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Gerald Finley
voc, b, *1960 CA
Singer / Musician of Classical
Canadian classical bass-baritone vocalist, born 30 January 1960 in Montreal. He began singing as a chorister in Ottawa, Canada, and, encouraged by his uncle and former organist / Director of Music at Westminster Abbey, Sir William McKie, he auditioned for David Willcocks in 1978 and arrived in England the next year to complete his musical studies at the Royal College of Music, King’s College, Cambridge, and the National Opera Studio. He made his operatic debut in 1984. He was awarded the 2012 Grammy for Best Opera Recording (John Adams’s Dr Atomic with the Metropolitan Opera) and won an unprecedented three Classic FM Gramophone Awards for Best Solo Vocal Recording (Britten's Songs & Proverbs Of William Blake in 2011, Schumann's Dichterliebe & Other Heine Settings in 2009 and Songs by Samuel Barber in 2008).
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Miserere a 9 on 100 Best Baroque by Various Artists Miserere a 9 on Renaissance Masterpieces by Choir of King's College, Cambridge I wonder as I wander on Rutter: A Double Celebration by John Rutter Wild Wood Carol on The John Rutter Christmas Album by John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers & City of London Sinfonia Die Zauberflöte, K.620 / Act 2: Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen on Mozart: Die Zauberflote by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A 25, Part 2: No. 37, Arioso. For the mountains shall depart on Mendelssohn: Elijah by Felix Mendelssohn, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Sarah Connolly, Allan Clayton & Gerald Finley Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248: Part I: For the First Day of Christmas: 8. Aria (Bass): Großer Herr, o starker König on Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium by Johann Sebastian Bach, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Christine Schäfer, Bernarda Fink, Werner Güra, Gerald Finley, Christian Gerhaher & Concentus Musicus Wien Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A 25, Part 1: Introduction. As God the Lord of Israel liveth on Mendelssohn: Elijah by Felix Mendelssohn, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Sarah Connolly, Allan Clayton & Gerald Finley Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: III. Sequentia: Tuba mirum on Mozart: Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Christine Schäfer, Bernarda Fink, Kurt Streit, Gerald Finley, Arnold Schoenberg Chor & Concentus Musicus Wien Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: IV. Offertorium: Domine Jesu on Mozart: Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Christine Schäfer, Bernarda Fink, Kurt Streit, Gerald Finley, Arnold Schoenberg Chor & Concentus Musicus WienTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'Enfance Du Christ | Hector Berlioz, Alastair Miles, Jean Rigby, Gerald Finley, John Aler, Gwynne Howell, Corydon Singers, Corydon Orchestra, Matthew Best | 2019 | Album |
| In The Stream Of Life | Jean Sibelius, Gerald Finley, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, Edward Gardner | 2017 | Album |
| Pelléas Et Mélisande | Claude Debussy - The London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Magdalena Kožená, Christian Gerhaher, Gerald Finley | 2017 | Album |
| Organ Concerto / Requiem (Vol. 23 No. 9) | Francis Poulenc, Maurice Duruflé - Gillian Weir, Ruby Hughes, Gerald Finley | 2015 | Compil. |
| Six Romances On Verses By English Poets / Scottish Ballad / Suite On Poems By Michelangelo | Dmitri Shostakovich - Gerald Finley, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Sanderling | 2014 | Album |
| Requiem | The King's College Choir Of Cambridge, Gabriel Fauré, Stephen Cleobury, Gerald Finley, Tom Pickard, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment | 2014 | Album |
| Winterreise | Franz Schubert, Gerald Finley, Julius Drake | 2014 | Album |
| Missa Solemnis Op. 123 | Marlis Petersen, Elisabeth Kulmann, Werner Güra, Gerald Finley, Concertgebouworkest | 2012 | Album |
| Anna Nicole | Mark-Anthony Turnage, Richard Thomas, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Gerald Finley, Alan Oke, Susan Bickley, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano, Richard Jones | 2011 | Single |
| The Ballad Singer | Gerald Finley, Julius Drake | 2011 | Album |
| William Tell | Gioacchino Rossini / Gerald Finley • John Osborn • Malin Byström • Marie-Nicole Lemieux • Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia • Antonio Pappano | 2011 | Album |
