“One of the most commanding, exhilarating countertenors of the modern era.”The New York Times
The French classical music magazine Diapason honors Bejun Mehta’s latest solo album, CANTATA, yet can I hear … (Pentatone) with the golden tuning fork, the Diapason d’Or – in its May issue. Available for purchase worldwide, CANTATA, yet can I hear …, is a selection of solo cantatas, both secular and sacred, from the Italian, German, […]
This past April at the Theater an der Wien, Bejun Mehta sang the title role of Oberon in Damiano Michieletto’s new production of Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Under the baton of Antonello Manacorda with the Wiener Symphoniker, the notable cast included Daniela Fally as Tytania, Maresi Riegner as Puck, Günes Gürle as Theseus, […]
Opernwelt | Seit den Zeiten Alfred Dellers hat sich viel getan für Countertenöre. Aber noch immer prägen Vorurteile, Missverständnisse und mangelnde Sachkenntnis die öffentliche Wahrnehmung, sagt Bejun Mehta. Zum Beispiel die Vorstellung, dass die hohe männliche Stimme schnell verschleiße. Herr Mehta, Sie sind als Sänger seit fast 20 Jahren im Geschäft, damit gehören Sie inzwischen zu den […]
Bejun Mehta set the stage ablaze with vocal and dramatic prowess in his house debut at the Teatro alla Scala, starring in the title role of Handel’s Tamerlano. This was also the first full-length opera by Handel ever performed at La Scala, a historic feat for the cast and creative team. Mr. Mehta will return to this […]
Toshio Hosokawa’s new opera Stilles Meer (“Silent Sea”), which features Bejun Mehta in the role of Stephan, is now available for purchase on DVD via Amazon / Amazon.de / jpc.de. This powerful and poignant work is dedicated to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan (2011) and was performed at the Hamburgischen Staatsoper. The world premiere cast also included Susanne Elmark, Mihoko […]
Bejun Mehta is featured both as soloist and conductor this season with the Dresdner Philharmonie, as their 2016/17 Artist-in-Residence. Mr. Mehta launched the season on September 3 & 4 at the Albertinum with a programme that highlighted arias from Mozart operas including Mitridate, re di Ponto and Ascanio in Alba, led by conductor Michael Sanderling. On September 10, Mehta sang works […]
A new retrospective of Bejun Mehta’s critically lauded work on the harmonia mundi label is now available for purchase as a three disc boxed set. The collection, titled “Baroque, Classical and Modern Arias & Scenes for countertenor,” is featured as part of the label’s newest initiative, recognizing major projects from a select group of their most acclaimed […]
I was recently in residence at the 2015 Salzburg Festival to teach three days of classes for the Festival’s renowned Young Singers Project. Two days of intensive of private classes–in which I worked individually with the entire class of singers–culminated in a public masterclass on August 12, 2015. Before a large crowd of enthusiastic onlookers, I […]
Bejun Mehta recently starred as Orfeo in a new production of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice to great acclaim at the Berlin State Opera. There is one performance remaining this spring (March 27) and Mr. Mehta will return to the role in Berlin on June 22 & 24 and July 1 & 3, with a spectacular cast featuring Elsa Dreisig as […]
Bejun Mehta opened the world premiere performances of Toshio Hosokawa’s Stilles Meer at the Hamburg State Opera this month, creating the role of Stephan. The opera is set in Fukushima following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Bejun’s portrayal was heralded with tremendous acclaim from audiences and critics alike: “But alone the countertenor Bejun Mehta (Stephan) moved all […]