Iestyn davies is an actor, known for mattys funnies with beany and cecil 1959. Iestyn davies is one of the worlds leading countertenors. A committed recitalist, iestyn davies is a regular guest at carnegie hall, and he has curated residencies at londons wigmore hall and saffron hall in the uk. Iestyn davies sings with a heigh ho, the wind and the. These include purcells sound the trumpet and handels eternal source of light divine in duet with countertenor iestyn davies and purcells the plaint from the fairy queen in duet with soprano lucy crowe. Join facebook to connect with iestyn davies and others you may know. He has made appearances in major baroque roles in large opera houses in europe and the u. Jonathan paul appleby is so dazzled by the heroics of david iestyn davies that his father saul christopher purves is.
Filmed live at recording sessions in september 20, acclaimed countertenor iestyn davies and the kings consort perform a colourful. And unusually for a top opera star, hes a countertenor. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. A choral scholar at st johns college, cambridge, where he read archaeology and anthropology, he studied at the royal college of. I was so impressed by countertenor iestyn davies portrayal of oberon in brittens midsummer nights dream that i would eagerly have attended this recital at wigmore hall in february 20. Davies celebrated his 40th birthday with a special concert at wigmore hall. In this scene, opera star iestyn davies left plays the titular singer whose voice nurses the king back to. Bright cecilia taverner consort taverner choir taverner players andrew parrott director emi cdc 7 47490 2 t. Comments off on david bates, rebecca bottone, sophie bevan, iestyn davies gluck. Davies was born in york, england and first studied piano and recorder, mentored in his early years by his father ioan.
Mark rylance center plays king phillipe v in the new play farinelli and the king. I have taken care to switch ads to a minimum level, since the service recognises each ad shown as a view for a video. Composer nico muhly and countertenor iestyn davies discuss their collaboration old bones notes. David bates, rebecca bottone, sophie bevan, iestyn davies. The preeminent marriage of music and poetry, the nuanced shades of wit and melancholy and the extraordinary writing for both lute and voice all combine to proclaim dowland as the father of english song. Asako morikawa, joanna levine, sam stadlen, emily ashton and richard boothby, viols.
After graduating in archaeology and anthropology from cambridge, countertenor iestyn davies studied at the royal academy of music. Iestyn davies has one of the most glorious countertenor voices in the world today michael church, the independent. Iestyn davies, mbe born 16 september 1979 is a british classical countertenor. Iestyn davies is a british countertenor widely recognised as one of the worlds finest singers celebrated for the beauty and technical dexterity of his voice and intelligent musicianship. The gifted countertenor iestyn davies brought a cool, seductive tone to a little aria sung by terry, marks blacksheep brother, as he puts the make on marnie, one of the few moments in the. Iestyn davies shows himself to be a true master of this repertoire, beautifully partnered by james hall and by an ensemble which has dominated the world of. Download the new ipad app to watch on your tv with apple tv via airplay. Wigmore hall live iestyn davies countertenor by ensemble. Fretwork with iestyn davies, countertenor recital cal performances. Davies celebrated his 40th birthday with a special concert at wigmore hall, which presented him with its gold medal. Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. Davies was born september 16, 1979, in york, england. Jonathan cohens invigorating direction of the top notch arcangelo and davies s extraordinarily questing approach make for a happy balance between abstract delight and rhetorical flair.
Iestyn davies has one of the most glorious countertenor voices in the world today. Cal performances is the uc berkeleybased presenting, commissioning and producing organization for worldclass music, dance and theater events. Bicket and davies warmed up for this performance in 2015, when they presented several arias from orlando in the opening concert of the wigmore halls 201516 season. Get updates on how your baby develops, your body changes, and what you can expect during each week of your pregnancy by signing up to the mumsnet pregnancy newsletters. Iestyn davies is one of todays most indemand singers. Hires digital download david bates, rebecca bottone, sophie bevan, iestyn davies gluck. Born in 1979 into a musical family his father was cellist with the fitzwilliam quartet, davies sang as a boy chorister at st. Iestyn davies falls somewhere in between the two and yet he is no less distinctive in personality and musical ambition. Iestyn davies on stunning form in venti turbini from handels rinaldobut this was a stunning showpiece which davies, cummings and the orchestra performed at a cracking pace with davies producing apparently effortless passageworkhughes and davies. Iestyn davies countertenor john reid piano bbc archive recording 3.
Bicket coaxes the met into a credible baroque style iestyn davies s intelligent singing and acting make unulfo an especially likeable confidant to the heroic couple. Of all english songwriters, john dowland has enjoyed the most powerful afterlife, his voice unmistakably present in any version of his songs. From the firefox window click the firefox button at the top left and select addons, or, if the firefox button is not shown, click the tools menu and click addons. Iestyn davies records handel arias with the kings consort. David bates iestyn davies rebecca bottone sophie bevan. Once the addon manager has opened in a new tab, click the extensions button on the left side of the window. Iestyn davies countertenor by iestyn davies on amazon. Iestyn davies countertenor james gilchrist tenor derek welton, bass stephen layton conductor. Born in 1979 into a musical family his father was cellist with the.
Allan clayton belshazzar, king of babylon, rosemary joshua nitocris, iestyn davies daniel, hebrew prophet, caitlin hulcup cyrus. Harry bicket, the metropolitan opera orchestra, renee. Countertenor iestyn davies recently stayed at martello tower whilst rehearsing his role in benjamin brittens opera a midsummer nights dream for the 2017 aldeburgh festival. I rarely listen to the repertoire that davies voice is meant for you cant love everything, but he has excellent technique and affecting musicality. Critical recognition of iestyn s work can be seen in two gramophone awards, a grammy award, a rps award for young singer of the year, the critics circle award and recently an olivier award. From the age of eight he sang as a boy treble in the choir of st johns college, cambridge. British countertenor iestyn davies is one of the fastest rising stars on the concert and opera circuit. Check out wigmore hall live iestyn davies countertenor by ensemble. Following his highly acclaimed recording of porpora cantatas, he returns for a second solo album with hyperion, a selection of arias written for gaetano guadagni. These are powerful and virtuosic voices with a special timbre, hitting the highest and lowest notes with no effort witch is admirable. Bicket and davies warmed up for this performance in 2015, when they presented several arias from orlando in the opening concert of the wigmore halls.
Iestyn davies countertenor and details of their recordings available to browse and buy. Iestyn davies in conversation sandy burnett talks to young british countertenor iestyn davies prior to his recital at wigmore hall on 18 november with concerto copenhagen, which opens the art of the countertenor series successive concerts in this series include bejun mehta on wednesday 9 december 2009 with julius drake, and david daniels with john lenehan on. Countertenor iestyn davies talks high notes, low moments and hissy fits the soaring tones of the countertenor may be a throwback to medieval church music, but. Iestyn davies has the most beautiful, clear, pure voice. These stars of the early music world dazzle in a striking range of repertoire spanning four centuries. Who calls my parting soul from death esther duration. Iestyn davies records handel arias with the kings consort youtube.
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