Los Angeles Philharmonic's Grammy-nominated recording of Mahler's 'Symphony of a Thousand'. Photo: Supplied
Photo: Supplied
It's good news twice over for New Zealand tenor Simon O'Neill, who was part of a recording nominated for a Grammy Award in two categories: Best Choral Performance and Best Engineered Album, Classical for the project's sound engineers Alexander Lipay and Dmitriy Lipay.
The internationally recognised opera singer sang the role of Dr Marianus in a Los Angeles Philharmonic recording of Mahler's Symphony No 8 under conductor Gustavo Dudamel. He was one of eight vocal soloists in the aptly-nicknamed "Symphony of a Thousand" - the work calls for massed choirs and a large orchestra, with 346 musicians taking part in the Los Angeles Philharmonic's recording.
Simon talked with Upbeat about his involvement in this recording, and how it felt when he heard about the nominations.
Music details:
MAHLER: Symphony No 8, excerpt - Simon O'Neill (ten), Los Angeles Master Chorale, Pacific Chorale, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, National Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Phil/Gustavo Dudamel (DG)
