius Drake has been nominated in the vocal category. "Gerald Finley triumphs in his Wigmore recital" BBC Music Magazine - Dec 2008 issue This is a public vote, so get voting now! Voting closes on March 1 and the awards ceremony will take place in London on April 7, 2009. Follow the link here to vote: BBC Music Magazine Wigmore Live

New release Tuesday 6 January 2009 A new recording of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas with Sarah Connolly as Dido and Gerald Finley as Aeneas has been released by Chandos. Recorded in June 2008 with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment it has already been chosen as CD of the Month in the February 2009 issue of Classic FM Magazine. "An original, intense and highly durable reading of the first great English Opera" Gramophone Magazine Chandos Records

Royal Opera House featured artist - Winter season Wednesday 3 December 2008 Gerald Finley is the featured artist for the Royal Opera House Winter season. He will return to Covent Garden for performances of Die Tote Stadt in January and February 2009. Please visit the calendar section for further details. Click here for more information on Die Tote Stadt including an interview with Gerald Finley as part of the online podcast: Die Tote Stadt online feature Royal Opera House

New release Sunday 2 November 2008 A live recording of songs by Tchaikovsky, Musorgsky and Ned Rorem recorded on October 18, 2007 at London's Wigmore Hall has now been released on the Wigmore Live label. This is the 25th release in the acclaimed Wigmore Live series. "Filleted from his 2007 Wigmore Hall recital, this disc reinforces Gerald Finley's credentials as one of the finest non-native singers of Russian." Daily Telegraph, London "Finley captured on peak form in a stimulating and varied recital" "A genuine treat, this, and not to be missed" Gramophone Magazine Julius Drake Homepage Wigmore Live

Doctor Atomic at the Metropolitan Opera Saturday 25 October 2008 Gerald Finley is delighted to be performing the role of J. Robert Oppenheimer once again, this time in a new production by Penny Woolcock, conducted by Alan Gilbert at The Metropolitan Opera, New York. This co-production with English National Opera will premiere in London in February 2009. This production will be broadcast at cinemas worldwide throughout November and on PBS on December 29, 2008. "Gerald Finley's Oppenheimer — ruthless in attack, pellucid in delivery — remains one of the truly great opera-house performances of the past decade" Opera News The Metropolitan Opera English National Opera

Gramophone Award Winner! Thursday 25 September 2008 Gerald Finley and Julius Drake are delighted to have today received the Solo Vocal Award for their recording of 'Songs by Samuel Barber' at the 2008 Gramophone Awards. In addition to this, Le Nozze di Figaro recorded by Opus Arte at the ROH won the DVD award.

Classic FM Gramophone Awards 2008 Monday 1 September 2008 Following his double Canadian Juno Awards Nomination and 2008 British Laurence Olivier Awards Nomination earlier this year, Gerald Finley has received four nominations at The Classic FM Gramophone Awards 2008. Firstly he has two nominations in the Song category for his recital discs ‘Songs by Samuel Barber’ and ‘Romanzo di Central Park – Songs of Charles Ives’ both on Hyperion Records with the pianist Julius Drake. In addition to this, the DVD of Le Nozze di Figaro recorded by Opus Arte at the ROH has been nominated in the DVD category. Finally, he has been nominated in the Artist of the Year category – this is the only award to be voted for by the public. The awards ceremony will take place in London on September 25, 2008. Gramophone Homepage

New release Friday 29 August 2008 Following great critical acclaim for Gerald Finley's two recital discs of Charles Ives ‘A Song – For Anything’ and ‘Romanzo di Central Park’, in addition to ‘Songs by Samuel Barber’, Hyperion Records will shortly release Schumann’s ‘Dichterliebe and other Heine Settings’ in September 2008. This is his fourth disc with collaborator Julius Drake, and the partnership has proved to be a uniquely rewarding one. This fine recital also includes many of Schumann’s other Heine settings. The extremes of elation and despair in Heine’s poetry stimulated Schumann to write some of his most poignant and unforgettable songs. "Gerald Finley is both intelligent and gripping, and sings with a tone that has never sounded more luxurious" Classic FM magazine (5 stars) "It's a recital which can stand comparison with the greatest Schumann recordings" Metro, London Julius Drake Homepage Hyperion Records

