Then And Now
Gregory Kunde (tenor)
Awards:
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2024
Even if you're normally sceptical about opera-singers 'crossing over' into jazz standards, please give this stylish, heartwarming album from one of today's leading Otellos a whirl - the 70-year-old...
Then And Now
Gregory Kunde (tenor)
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Awards:
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2024
Even if you're normally sceptical about opera-singers 'crossing over' into jazz standards, please give this stylish, heartwarming album from one of today's leading Otellos a whirl - the 70-year-old...
About
Acclaimed tenor Gregory Kunde marks his 70th birthday by making his first foray outside operatic repertoire with an album inspired by his childhood jukebox favorites. During a career that took him from a small town in Illinois to the international opera stage, Greg has retained his love for the songs which represent the soundtrack of his younger years. With this album he realizes a long-held dream to follow in the footsteps of legendary artists such as Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormé, Tony Bennett and Bobby Darin, using his vast operatic experience to create personal and unique interpretations of some of the best American songs ever written alongside an ensemble of brass, percussion and bass. This is Gregory Kunde Then and Now.
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Gregory Kunde on Then and Now
28th Oct 2024
As he makes his role-debut as Britten's Captain Vere in Vienna, the indomitable American tenor discusses returning to the music which formed the soundtrack to his childhood on his new album Then And Now - a collection of jazz standards, released on Delos earlier this month.
Awards and reviews
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Presto Editor's ChoiceOctober 2024
2nd November 2024
Even if you're normally sceptical about opera-singers 'crossing over' into jazz standards, please give this stylish, heartwarming album from one of today's leading Otellos a whirl - the 70-year-old American tenor really does have this music in his blood, and is obviously having a blast with classics such as 'Beyond The Sea, 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square' and I Left My Heart In San Francisco'. Nothing sounds overblown or unidiomatic, and his classy backing-band is a delight.
