San Francisco Opera - #ThrowbackThursday English tenor Kim Begley was Captain Vere in Britten's Billy Budd, presented by San Francisco Opera in 2004. Earlier this week, Begley announced his retirement from opera.
![Richard Strauss - Catherine Malfitano, Bryn Terfel, Kenneth Riegel, Hanna Schwarz, Kim Begley, Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi – Salome (1995, CD) - Discogs Richard Strauss - Catherine Malfitano, Bryn Terfel, Kenneth Riegel, Hanna Schwarz, Kim Begley, Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi – Salome (1995, CD) - Discogs](https://i.discogs.com/GzSjcXz1REXtqPpud5APx7tFhfSqV948wNbzhiuF5fU/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:500/w:500/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTkwMDAz/MjItMTQ3MzAzNDIx/My0yMTgxLmpwZWc.jpeg)
Richard Strauss - Catherine Malfitano, Bryn Terfel, Kenneth Riegel, Hanna Schwarz, Kim Begley, Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi – Salome (1995, CD) - Discogs
![Bellini : Norma : DECCA 414 476-2 [DBe]: Classical Music Reviews - April 2011 MusicWeb-International Bellini : Norma : DECCA 414 476-2 [DBe]: Classical Music Reviews - April 2011 MusicWeb-International](http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2011/Apr11/Bellini%20Norma%20Bonynge%20Decca.jpg)
Bellini : Norma : DECCA 414 476-2 [DBe]: Classical Music Reviews - April 2011 MusicWeb-International
![Richard Strauss's Salome at Symphony Hall Birmingham – Kirill Karabits conducts Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra with Lise Lindstrom, James Rutherford, Kim Begley & Birgit Remmert - The Classical Source Richard Strauss's Salome at Symphony Hall Birmingham – Kirill Karabits conducts Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra with Lise Lindstrom, James Rutherford, Kim Begley & Birgit Remmert - The Classical Source](https://www.classicalsource.com/wp-content/uploads/13153_1.jpg)
Richard Strauss's Salome at Symphony Hall Birmingham – Kirill Karabits conducts Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra with Lise Lindstrom, James Rutherford, Kim Begley & Birgit Remmert - The Classical Source
![Opera star set for first appearance at Ludlow Assembly Rooms in tribute to Flanders & Swann | Shropshire Star Opera star set for first appearance at Ludlow Assembly Rooms in tribute to Flanders & Swann | Shropshire Star](https://www.shropshirestar.com/resizer/oJPWhGb8UzMXrTtABoY8UMvUhuY=/1200x904/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mna/7YLWC5NGMVCKLCO6NIFSLU6X74.jpg)
Opera star set for first appearance at Ludlow Assembly Rooms in tribute to Flanders & Swann | Shropshire Star
![Glyndebourne's Hamlet: Why British audiences have turned to unconventional opera | The Independent | The Independent Glyndebourne's Hamlet: Why British audiences have turned to unconventional opera | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2017/10/03/10/hamlet-1.jpg)
Glyndebourne's Hamlet: Why British audiences have turned to unconventional opera | The Independent | The Independent
![Sym, 9, : Pretre / Vso Stoyanova Goeldner Begley R.holl : Beethoven (1770-1827) | HMV&BOOKS online : Online Shopping & Information Site - SSS0095 [English Site] Sym, 9, : Pretre / Vso Stoyanova Goeldner Begley R.holl : Beethoven (1770-1827) | HMV&BOOKS online : Online Shopping & Information Site - SSS0095 [English Site]](https://img.hmv.co.jp/image/jacket/400/33/0/7/280.jpg)
Sym, 9, : Pretre / Vso Stoyanova Goeldner Begley R.holl : Beethoven (1770-1827) | HMV&BOOKS online : Online Shopping & Information Site - SSS0095 [English Site]
![Szymanowski:Krol Roger [Mariusz Kwiecien; Georgia Jarman; Saimir Pirgu; Kim Begley; Royal Opera Chorus; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ] [OPUS ARTE: Blu-ray]: Amazon.de: DVD & Blu-ray Szymanowski:Krol Roger [Mariusz Kwiecien; Georgia Jarman; Saimir Pirgu; Kim Begley; Royal Opera Chorus; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ] [OPUS ARTE: Blu-ray]: Amazon.de: DVD & Blu-ray](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81qOT1K1fYL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg)