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Christine Alm December 31, 2011 at 5:30 pm

Hello

Some weeks ago Swedish TV sent The Magic Flute with wonderful Papageno/Simon Keenlyside! Then I found your marvellous site. A treasure. Many thanks to you, and others, who generously provide so much info and pictures!

I have bought “My heart alone” – lovely! I can understand German but would very much like to know what they are singing in Mia bella fiorentina? Does anyone of you have the Italian text or know where I can find it?

Wish you all a very Happy New Year!

Christine A

Petra January 1, 2012 at 12:03 am

Hello Christine
look at the site of the cd
http://www.simonkeenlyside.info/index.php/recordings/cd-dvd-info-reviews/my-heart-alonedein-ist-mein-ganzes-herz-cd-2007/
and you will find the texts and translations of the songs.
Happy New Year to you too
Petra

Jane January 1, 2012 at 8:39 am

Hello Petra,
Thank you very much for the above link. I have often wanted to be able to at least discern the German, (and thus make some effort to understand it…well some of it, anyway) in these wonderful songs, and now I will be able to!
Happy New Year to everyone
~ Jane

diana jones January 1, 2012 at 10:09 am

Hello Everyone! Looking forward to another year of beautiful music from Simon! A very Happy New Year to all at SKinfo (thanks for the best website on the internet!!) and to Simon, Zenaida, Owen and Iona. And a Happy New Year to all readers of and contributors to these pages. Love you all!!
Diana.

Christine Alm January 1, 2012 at 1:12 pm

Dear Petra
Thank you very much indeed for your great help! Now I can follow not only the Italian text but also the German, which I only understood partly before. And many many thanks again for creating this fabulous site!
My very best wishes
Christine

PS.I agree with Diana: this must be the best website on the internet.

Sue January 3, 2012 at 12:20 pm

Hello Everyone,

BBC Radio 3 watch:-
Simon is programmed for just one song on ‘Composer of the Week: Schumann’ on Thurs 5 Jan at 12 noon and on Thurs/Fri 12/13 Jan, 12.45am on ‘Through the Night’ they will play Mahler’s Funf Ruckert-Lieder.

Happy New Year to you all, especially at Team SK Info – thanks for your excellent work. Now thinking of Simon as he prepares for Ballo – what an exciting year ahead!

With best wishes
Sue

Sharon Kindleysides January 4, 2012 at 7:02 am

My 13 year old daughter is auditioning for the Musikgymnasium in Vienna in two weeks and the first thing the headmaster asked me was whether we were related to Simon as our surname is Kindleysides. Much as I would love to claim the family tie I think it must be several hundred years in the past, but it woul be nice to think there are strong singing genes that have made it across the generations!!

Hope the NewYear brings you much joy and pleasure!
Sharon

Jane January 13, 2012 at 11:37 am

Hello Petra and Janet and everyone in the SK info team,
There are some fairly new pdf files of interviews with/articles about Simon and his new CD on the Askonas Holt website on his main page under “Publicity downloads”. I am sure you have probably seen them, but I don’t think they are anywhere on this site and thought people might like to read them on here. (I only came across them yesterday.) One is dated November 2011 (Jewish Telegraph) and the other is January 2012 – Songs of War, International Record Review.
Best wishes,
~ Jane

Petra January 13, 2012 at 11:43 am

thanks Jane,
have printed them and will add them as soon as possible.

best wishes
Petra

Antonio January 26, 2012 at 2:29 pm

I have received the sad news about Simon’s cancellation of Marriage of Figaro in February from the Royal Opera House. I would like to wish him all the best, hoping it’s nothing serious.
Ciao, Simon!

Janet January 26, 2012 at 2:32 pm

Thanks Antonio.

diana jones February 9, 2012 at 10:41 am

Hi all. Has Simon cancelled German Requiem? Just looked on RFH website and they have Thomas Hampson listed as the baritone!
Diana.

Janet February 9, 2012 at 11:06 am

Thanks for letting us know Diana

Peter Kubik February 28, 2012 at 5:18 pm

Dear guestbook, dear Simon! I am a Baritone from Germany, am currently working at the Stadttheater Bremerhaven (50km north of Bremen). I have seen Simon’s recital in Zurich on October 2nd 2011 and from that day I was wandering if Simon is giving any masterclasses or even private lessons. I have never seen a more
personal and yet so giving performance. When Simon was singing “Befreit”, I just got carried away. Next I found the Giovanni production, also from Zurich, and I realized that Simon is combining both singing and acting in exactly that way I am doing it in my dreams. Watching the videos on youtube and co inspires me a lot, but I’d really love to meet him in person and if there was a chance to work with him, that would be just great! Sadly I haven’t found anything concerning masterclasses or teaching, so I thought I’d ask his guestbook, and it would make me really happy if you could give me any information about my request. All the best from northern Germany, Yours Peter

Sue March 1, 2012 at 8:31 am

Good morning all,

I have just heard a rare outing for one of Simon’s recordings on BBC Radio Breakfast at about 8.10 am – “Au fond du temple saint” from Bizet’s Peal Fishers, the English translation with Barry Banks – catch it on ‘Listen Again’ if you haven’t heard it before. My antennae even sensed Simon through the noise of my hairdryer!

sandrina March 14, 2012 at 9:33 am

This American interview – presumably 2011 ( given that he talks about Mark Rylance in Jerusalem) – is not on this site – I came across it on You Tube and I think it shows Mr Keenlyside as his most charming, candid and eloquent. He would certainly have a future, when he sings less in his old age, if he wants, as a spoke person for opera. There are two parts to this interview.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZXb6hVSKjQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quNeo7R178Y&feature=related

Petra March 14, 2012 at 11:11 am

Hi Sandrina

yes the interviews ARE already online
http://www.simonkeenlyside.info/index.php/interviews-articles/interviews/2011-10-classic-talk-with-bing-and-dennis-50-min-youtube-clip/
thanks anyway
Petra

Catherine Stewart March 21, 2012 at 10:32 pm

Dear SK fans,

Just to let you know that Simon is singing in West Road Concert Hall Cambridge on Wednesday 11th April in memory of one of his friends.
Tickets are £25 (children/students £15) and are now available from the Corn Exchange Box office:
http://www.cornex.co.uk or 01223 357851
or directly at: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?agency=CAMBRIDGECORNEX&organ_val=3517&schedule=list&pid=7223756

Antonio April 6, 2012 at 2:30 pm

Happy Easter weekend to everybody!!!! In case you don’t celebrate it, enjoy the chocolate!

Marc Matzner April 16, 2012 at 1:10 am

Dear Friends of Simon,

Has this very considerable artist ever sung Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde” in a concert which Jonas Kaufmann did not cancel?

Recently heard SK’s wonderful “Elijah” and was delighted.

All regards,

Marc Matzner

Petra April 16, 2012 at 5:30 am

Sorry Marc, no!

Jane May 4, 2012 at 5:43 am

Hello and a big thank you to all the team for this smart new look.
Best wishes to you all,
~ Jane

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