Bejun Mehta Counter-tenor

Bejun Mehta is one of the most sought-after countertenors of his generation. He appears in leading roles in the most prestigious opera houses and festivals, including the ROH Covent Garden, Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Opéra National and Théatre du Chatelet in Paris, Theater an der Wien, Théatre de la Monnaie in Brussels, the Berliner Staatsoper, Netherlands Opera, the Barcelona Liceu, the Teatro Real in Madrid, the Metropolitan Opera, the Chicago Lyric, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City Operas, the Salzburg Festival, Glyndebourne, Edinburgh, Aix-en-Provence, Verbier, Innsbruck, and the London BBC Proms.

His orchestral concert work and recital partnership with pianist Julius Drake, in adventurous programmes ranging from the Baroque to contemporary music, have been presented by the world’s leading concert venues including the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Wiener Konzerthaus, Brussels’ Palais des Beaux Arts, the Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, the 92^nd Street Y, the Schubert Club, Bremen Musikfest, the Palau des Arts Valencia, Teatro de la Zarzeula Ciclo de Lied in Madrid, the San Sebastian Festival, and the Cité de la Musique in Paris.

Mr. Mehta has been profiled by CBS-TV, A&E, ORF 2, Arte, and ARD. In 2004 he was nominated for the Olivier Award for Orlando at the ROH, Covent Garden.

Mr. Mehta recently became a Harmonia Mundi artist.

"Mehta gives an unforgettable, powerhouse performance in the title role. A ballsy, risk-taking singer, he flings coloratura about like weaponary and pushes himself to his limits in his quest for musical and dramatic expression. You are conscious of being in the presence of greatness."

(Tim Ashley, Guardian)

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