Title - 'Benjamin Bernheim'
Artist - Benjamin Bernheim
With his mature musicianship, powerful stage presence and engaging, approachable persona, French tenor Benjamin Bernheim stands out from the operatic crowd.
Born in Paris, Bernheim grew up in Geneva, where he studied violin and piano, before starting singing lessons at age 10 at the local conservatory.
At age 18, he began his studies at the HEM Lausanne Conservatory (now called HEMU), under the tutelage of Gary Magby.
Following the completion of his studies, he was accepted into the Opera Studio at Opernhaus Zürich for the 2008/2009 season.
In April 2019, he signed a long-term exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon and his enthralling, totally compelling debut album for the yellow label is out now.
1. Massenet: Werther
2. Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
3. Gounod: Roméo et Juliette
4. Verdi: La Traviata
5. Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
6. Verdi: Rigoletto
7. Massenet: Manon
8. Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
9. Gounod: Faust
10. Verdi: Luisa Miller
11. Godard, B: Dante, Op. 111
12. Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24
13. Puccini: La Bohème
Showcasing the breadth and depth of his exceptional talent in a wide-ranging selection of tenor arias, accompanied by the Prague Philharmonia under the baton of Emmanuel Villaume, Bernheim presents a varied program drawn from the Italian, Russian and French operatic repertoire.
With an immaculate, dare I say beautiful voice, one instilled with both a sense of naturally enriched poise and perfection, Bernheim is a superb singer.
Opening with the yearning of Massenet: Werther and backing it with the quietly paced Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore and then the strongly poised, playful at times Gounod: Roméo et Juliette, Bernheim showcases the fact early on that he is at his very best bringing forth the French works born of the late 19th Century.
The achingly magnificent Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin is one of my personal favorites here and is backed by other stand out such as the stunningly magnificent fullness of Gounod: Faust, the profoundly provoking Godard, B: Dante, Op. 111, and ends with the free flowing, tantalizingly beautiful Puccini: La Bohème.
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