Simon Keenlyside

Biography

Simon Keenlyside was born on August 3, 1959, in London, England, to a musical family and began his career as a boy chorister at St John's College School and later the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge. He developed a love for lieder and German poetry while studying voice at the Royal Northern College of Music. Keenlyside made his operatic debut in 1987 and has since performed in numerous productions, including "The Magic Flute" and roles in Hamlet and Macbeth.