Bejun Mehta

The American countertenor Bejun Mehta within his very specific falsetto tenor category is one of the world’s top singers. His enormous talent and musicality also astonished Leonard Bernstein himself back at the time when Mr. Mehta was a child. He is a wonderful interpreter of Baroque music in particular, with Georg Friedrich Handel’s oeuvre being pivotal for his vocal register. Bejun Mehta will be performing selected Handel works at his first-ever concert in Prague.

Appearing orchestra Collegium 1704 with a conductor Václav Luks.

On programme are arias from Amadigi di Gaula, Riccardo Primo, Agrippina, Giulio Cesare, Radamisto and Orlando, and instrumental music from Rinaldo, Joseph, Atalanta, Athalia, Solomon and Comcerto grosso Op. 3,
Nr. 5 d minor.

Program

Georg Friedrich Händel  

(1685–1759)

 

Rinaldo HWV 7, ouverture

Aria Sento la gioia
from Amadigi di Gaula HWV 11

Arrival of Queen of Sheba, sinfonia
from Solomon HWV 67

Air Agitato da fiere tempeste
from Riccardo primo HWV 19

Concerto grosso op. 3, Nr. 5 HWV 316 d minor

Agrippina HWV 6, sinfonia

Accompagnato & air Otton, Otton, qual portentoso fulmine e questi...Voi che udite
from Agrippina HWV 6

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Joseph HWV 59, ouverture

Atalanta HWV 35, ouverture

Ari Se infiorito
from Giulio Cesare HWV 17

Athalia HWV 52, sinfonia

Air Ombra cara

from Radamisto HWV 12b

 

Air Fammi combattere
from Orlando HWV 31