| Songs & Proverbs Of William Blake | Benjamin Britten / Gerald Finley · Julius Drake | 2010 | Album |
| Dido & Aeneas | Henry Purcell, Sarah Connolly, Gerald Finley, Lucy Crowe, Patricia Bardon, John Mark Ainsley, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Choir Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Steven Devine, Elizabeth Kenny | 2009 | Album |
| Dichterliebe & Other Heine Settings | Gerald Finley, Julius Drake, Robert Schumann | 2008 | Album |
| Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Christine Schäfer, Bernarda Fink, Werner Güra, Gerald Finley, Christian Gerhaher, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2008 | Album |
| Romanzo Di Central Park | Charles Ives, Gerald Finley, Julius Drake | 2008 | Album |
| A Sea Symphony / Overture To "The Wasps" | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Richard Hickox, The London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Susan Gritton, Gerald Finley | 2007 | Album |
| Symphony No 9 'Choral' | Ludwig van Beethoven, Bernard Haitink, Twyla Robinson, Karen Cargill, John Mac Master, Gerald Finley, London Symphony Chorus, The London Symphony Orchestra | 2006 | Album |
| The Revenge: A Ballad Of The Fleet / Songs Of The Sea / Songs Of The Fleet | Charles Villiers Stanford, Richard Hickox, The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, The BBC National Chorus Of Wales, Gerald Finley | 2006 | Album |
| Songs By Schubert's Friends And Contemporaries | Susan Gritton · Ann Murray · Stella Doufexis · Mark Padmore · Gerald Finley · Graham Johnson | 2006 | Album |
| War Requiem | Benjamin Britten - Kurt Masur, Christine Brewer, Anthony Dean Griffey, Gerald Finley, The London Philharmonic Orchestra And The London Philharmonic Choir | 2006 | Album |
| Symphony No 9 'Choral' | Ludwig van Beethoven, Bernard Haitink, Twyla Robinson, Karen Cargill, John Mac Master, Gerald Finley, London Symphony Chorus, The London Symphony Orchestra | 2006 | Album |
| Owen Wingrave | Benjamin Britten, Gerald Finley, Kent Nagano | 2005 | Single |
| A Song – For Anything | Charles Ives, Gerald Finley, Julius Drake | 2005 | Album |
| Messiah | Georg Friedrich Händel – Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Christine Schäfer, Anna Larsson, Michael Schade, Gerald Finley | 2005 | Album |
| Canticles I-V, The Heart Of The Matter | Benjamin Britten, Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford, Jean Rigby, Derek Lee Ragin, Gerald Finley, Judi Dench | 2004 | Album |
| L'Invitation Au Voyage - Henri Duparc Melodies | Catherine Robbin, Gerald Finley, Stephen Ralls | 2002 | Album |
| Dido & Aeneas | Henry Purcell - Lynne Dawson, Rosemary Joshua, Gerald Finley, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, René Jacobs | 2001 | Album |
| Schöpfungsmesse - Magnificat - Intende Voci | Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert, Christiane Oelze, Elisabeth Von Magnus, Herbert Lippert, Gerald Finley, Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2000 | Album |
| An 1827 Schubertiad | Franz Schubert - Juliane Banse, Lynne Dawson, Michael Schade, Gerald Finley, Graham Johnson | 2000 | Album |
| Rinaldo | Georg Friedrich Händel – Cecilia Bartoli, David Daniels, Bernarda Fink, Gerald Finley, Luba Orgonasova, Daniel Taylor, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood | 2000 | Album |
| Schubert, 1817-1821 | Franz Schubert - Lorna Anderson, Lynne Dawson, Patricia Rozario, Marjana Lipovšek, Martyn Hill, Philip Langridge, Daniel Norman, Michael Schade, Gerald Finley, Matthias Goerne, Thomas Hampson, Simon Keenlyside, Stephan Loges, Christopher Maltman, Neal Davies, Graham Johnson | 2000 | Album |
| Venus & Adonis | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 1999 | Album |
| The Pilgrim's Progress | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gerald Finley, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Hickox | 1998 | Album |
| The Indian Queen | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby, Catherine Bott, John Mark Ainsley, David Thomas, Gerald Finley, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood | 1996 | Album |
| Le Nozze Di Figaro | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gerald Finley, Alison Hagley, Renée Fleming, Andreas Schmidt, Bernard Haitink, The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1996 | Single |
| Die Zauberflöte | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Christiane Oelze, Michael Schade, Cyndia Sieden, Gerald Finley, Harry Peeters, The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner | 1996 | Album |
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