Frantz's Act 3 aria from Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffman."  Performed with Valerie Poole at the piano, recorded by Michael Hughes.

Frantz's Aria  -  Les Contes d'Hoffman

Count Almaviva's Act 1 aria from Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia."  Performed with Valerie Poole at the piano, recorded by Michael Hughes.

Ecco ridente in cielo  -  Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Performed by Ryan C. Connelly with Arthur Bosarge, pianist.

Frisch Zum Kampfe!

A Wandering Minstrel I

A little practice with a lute and some layered voices.

A Mournful Idle Thumbs Bumper

A cover of "Beacon" from the game FEZ, with voice and lute.

Lullabeacon

I'm learning how to play the Lute, and how to use Reason. So here's me, playing a tune from Lesson 3 of Diana Poulton's "A Tutor for Renaissance Lute". Recorded with Reason Essentials, and a Steinberg UR-22 mkII / ST-M01.

A Toye (Poulton No. 3)

Performed by Ryan C. Connelly with Arthur Bosarge, pianist. From Evan Mack's Opera, Roscoe.

Roscoe - Alex's Aria

"Buffons" and "The Owld Man" from the anthology "58 Very Easy Pieces for Renaissance Lute", originally from Trinity College, Dublin, MS 408/2.

"Buffons" and "The Owld Man"

A little song I like, working on recording both my own voice and that of my lute, Lucy. Song originally by Thomas Ravenscroft.

Three Ravens (Test)

From a 2010 production of the Vespero della Beata Virgine with the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music's Concert Choir, conducted by Earl Rivers.

Nigra Sum - Vespero della Beata Virgine

Ryan C. Connelly is a leggiero tenor originally from New Freedom, Pennsylvania.  He completed his Bachelor's degree in Voice Performance at Temple University and his Master's degree at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.  He has sung with Opera Saratoga, CCM Spoleto, Queen City Chamber Opera, and Kentucky Opera, as well as performing with many orchestras and chamber groups in concert including the Bourbon Baroque and the Cincinnati Boychoir.

Ryan C. Connelly

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