Simon Keenlyside sang the relatively small role of Ned Keane in an EMI recording of Peter Grimes made in June 1992, conducted by Bernard Haitink, with the Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and the following cast: Anthony Rolfe Johnson - Peter Grimes Felicity Lott - Ellen Orford Thomas Allen - Captain Balstrode Patricia Payne - Auntie Maria Bovino - Niece 1 Gillian Webster - Niece 2 Stuart Kale - Bob Boles Stafford Deane - Swallow Sarah Walker - Mrs. Sedley Neil Jenkins - Rev. Adams Simon Keenlyside - Ned Keane David Wilson-Johnson - Hobson The original release of the recording had EMI's catalogue number EMI CDS 0777 7 54832 2 2. Copies of a 2010 re-release of it can sometimes be found listed for sale at amazon.co.uk. |
Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields recorded Britten's Curlew River (Philips 454 469-2) with Gidon Saks as the Abbot, Simon Keenlyside as the Traveller, and Philip Langridge as the Madwoman. A used recording can sometimes be found listed for sale at amazon.co.uk. |