Bailey, Simon

Michaël Levinas: La Metamorphose, complete opera / Fabrice di Falco, Magali Léger, André Heyboer, Anne Mason, Simon Bailey

1 CD / Aeon / 2012-08-14

Works: Michaël Levinas: La Métamorphose, opera
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Falco, Fabrice Di; Guillou, Arnaud; Heyboer, Andre [Baritone (Vocal)]; Laberdesque, Laurent; Leger, Magali; Mason, Anne; Pasturaud, Julie
Conductors: Octors, Georgea
Ensemble: Ensemble Ictus

At the beginning of Kafka's novella, the metamorphosis has already taken place. Now there is only ordeal. The choice made by Michaël Levinas, to represent...continue...
Recording information: Opéra de Lille (03/11/2011/03/13/2011)....continue...

Donizetti: Le Convenienze ed Inconvenienze Teatrali / Pratt, Baily [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2011-01-25

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali, opera
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Cortellazzi, Leonardo; Karayavuz, Asude; Pratt, Jessica; Senn, Christian; Taormina, Vincenzo; Tirotta, Aurora
Conductors: Guidarini, Marco
Ensemble: Chorus dell'Accademia del Teatro alla Scala; Orchestra dell'Accademia del Teatro alla Scala

Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali (Viva la mamma !) was inspired by two comedies written by Antonio Simone Sografi between 1794 and 1816. It follows...continue...
Run Time: 113 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish...continue...

Carafa: I Due Figaro / Trucco, Bailey, Württemberg Philharmonic, Cohen [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bongiovanni / 2009-11-01

Works: Michele Carafa: I Due Figaro o sia Il soggetto di una commedia
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Bevacqua, Rosella; DAEAniello, Alessio; Fedeli, Giuseppe; Kim, Eunshil; Monaco, Carmine; Prato, Vittorio; Rizzone, Cinzia; Trucco, Giorgio
Conductors: Cohen, Brad
Ensemble: Wurttemberg Philharmonic Orchestra

Michel Carafa was a friend of Rossini's and worked with the composer on several occasions. I Due Figaro is a sequel to The Marriage of...continue...
Run Time: 160 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: Italian & English
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Rossini: L'inganno felice / Zedda, Tarver, Mologni, Regazzo, Vinco, Bailey, Czech Chamber Soloists Brno

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-06-24

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'inganno felice, opera
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Fabbrini, Gianni; Mologni, Corinna; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Tarver, Kenneth; Vinco, Marco
Conductors: Zedda, Alberto
Ensemble: Czech Chamber Soloists Brno

Rossini’s 'rescue opera' 'L'inganno felice' (The Happy Deception) won immediate contemporary popularity after its first performance in 1812. One of the composer's most inventive and...continue...

Rejoice - A Vision of Christ through Music / Fasolis, Summerley, Pitts, Brown, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-18

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri, BuxWV 75; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe des morts a 4 voix et symphonie, H 10; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Antony Pitts: Hark, my soul!; Anonymous: De ...
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Balconi, Roberto; Balducci, Antonella; Cecchetti, Mario; Fasolis, Diego; Faulner, Julia; Gilchrist, James; Gonda, Anna; Invernizzi, Roberta; Labusch, Dorothee; Rausch, Ulrich; Thomas, ...
Conductors: ; Fasolis, Diego; Niquet, Hervé; Halász, Michael; Pitts, Antony; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Summerly, Jeremy; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Edison, Noel; Brown, Timothy; Donath, Klaus; Yu...
Ensemble: Amici; Budapest Camerata; Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne; City of London Sinfonia; Clare College Choir; Cologne Cathedral Boys Choir; Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Chamber Cho...

