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Had a totally relaxing birthday in Chicago with my

Had a totally relaxing birthday in Chicago with my man enjoying the Dvořák cello concerto at the CSO 😍. It's one of my favourites, going all the way back to when I used to also play cello and I wanted so badly to perform it but I was never good enough 😜 Thanks for all the birthday love everyone!

The first few reviews are out and I'm so glad peop

The first few reviews are out and I'm so glad people are responding to Lovesick in such a positive way. 🥳 We took a different approach, blending in folk song and focusing on the drama and passion in the music; I wanted to put my own stamp on this lute song rep. in a way that just felt right to me, and I'm super happy people are liking it! 💜
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[BBC Music Magazine, UK] ⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A worthy platform for the acclaimed musical and dramatic skills of Randall Scotting and Stephen Stubbs'
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'the performers evoke a happy stylishness and transcend the routine verse structure to produce a fluid lyricism'
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[Pro Ópera, Mexico]
'the sublime voice of the young singer is accompanied in perfect harmony by the famous lutenist Stephen Stubbs. A true listening delight'
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'subtlety lives in Randall's voice... perfectly nuanced, displaying his characteristic radiant timbre'
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[Early Music America, USA]
'Scotting succeeds in accentuating the passion and drama in these songs. His flexible countertenor is perfectly suited to the task, with a warm tone, crisp enunciation, and a natural vibrato'
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'Lawes demands the vocalist's widest range, which he delivers with technical agility and aplomb'

📷: @ioulex

end of winter ennui

end of winter ennui

🎶 Really happy to be Scala Radio's 'One to Watc

🎶 Really happy to be Scala Radio's 'One to Watch' this past week. 🎶
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#lovesick #music #lutesong #folksongs #countertenor #voice #randallscotting #classicalmusic @uiatalent @premierclassical @signumrecords @scalaradiouk

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💜My new album, LOVESICK, is out today!💜 It’s my second album on Signum Records and for this one, which is kind of an anti-Valentine’s Day program, I wanted to show a different side of my singing – far more intimate – it’s just voice and lute and the themes are heartbreak and solitude. I’m so happy to have worked with the fantastic lutenist Stephen Stubbs; he’s a renowned interpreter of this music and he brought tons of knowledge and experience. We had a great time collaborating which I hope you will hear when you listen.

There are a few different types of 17th-century music on the album that I’ve interwoven to express the theme of lovesickness. Traditional folk tunes from Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales are performed alongside lute song and the composers include John Dowland, the brothers William and Henry Lawes, Henry Purcell and his teacher, John Blow, the Frenchmen Pierre Guédron and Étienne Moulinié, and from Italy there’s Marc' Antonio Cesti and the mostly unknown Daniele da Castrovillari.

I have enjoyed so much living inside this music and exploring these full and varied feelings from every angle. I hope you enjoy listening. Check it out now! 🎧 It’s available via the link in bio or wherever you buy or stream your music 🎶
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I'm so excited to be returning to @seattleopera th

I'm so excited to be returning to @seattleopera this October for this beautiful production of Alcina! Ruggiero is one of those bucket-list roles with such great music to sing, and I'm thrilled to be doing it with this company that I always love working with... it’ll be magical.🔮✨

#randallscotting #countertenor #music #classicalmusic #musician #opera #baroqueopera #seattle #baroque #handel #Alcina @uiatalent 📷: @stephgirardphoto

💜 The next single from LOVESICK is out today! 💜 Here's a few quick shots from behind the scenes where we recorded the album in Los Angeles. 'Black is the colour’ is a heart wrenching song and one that's close to my roots, it's a traditional Scottish ballad that made its way to the United States and became hugely popular. The haunting tune is dark, sincere, and deeply magical. There are well-known versions by lots of amazing artists like Nina Simone, Joan Baez, The King’s Singers, Rhiannon Giddens and so many more, and this is my humble take on a beloved classic.
You can listen to ‘Black is the colour’ and preorder the album (official release February 10th) at the link in my bio ⬆️⬆️
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#lovesick #music #lutesong #folksongs #operasinger #countertenor #love #baroque #valentinesday2023 #lute #voice #newalbum #randallscotting #classicalmusic #baroquemusic @premierclassical @uiatalent

Hometown besties came to keep us company during th

Hometown besties came to keep us company during the blizzard.😊❤️

💜 The 2nd single from LOVESICK is out today! 💜 'Time stands still’ is that feeling when you just can't stop thinking about someone new who has totally captivated you. No 17th century album about love and heartbreak would be complete without the music of John Dowland - and here's our take on one of his most well-known songs. (Stephen Stubbs's beautiful playing on the lute here!) We also made a video to capture the mood - seaside dreamy and enamored.

I hope you enjoy listening and watching!

