LONDON 〓 British tenor singer Kim Begley announced his retirement

2019/03/08

Kim Begley, one of British leading tenor singer, announced his retirement from opera. Begley was born in 1952, Birkenhead, England. He is 66 years old. After working as an actor, he studied music at the Guildhall Conservatory and turned into a singer. In 1983, he made his debut with Royal Opera House as role of Gabriel of the modern opera “Taverner” of Peter Maxwell Davis. For over 30 years, he has repeatedly appeared in world famous Opera House such as Teatro alla Scala, Metropolitan Opera, mainly in the Royal Opera House of his home country. The repertoire is wide, and at the Royal Opera House he sings 30 roles. Among them, the role of Loge of Wagner’s “The Rheingold” was a great success. In 2000 he also debuted at the Bayreuth Festival.

Photo：Metropolitan Opera　/　Marty Sohl


How about this ?

  1. RIGA 〓 Egils Silins became the new director of the Latvian National Opera

  2. HAMBURG 〓 Hamburg City will create an opera with the theme of Chancellor Angela Merkel

  3. TENERIFE 〓 Antonio Mendes as the principal conductor of the Tenerife Symphony

  4. KYIV 〓 The Ukrainian National Opera resumed its activities

  5. AMSTERDAM 〓 Concertmaster of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, retires at the end of this season

  6. SAN FRANCISCO 〓 Michael Tilson Thomas Succeeds in Surgery to Remove Brain Tumor

  7. EDINBURGH 〓 Edinburgh Internatioanl Festival has announced a lineup of performances

  8. PARIS 〓 Gustavo Dudamel was awarded the Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

  9. TOKYO 〓 Washington National Symphony Orchestra has canceled its Japan tour.

  10. LONDON 〓 Famous recording studio “Lyndhurst Hall” is on sale

  11. LONDON 〓 Fleming will also debut musicals in the UK

  12. WARSAW 〓 Taiwanese government protests at Chopin International Piano Competition over names of participants’ countries

  13. TORONTO 〓 Toronto Symphony Orchestra presented a special concert featuring five of its music directors

  14. DALLAS 〓 Dallas Symphony Orchestra Announced Wagner’s “Ring Cycle” in 2024

  15. SCHWETZINGEN 〓 SWR Schwetzingen Festival has been canceled

  1. No comments yet.

  1. No trackbacks yet.