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January 2010

Jan
30
2010

Happy Birthday Mr Finley!!!

Many happy returns of the day Gerry
from all at GF.info

Jan
30
2010

Photos from Viennese Dido & Aeneas

Two lovely photos (courtsey of www.geraldfinley.com) from behind the scenes at Dido & Aeneas and Apollo & Dafne performed at the Musikverein earlier this month. Click photo of Gerry with Bernarda Fink to find details and the photo gallery…

Jan
29
2010

Peter Grimes wins South Bank Award

English National Opera’s production of Peter Grimes, in which Gerald Finley performed the role of Captain Balstrode, has won the accolade of Best Opera at the South Bank Show Awards.

Jan
20
2010

Opera News Awards – new photos

New photos of Gerry and fellow honorees at the 2009 Opera News Awards which took place in New York last year. Click photo…

Jan
20
2010

“Outstanding” Iago. Otello reviewed by Opera mag

A stunningly good review from Opera magazine of Otello at the Barbican in December 2009: “The outstanding performance was that of Gerald Finley as Iago. Any thoughts that he might not have the capacity for evil in his vocal range were soon dispelled as he revealed a most subtle and insinuating portrait of calculated villainy, [...]

Jan
18
2010

Peter Grimes at ENO

We are busily transferring pages from the old GFinfo site and building up the structure of this, the new GF.site. This is an ideal opportunity to revisit some of the best bits, so click below to see Gerry’s first Peter Grimes at ENO with its wonderful photo gallery. …

Jan
15
2010

Masterclasses in 2010

I’ve added a new section for masterclasses within the performance section (see menubar), containing details of Gerry giving masterclasses at the Royal Academy of Music, and in Philadelphia. Click photo…

Jan
11
2010

Crown of India on BBC Radio 3, 12th January

An excerpt of The Crown of India (Tableau II) starring Gerry and Clare Shearer and conducted by Andrew Davis, will be broadcast on 12 January at 11.28am to 12.00 on BBC Radio 3

Jan
11
2010

Gerry’s new CD – recording photos

I’ve posted a wonderful photo gallery of Gerry taken during the recording session for his new CD of arias (released 1 February 2010). A huge thank you to photographer, Sim Canetty Clarke. Click the CD cover…

Jan
11
2010

Gerry’s new aria CD!!!

Fantastic news that Gerry’s new aria CD, Great Operatic Arias, Vol 22  in the Chandos Opera in English series, will be released in the UK on 1 February 2010. Click the CD cover for more details…