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A child prodigy, bejun was singing his heart out and gaining fame. Duetto per le porte del tormento ii, 8, from the upcoming album handel. George frideric handel, rene jacobs, freiburger barockorchester, bejun mehta, rosemary joshua, petra mullejans, torsten johann, shizuko noiri, javier. Ombra cara bejun mehta, georg friedrich handel, rene jacobs, freiburger barockorchester. Bejun mehta born june 29, 1968 is an american countertenor who performs in operas, recitals, and concerts. The american countertenor bejun mehtas thoughtfully chosen programme takes as its theme the new aesthetic of the 1750s and 60s that put dramatic truth.
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Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Bejun mehta, currently possibly the most sophisticated and musically most convincing countertenor opera news, 2018, is a regular guest at all the worlds leading opera and concert halls. If handels arias enjoy such success today, perhaps it is because they lie at the intersection between past and present, light and shadow. Official channel of harmonia mundi, independent classical music producer and distributor since 1958.