His next venture, also in 2013, was an album of Rodgers Hammerstein songs recorded with the John Wilson Orchestra, familiar territory to Ovenden given his Broadway pedigree. His onscreen success on the hugely popular Downton Abbey drama series led Ovenden to be a part of Christmas at Downton Abbey, a two-CD festive compilation that saw Ovenden lending his opera training to popular Christmas carols. The album, recorded for Warner Bros., was extremely successful and went double platinum. After signing a record deal with East West Records in late 2015, Ovenden released his second full-length, Be My Love, in 2016. The album was a celebration of his love of Great American Songbook composers and lyricists, and featured his interpretations of classics by Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, and the great partnerships of Rodgers Hammerstein and Rodgers Hart. ~ Simon Spreyer, Rovi
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Woman to Man |
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If You Go Away |
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