Donizetti: Il diluvio universale / Carella, Palazzi, et al

2 CD / Opera Rara / 2006-11-14

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Il diluvio universale, opera
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Cullagh, Majella; Custer, Manuela; Dimitrijevic, Ivana; Gibbons, Anne-Marie; Lee, Colin; Lungu, Irina; Palazzi, Mirco; Robinson, Dean; Wilde, Mark; Wood, Roland
Conductors: Carella, Giuliano
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

"Majella Cullagh's bright tone and sincere, forward delivery are just right for the put-upon-but-strong Sela, and she handles the coloratura passages as well as she...continue...

Vocal Teamwork - Rare Operatic Ensembles

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2006-01-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Bianca e Falliero; Ricciardo e Zoraide; Guglielmo Tell; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Dinorah (Le pardon de Ploërmel), comic opera in 3 acts; L' Esule di Granata, opera (heroic melodrama...
Performers: Andrew, Ludmilla; Bailey, Simon; Banks, Barry; Barcellona, Daniela; Bayley, Clive; Biccire, Patrizia; Blake, Rockwell; Claycomb, Laura; Collins, Kenneth; Cook, Deborah; Cullagh, Majella; Custer, Manu...
Conductors: Parry, David; Judd, James; Carella, Giuliano; Matheson, John

We have here many different kinds of ensemble, starting with the elaborate formality of the duet from Rossinis Bianca e Falliero and concluding with the...continue...

Stainer: The Crucifixion / Gilchrist, Bailey, Brown, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-05-17

Works: John Stainer: God so loved the world
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Farr, Stephen; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Brown, Timothy
Ensemble: Clare College Choir

Modeled on the great passion settings of J.S. Bach, Stainer's 'Crucifixion' is amongst the most popular of all English choral works and vividly portrays the...continue...

Opera in English - Puccini: Turandot / Parry, Eaglen, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-11-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Bayley, Clive; Eaglen, Jane; Gedda, Nicolai; Le Brocq, Mark; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Plazas, Mary; Sidhom, Peter; Wedd, Peter
Conductors: Parry, David

"For some people, this recording may be the best way to experience Eaglen's Turandot - her physique does not suggest a beauty men would risk...continue...

Rossini: Bianca e Falliero / Parry, Cullagh, London PO

3 CD / Opera Rara / 2001-12-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Bianca e Falliero
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Banks, Barry; Cullagh, Majella; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Davies, Ryland; Larmore, Jennifer; Natoli, Dominic
Conductors: Parry, David

'Bianca e Falliero' is one of Rossini's most sumptuous and ornate operas. It tells of Bianca's (Majella Cullagh) love for Falliero (Jennifer Larmore) and Bianca's...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias Vol 7 / Della Jones

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-03-27

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Tancredi; La Cenerentola; Guglielmo Tell; Il barbiere di Siviglia; George Frederick Handel: Rodelinda; MEDLEY; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito; Gaetano Donizetti: La F...
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Jones, Della; Magee, Garry; Mason, Anne; Plazas, Mary; Richards, Paul; Shore, Andrew; Wedd, Peter
Conductors: Parry, David; Bellini, Gabriele

"...Della Jones is a Welsh mezzo in her mid-fifties, which makes the youthful energy and tonal steadiness heard on this disc all the more amazing......continue...

Rossini Gala - Nelly Miricioiu / David Parry, et al

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2000-09-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra; Aureliano in Palmira; Bianca e Falliero; Zelmira; Mosè in Egitto, opera; Semiramide; Armida; Work(s)
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Banks, Barry; Biccire, Patrizia; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Magee, Garry; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Miricioiu, Nelly; Natoli, Dominic; Robinson, Dean; Shkosa, Enkelejda; Sotgiu, A...
Conductors: Parry, David

Grainger Edition Vol 8 - Works for Wind Orchestra Vol 2

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-06-16

Works: Percy Grainger: The Power of Rome and the Christian Heart, for band, organ & optional strings; Children's March (Over the Hills and Far Away), folk song for piano & military band (RMTB 4); Bell Piece...
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Reynish, Timothy; Rundell, Clark
Ensemble: Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra

The Chandos Grainger Edition is the definitive collection of this composer's music, which has grown ever more popular over the past few years. This recording...continue...