| About Simon Keenlyside Billy Budd by Benjamin Britten |
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| About performances of Billy Budd at English National Opera in December 2005: Review in The Guardian Review in The Independent Review at musicOMH Review at mvdaily.com Review for The Observer Review at Online Review London Seen and Heard opera review Review at socialistworker.co.uk Review at The Stage Review in The Telegraph Review in The Times Review at uk.gay.com Review in Spanish at operayre.com.ar "Keenlyside's flexible and always musically inventive singing was of the highest quality, but very much part and parcel of a physical portrayal that was absolutely convincing in its easy grace and youthful athleticism. Without the role in his diary for the next few seasons, Keenlyside has suggested that this will probably be his last assumption of Budd. It's a role that has regularly brought out the best in performers, and his superb portrait will linger in the memory as a comprehensively excellent achievement."--George Hall in Opera News of March 2006. |