Video Clips
Click the list below to see video clips of Simon’s performances.
2019.08 RNCM Alumni
Royal Northern College of Music Alumni
In this short video interview Simon talks about his time studying at the RNCM in Manchester, his career at the world’s top opera houses and his farm in Wales.
2019.06 Vienna State Opera 150th Anniversary
Simon’s message of congratulations for the 150th anniversary of Vienna State Opera
You can find Simon’s message at 6 minutes 49 seconds into this video, directly after Bryn Terfel.
2018.11 Slovakian TV TA3: Operatic Show Bravo!
Simon’s message of congratulations for the 150th anniversary of Vienna State Opera
Because of Brexit he changed his nationality. Simon: “Now I am Irish”. HM The Queen recently knighted him, but he does not want to be called “Sir”. Simon: “No, I don’t want that”. One of the best baritones in the world, Simon Keenlyside was riding round Bratislava on his motorcycle. His Rigoletto at the Slovak National Opera touched the heart. Simon (in Slovakian): “Thank you, Bratislava”. He started as a member of a prestigious boy choir, studied Zoology and married a prima ballerina of the London Royal Ballet. He travels in a large motorhome with his motorcycle on the back and a canoe on the roof. More in the operatic show ‘Bravo!’ this Friday on TA3. (21:30h local time).
