Silins Egils & Maris Skuja - Egils Silin?s?; Latvian Songs (live) [CD]

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One of the famed wagnerian bass-baritones of our age, Egils Silins, sings romantic art songs by Latvian composers in recital, accompanied by Maris Skuja.

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'It is a poetry of longing, an unsatisfiable longing for tranquillity, home, homeland, something unattainable and unsummonable, a longing for lost happiness and love.' Emils Darzins

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Latvian bass-baritone Egils Silins made his Royal Opera debut in 2011 as the Dutchman (Der fliegende Hollxe4nder). He has since returned to sing Jokanaan (Salome) for The Royal Opera.rSilins studied at the Latvian Academy of Music. He has won ten international vocal competitions, has twice received the Latvian Music Award and was awarded the title Singer of the Year in Zagreb in 2010 for his performances as Amfortas (Parsifal). Engagements include Wotan (Das Rheingold) and High Priest of Dagon (Samson et Dalila) for Opxe9ra-Bastille, Escamillo (Carmen), Sebastiano (Tiefland) and Scarpia (Tosca) in Vienna, Amfortas in Barcelona, Eugene Onegin in Riga, Klingsor (Parsifal) in Zxfcrich, Wanderer (Siegfried) in Leipzig and Tokyo, Prince Igor in Zxfcrich and the Dutchman for Deutsche Oper Berlin and in Madrid and Dresden.rSilins regularly performs at such opera houses as La Scala, Milan, Metropolitan Opera, New York, Lyric Opera, Chicago, Hamburg State Opera, Semperoper Dresden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bavarian State Opera, Liceu, Barcelona, Zxfcrich Opera and Vienna State Opera. He has worked with such conductors as Andrew Davis, Colin Davis, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Andris Nelsons, Seiji Ozawa, Gennady Rozhdestvensky and Christian Thielemann.

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Reviewsr'This collection of Latvian songs is a rewarding experience. Egils Silins has a wonderfully fresh voice which proves tob e perfect for his repertoire. From the dark basss tonest o the almost tenorish heights, it hat a consistent beauty over a wide range of various feelings.' --Pizzicato

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'Heart-felt, delicately nuanced.' --Diena

Darzins: Tell Me the Hour, the Moment

Darzins: When All Tears Will Have Been Shed

Darzins: You Still Pick Roses

Darzins: Close Your Eyes and Smile

Darzins: In Defiance of Pain

Darzins: My Happiness

Darzins: As if by Stealth

Darzins: Spanish Romance

Kalnins: For Every Hour

Melngailis Golden Leaves

Kalnins: Autumn Flower

Kalnins: I Wonder...

Vitols: Below Your High, White Window

Vitols: In a White Birch Cradle

Vitols: The Goblet on the Isle of the Dead

Vitols: The Sound of Kokles

Vitols: The Orchidu2019s Dream

Vitols: Close Your Eyes and Smile

Vitols: I Still Recall That Quiet Night

Vitols: Listen, Bright-Eyed Maiden!

Medins: The Well

Medins: A Caress

Kenins: The Village

Skulte: Dreamland

Zilinskis: An Actoru2019s Life

• Genre: Classical
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 4751025440130

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