Find ‘Time stands still’ on streaming apps via link in bio ⬆️⬆️
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#lovesick #music #lutesong #folksongs #operasinger #countertenor #love #baroque #valentinesday2023 #lute #voice #newalbum #classicalbuzz #instaclassical #randallscotting #classicalmusic @premierclassical @uiatalent

It's cold filming video on the east coast on a Jan

It's cold filming video on the east coast on a January morn, but I'm trying super hard to pull off chill, not chilly 🥶😜

Happy Sunday… and speaking of Sundays, I had a l

Happy Sunday… and speaking of Sundays, I had a lovely chat with Suzanne Bona, the host of the nationally syndicated radio show Sunday Baroque. Have a listen 😉 We talk about all sorts of things, including the question I’m probably asked the most (“What is a countertenor?”), we touch on my album of castrato arias with the OAE (they’ll be featuring some tracks later this month), how playing the cello helped me realize I was a countertenor, and a bit about my new anti-Valentine's day album, Lovesick, with the fantastic lutenist Stephen Stubbs (coming out in Feb).
The full podcast (18 minutes) available via link in bio

[REVIEW] BBC Music Magazine ★★★★ for The C

[REVIEW] BBC Music Magazine ★★★★
for The Crown: Heroic Arias for Senesino

'In this debut solo album, countertenor Randall Scotting lets loose a ravishing vocalism… Senesino was a complex artist, reshaping from one aria to the next the valiant-leader characters in which he excelled. Scotting builds on this legacy by applying deep colours, muscular core, and baritonal chest register to probe a huge range of feelings. In bravura numbers he pushes tempos to fever pitch, egging the other performers on, often through thrilling roulades. On slower tracks, Scotting’s messa da voce, the nuanced crescendo/decrescendo on a sustained pitch for which Senesino was celebrated, is mesmerising in music about love and despair alike. Scotting’s sensational 2019 Covent Garden debut showed off his superb acting, and this recording captures his dramatic artistry as he weights specific words in recitative as well as aria.'

For those that are interested, the full review is at the link in bio 😃

#countertenor #opera #classicalmusic #baroque #london

💃🏽 HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!! 💃🏽 2022 w

💃🏽 HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!! 💃🏽 2022 was a rollercoaster: at the beginning of the year my dad passed away, other family was fighting unexpected illness, and so many things felt uncertain on every level. Yet, I also made my Bayerische Staatsoper debut - something I hoped for but wasn’t sure would happen - and another big dream came true when I released a solo album with the OAE. I’ve also been really fortunate to spend a lot of time with family this year.

All-in-all, I’m feeling sentimental, very grateful, and excited for 2023. I’ve got my red tutu on and I’m ready to dance into to the new year with open arms. Hoping it holds more of the good stuff for all of us! 😊 giant hugs to you all 😊
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📸 @wagnerla – thank you for these beautiful shots! 📸

🥞🍕🥐🍰🍦🎂🍪🍩.🥴🥴🥴

💜 Here's a first look and listen to my new song

💜 Here's a first look and listen to my new song album LOVESICK on Signum Classics with the incredible lutenist Stephen Stubbs. The first single 'At the Mid Hour of Night' is out today.

📸📸📸 An immense thank you to the brilliant photography duo @ioulex for taking such stunning photos for this album! I first met Julia and Alexander a few years ago when I was singing some Pergolesi in a sweltering 🥵 warehouse in Brooklyn, and the way Ioulex captured that evening on film was just magical. I’m so grateful they were up for creating a visual world that so closely matches the mood of the music for this album. Their photos are always enchanting and mesmerizing and they're just some of the kindest, creative artists I've met.

I hope you enjoy listening! The full album is out on February 10th - keep your eyes peeled 👀 in the new year there’s more to come. You can find the first single at the link in bio or on Spotify, Apple, and all the other usual places.
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#lovesick #music #lutesong #folksong #operasinger #countertenor #antivalentine #love #randallscotting

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I can't believe it's already been a few weeks sinc

I can't believe it's already been a few weeks since I was back in London recording with my buddy Jorge and the AAM!! I try and stay on top of it all, but sometimes the days and weeks just fly by 💫💫 I'm finally sharing some pics from our 3 days of recording and beautiful music making with the fantastic Academy of Ancient Music. I hope you're all ready for love and passion direct from 1600s Venice ❤️‍🔥♥❤️‍🔥 I'm so thankful to Laurence, the AAM, and Signum for helping to make this provocative album a reality - it's going to be amazing!!
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Thrilled to be recording with the fantastic Academ

Thrilled to be recording with the fantastic Academy of Ancient Music, and my friends Jorge Navarro Colorado, and Laurence Cummings!
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@aamorchestra @jorgencolorado @signumrecords #monteverdi #love #baroquemusic #music #baroque #london

A day late, celebrating World Opera Day by singing

A day late, celebrating World Opera Day by singing opera with this lot in Sussex.