New release Wednesday 6 August 2008 The critically acclaimed new opera Doctor Atomic by John Adams has now been released on DVD by Opus Arte. This production was created at San Francisco Opera, directed by Peter Sellars, and has since been performed at the Netherlands Opera in Amsterdam (European premiere) and at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The production was filmed at the Netherlands Opera in June 2007. 'Gerald Finley's inspired performance in the title role" Financial Times Opus Arte

The Classic FM Gramophone Awards 2008 Artist of the Year Tuesday 8 July 2008 Gerald Finley has today been nominated for Artist of the Year at The Classic FM Gramophone Awards 2008. You can vote by following the link below: Gramophone Awards The awards ceremony will take place in London on September 25, 2008.

In the studio Tuesday 24 June 2008 Within the next few weeks Gerald Finley is back in the studio working on two projects. Firstly, he is delighted to be recording Dido and Aeneas with Sarah Connolly and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment for Chandos Records. He then teams up with the pianist Julius Drake once again to record another eagerly awaited solo recital disc for Hyperion Records. On this occasion they are recording a wonderful selection of songs by Ravel. Keep checking www.geraldfinley.com for release date information.

European Concerts Monday 26 May 2008 Gerald Finley's busy concert schedule continues with performances next week at the Vienna Musikverein with Nicklaus Harnoncourt. This follows concerts in recent weeks with the Halle Orchestra at the Prague Spring Festival with Mark Elder, with Richard Hickox and the Philharmonia in London and with Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic in Berlin. For full details of these concerts, please see the calendar page.

New release Wednesday 2 April 2008 The critically acclaimed production of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro directed by David McVicar and conducted by Antonio Pappano has now been released on DVD. This wonderful production, conducted by Antonio Pappano stars Gerald Finley as Conte Almaviva. "It's hard to imagine anything being done, or sung better" "Sit back and enjoy" The Toronto Star Opus Arte

New release Tuesday 26 February 2008 Following the success of 'Songs by Charles Ives' on Hyperion Records in 2006, a second collection of songs by Charles Ives 'Romanzo di Central Park' has now been released to great critical acclaim. 'Outstandingly well sung and played, equally well recorded, and highly recommendable to all lovers of fine songs and fine singing' (BBC Music Magazine - Choral and Song Choice in Feb 2008 issue) 'This is a must-buy album' (The Times) Julius Drake Homepage Hyperion Records

Laurence Olivier Award Nomination! Thursday 7 February 2008 Following Gerald Finley's double Juno Award nomination earlier this week, we are thrilled to announce that he has now been nominated for the award for 'Outstanding Achievement In Opera' at the 2008 Laurence Olivier Awards. Gerald has been nominated for his performance as Golaud in PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The production has also been nominated in the 'Best New Opera Production' category. The winners of the 2008 Laurence Olivier Awards will be announced at a ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel on March 9, 2008. Official London Theatre Website

Double Juno Awards Nomination!! Wednesday 6 February 2008 We are delighted to announce that Gerald has been nominated for two awards at the 2008 Canadian Juno Awards. In the 'Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance' category both 'Songs by Samuel Barber' (Hyperion) and 'Schubert Among Friends' (Marquis Classics) have been nominated. The Awards ceremony will take place in Calgary on Saturday April 5th and broadcast on Sunday April 6th. JUNO Awards Homepage

New release Wednesday 16 January 2008 JOHN FOULDS Chandos Disc of the Month 'A World Requiem' has now been released. Recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the recording took place on November 11, 2007 - Remembrance Day. Chandos Records

Midem Classical Awards 2009 Wednesday 28 January 2009 The DVD of Doctor Atomic filmed at the Netherlands Opera has won Best DVD at the 2009 Midem Classical Awards. Doctor Atomic will have its UK stage premiere at English National Opera in February 2009. See the Calendar for further details. Midem Classical Awards 2009 Opus Arte

