prague baroque orchestra & vocal ensemble
| Bejun Mehta & Collegium 1704 |
 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. There 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 on the programme. Premiére: 24 April 2011, National Theatre in Prague Programme: Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759)
Rinaldo HWV 7, ouverture Aria Sento la gioia Arrival of Queen of Sheba, sinfonia from Solomon HWV 67 Air Agitato da fiere tempeste Concerto grosso op. 3, Nr. 5 HWV 316 d minor Agrippina HWV 6, sinfonia from Agrippina HWV 6 ****
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 12bAir Fammi combattere from Orlando HWV 31 Bejun Mehta is generally represented by IMG Artists agency. |
