Biography
Revered British baritone Simon Keenlyside received a Knighthood in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours. Awarded the title of Austrian Kammersänger by the Wiener Staatsoper in 2017, his many other accolades include Musical America’s Vocalist of the Year, the ECHO Klassik Male Singer of the Year Award and an Olivier Award for outstanding achievement in Opera. Simon began his 2020/21 season with Wozzeck at the Bayerische Staatsoper and he will return to Munich later in the season for appearances as Macbeth, Amfortas Parsifal and Père Germont La Traviata. Other season highlights will include Don Carlo at the Opernhaus Zurich, concert performances with the Bayerische Rundfunk Munich under Franz Welser-Möst and Brahms Requiem under Zubin Mehta at the Teatro alla Scala Milan.
Performance credits
Upcoming performances Today Onwards
Past performances 1993 — Yesterday
Pelléas et Mélisande (Pelléas and Mélisande), Debussy
Opéra Royal de Wallonie - LiègeGolaud
View cast and crewLe nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), Mozart
State Opera BerlinIl Conte di Almaviva (The Count of Almaviva)
View cast and crewLiederabend Simon Keenlyside, SchumannSchubertWolfBrahmsDebussyFauréRavel
Opernhaus ZürichBariton + 2 roles
View program, cast and crewSimon Keenlyside & Roger Vignoles, Schubert
LIFE Liedfest Victoria de los AngelesSoloist
View cast and crewFeatured past performances
Pelléas et Mélisande (Pelléas and Mélisande), Debussy
Opéra Royal de Wallonie - LiègeGolaud
View cast and crew
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), Mozart
State Opera BerlinIl Conte di Almaviva (The Count of Almaviva)
View cast and crew
Liederabend Simon Keenlyside, SchumannSchubertWolfBrahmsDebussyFauréRavel
Opernhaus ZürichBariton + 2 roles
View program, cast and crew
Simon Keenlyside & Roger Vignoles, Schubert
LIFE Liedfest Victoria de los AngelesSoloist
View cast and crewUpcoming performances
29Peter Grimes, Britten
Teatro dell'Opera di RomaBalstrode
View cast and crewThu20:00
Los Angeles, United States
Biography
Revered British baritone Simon Keenlyside received a Knighthood in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours. Awarded the title of Austrian Kammersänger by the Wiener Staatsoper in 2017, his many other accolades include Musical America’s Vocalist of the Year, the ECHO Klassik Male Singer of the Year Award and an Olivier Award for outstanding achievement in Opera. Simon began his 2020/21 season with Wozzeck at the Bayerische Staatsoper and he will return to Munich later in the season for appearances as Macbeth, Amfortas Parsifal and Père Germont La Traviata. Other season highlights will include Don Carlo at the Opernhaus Zurich, concert performances with the Bayerische Rundfunk Munich under Franz Welser-Möst and Brahms Requiem under Zubin Mehta at the Teatro alla Scala Milan.