Last chance to vote! Wednesday 18 February 2009 Voting closes on March 1 for the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2009 where Gerald Finley and pianist Julius Drake have been nominated in the vocal category for their Wigmore Live CD of songs by Tchaikovsky, Musorgsky and Rorem. Follow the link here to vote: BBC Music Magazine

Juno Award Nomination! Wednesday 4 February 2009 We are delighted to announce that Gerald Finley has been nominated for a 2009 Canadian Juno Award. In the 'Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance' category his celebrated recording of Schumann's Dichterliebe and other Heine settings (Hyperion-SRI) has been nominated. The Awards ceremony will take place in Vancouver on Sunday March 29th. JUNO Awards Homepage

New release Thursday 24 January 2008 MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE A second volume of works by Mark-Anthony Turnage, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring the song cycle "The Torn Fields", will be released on the LPO label in February 2008. Mark-Anthony Turnage Homepage LPO Recordings

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Songs by Samuel Barber: Gramophone disc of the month Thursday 27 December 2007 Gerald Finley's recent release of 'Songs by Samuel Barber' is CD of the Month in the January 2008 issue of Gramophone magazine. This follows critical and popular acclaim for the recital disc with the pianist Julius Drake. Gramophone Magazine

Doctor Atomic: Lyric Opera of Chicago Tuesday 18 December 2007 The Chicago premiere of Doctor Atomic took place on Friday December 14, 2007 to great critical acclaim. It is the third outing of this opera composed by John Adams and directed by Peter Sellars, having already been premiered in San Francisco and Amsterdam in recent seasons. Gerald Finley is delighted to be playing the role of Robert Oppenheimer once again. Further performances take place throughout December 2007 and January 2008. For further information, please visit the Lyric Opera of Chicago Homepage "Gerald Finley, the Canadian baritone who created the title role, was back as Oppenheimer, and his portrayal is even stronger. He sings with melting richness yet lucid diction. Puffing away on cigarettes, his suit forever rumpled, full of bravado yet plagued with doubts, Mr. Finley’s Oppenheimer is a tragically flawed and Faustian figure who dares to push science into unknown and potentially catastrophic realms" New York Times "Gerald Finley performs eloquently, perfectly capturing the intellect and spiritual torment of Oppenheimer" San Francisco Chronicle "the masterful Canadian baritone Gerald Finley" Chicago Sun-Times "Listen to Gerald Finley's Oppenheimer deliver his great, John Donne-inspired showpiece that ends Act 1, "Batter my heart, three-person'd God," a twisty and dense aria of fear and anguish Bach might have inserted in one of his sacred cantatas were he alive today. The Canadian baritone inhabits his role as the high-strung, chain-smoking hero, deeply torn between scientific duty and moral responsibility, with fierce understanding and commitment" Chicago Tribune

Fansite! Thursday 6 December 2007 We are delighted to announce a fansite dedicated to Gerald Finley. This is a wonderful archive of all of Gerald Finley's performances, recordings and much much more! www.geraldfinley.info

New release Wednesday 28 November 2007 JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Gerald Finley's most recent recording with Nikolaus Harnoncourt has just been released by Harmonia Mundi. The recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio) was recorded at the Musikverein in Vienna in December 2006. It is CD of the Month in the December 2007 issue of Gramophone Magazine. Harmonia Mundi

New release Monday 12 November 2007 SAMUEL BARBER This new disc of Songs by Samuel Barber has just been released by Hyperion Records, featuring Gerald Finley with pianist Julius Drake and the Aronowitz Quartet, and includes Barber's powerful Dover Beach. Classic FM Magazine (Dec issue) - 5 stars "Having served the songs of Charles Ives with enormous distinction, the partnership of baritone Gerald Finley and pianist Julius Drake shift artistic gear to explore works by one of America's greatest tunesmiths. Samuel Barber's lyrical writing and subtle feeling for expressive shading were matched in his songs by a Britten-like aptness for word-setting, which ideally suits Finley's compelling blend of emotional conviction and vocal flexibility. On the strength of his interpretation of the Hermit Songs alone, regardless of his majestic readings of Barber's Rilke settings and Dover Beach, Finley enables this album to command its price as one of the year's finest vocal releases. Unmissable." Andrew Stewart Julius Drake Homepage Hyperion Records