Lovely Santa Barbara. Temperate, breezy, and a bea

Lovely Santa Barbara. Temperate, breezy, and a beautiful place to be roasted... as a swan... in Carmina burana. (That's my swan frock hanging behind me in the dressing room pic w the maestro.) #BTSCarminaSB

I’ve admired the Orchestra of the Age of Enlight

I’ve admired the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment since I began listening to classical music. They were always playing on the recordings I loved (and had on constant repeat), so I feel super fortunate to have worked with them on this album about the megastar castrato, Senesino.

And who was Senesino, you ask? 😉 Hear a bit from the OAE’s Chief Executive, Crispin Woodhead, about how this over-the-top divo was just like some of our more infamous popstars today: arrogant disruptor, talented but entitled, delusional and narcissistic but undeniably magnetic on stage. Hear the music that helped propel this difficult but extraordinary artist to fame on The Crown – it's out now!

#baroqueopera #music #baroquemusic
#countertenor #classicalmusic #opera

Just another day at the library....

Just another day at the library....

Here’s a nice little introduction to my album, T

Here’s a nice little introduction to my album, The Crown 👑 It includes some music clips you haven't heard yet, along with Laurence Cummings thoughts on the project. Having previously sung so much of Handel’s music for Senesino, it’s been fascinating to dig into what others created for his specific voice. The composers - Lotti, Bononcini, Giacomelli, Giaj, Ariosti, Ristori, and Orlandini - were definitely individuals who wrote in their own way. It was an enjoyable challenge to understand and express each aria on its own and I think that hearing it all together reveals a more complete picture of who Senesino really was as a singer. There were lots of little discoveries that came to light, and I hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed putting it all together! 🎉

It’s available here via the link in bio or wherever you buy or stream your music 🎶🎶

#baroqueopera #music #baroquemusic #countertenor #classicalmusic #opera @oae_photos

@olivobampo and I had a lovely chat about The Crow

@olivobampo and I had a lovely chat about The Crown. Hear a few tracks from the album and a bit of the backstory, including some of Senesino's scandalous behavior. It's available for one more week!

(go to the WFMT at the link in my bio, select September 3rd then scroll to 'Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho', the chat starts at 2 mins 15 secs in, after a bit of bamboo flute concerto 😁)

#music #countertenor #baroquemusic #opera #classicalmusic #baroqueopera @wfmtclassical @wagnerla

Sunny vacay on the beach with my crew 💙

Sunny vacay on the beach with my crew 💙

Out Today! 👑 🥳 My new album, The Crown, on S

Out Today! 👑 🥳
My new album, The Crown, on Signum Classics is out today to buy and stream. For my debut solo album, I combine my love of singing and years of research in a programme of arias composed for one of the most famed singers of all time, the superstar castrato, Senesino. It’s the most fulfilling project I’ve ever been a part of; I just had a great time making the album! Collaborating with one of the world’s best period instrument ensembles, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and conducted by Baroque-specialist Laurence Cummings, the album features the music of seven acclaimed but currently overlooked composers. There are 13 modern day premieres heard for the first time in 300 years!

Find the album where ever you buy or stream music or at the link in my bio.

@signumrecords @oae_photos @uiatalent @rcmlondon

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Only two weeks to go! And today another single fr

Only two weeks to go! And today another single from our album is hitting the world. Here’s just a short preview from ‘Se cerca, se dice’ by Orlandini. This lively little number was famously set by several composers in the eighteenth century... and here is Orlandini’s take on it. It’s an operatic moment that is equal parts intense and sad.

I love how this short arioso is full of twists and turns and the music feels unpredictable and free. It really shows the inventive side of Orlandini! I gotta tell ya, even though it’s basically a sad song, it’s so much fun to sing!

The full single is now streaming, along with two other arias by Giaj and Ariosti. I can't wait to share the whole album with you! Save the date - 2 September, and you can pre-order now (link in my bio ⬆️)

#opera #baroquemusic #baroqueopera #randallscotting #countertenor #music #classicalmusic

Hey look, it's the second single from my new album

Hey look, it's the second single from my new album -- out today and you can listen in all the usual places! 🥳 Here's a little video clip from the recording session of ‘Lasso!’ by Attilio Ariosti (who, by the way, was a part-time spy for the King of France! 👑).

This aria is so beautiful and I loved recording it with Laurence at the harpsichord and Andrew Skidmore on cello.

There's a link in the bio to the whole aria, and you can also pre-order THE CROWN ⬆️⬆️⬆️

#opera #baroquemusic #baroqueopera #randallscottingcountertenor #countertenor #music #classicalmusic

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