{"product_id":"758005","title":"Silins Egils \u0026 Maris Skuja - Egils Silin?s?; Latvian Songs (live) [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the famed wagnerian bass-baritones of our age, Egils Silins, sings romantic art songs by Latvian composers in recital, accompanied by Maris Skuja.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLatvian bass-baritone Egils Silins made his Royal Opera debut in 2011 as the Dutchman (Der fliegende Holl\\xe4nder). He has since returned to sing Jokanaan (Salome) for The Royal Opera.\\r\u003cbr\u003eSilins 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 Op\\xe9ra-Bastille, Escamillo (Carmen), Sebastiano (Tiefland) and Scarpia (Tosca) in Vienna, Amfortas in Barcelona, Eugene Onegin in Riga, Klingsor (Parsifal) in Z\\xfcrich, Wanderer (Siegfried) in Leipzig and Tokyo, Prince Igor in Z\\xfcrich and the Dutchman for Deutsche Oper Berlin and in Madrid and Dresden.\\r\u003cbr\u003eSilins 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, Z\\xfcrich 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReviews\\r\u003cbr\u003e'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\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Heart-felt, delicately nuanced.' --Diena\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarzins: Tell Me the Hour, the Moment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarzins: When All Tears Will Have Been Shed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarzins: You Still Pick Roses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarzins: Close Your Eyes and Smile\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarzins: In Defiance of Pain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarzins: My Happiness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarzins: As if by Stealth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarzins: Spanish Romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKalnins: For Every Hour\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelngailis Golden Leaves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKalnins: Autumn Flower\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKalnins: I Wonder...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVitols: Below Your High, White Window\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVitols: In a White Birch Cradle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVitols: The Goblet on the Isle of the Dead\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVitols: The Sound of Kokles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVitols: The Orchid\\u2019s Dream\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVitols: Close Your Eyes and Smile\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVitols: I Still Recall That Quiet Night\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVitols: Listen, Bright-Eyed Maiden!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedins: The Well\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedins: A Caress\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenins: The Village\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkulte: Dreamland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZilinskis: An Actor\\u2019s Life\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55149695566209,"sku":"758005","price":16.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/512PkxZr2EL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767847711","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/758005","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}