By BBC Music Magazine

Published: Wednesday, 06 April 2022 at 12:00 am


Whether singing Schubert or preparing to play Samson at the Royal Opera House, Nicky Spence is a versatile tenor with a truly choc-a-bloc diary. Here are his five greatest recordings.

Nicky Spence’s best recordings

 

The Diary of One Who Disappeared

Hyperion CDA 68282

Nicky Spence fully inhabits the drama of this unusual song cycle, with pianist Julius Drake and mezzo Václava Housková his sultry seductress.