Gerald Finley

Biography

Grammy-award winning Canadian bass-baritone Gerald Finley is a leading singer and dramatic interpreter of his generation, with acclaimed performances at the world’s major opera and concert venues and award-winning recordings on CD and DVD with major labels in a wide variety of repertoire. Mr Finley’s career is devoted to the wide range of vocal art, encompassing opera, orchestral and song, collaborating with the greatest orchestras and conductors of our time. He began with the baritone roles of Mozart; his Don Giovanni and Count in Le nozze di Figaro have been heard live throughout the world and on DVD. Recent signature roles include Guillaume Tell, J. Robert Oppenheimer in John Adam’s Dr. Atomic, and Jaufré Rudel in Saariaho’s L’amour de loin. He created Harry Heegan in Mark Anthony Turnage’s The Silver Tassie. (From: http://www.geraldfinley.com)

Known For

Le nozze di Figaro

as Figaro

The Marriage of Figaro

as Comte Almaviva

The Marriage of Figaro

as Figaro

Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2016

as Bariton

John Adams: Doctor Atomic

as J. Robert Oppenheimer

Giuseppe Verdi: "Falstaff" Salzburger Festspiele 2023

as Sir John Falstaff

Guillaume Tell

as Guillaume Tell

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Teatro Real

Adams: Doctor Atomic

as J. Robert Oppenheimer

Saariaho: L'Amour de Loin

as Jaufre Rudel