33-year-old French lyric tenor Benjamin Bernheim has signed an exclusive long-term contract with Deutsche Grammophon.<\/p>\n
His first album under the deal will arrive in autumn and it will feature French, Italian and Russian arias. The release will capture his interpretations of the classic young tenor roles, featuring works by many of the composers central to his operatic repertoire, including Gounod, Massenet, Donizetti, Puccini, Verdi and Tchaikovsky.<\/p>\n
\u201cOpera has the power to touch people\u2019s souls and enrich their lives, and I\u2019m happy that I\u2019ll be able to reach a broader audience worldwide in partnership with DG,\u201d says Bernheim. \u201cI\u2019m delighted to have recorded my first DG album with the Prague Philharmonia and Emmanuel Villaume, exploring a range of roles that suit my voice so well right now.\u201d <\/p>\n
Dr Clemens Trautmann, President Deutsche Grammophon, said, \u201cBenjamin owns much more than a sublime voice,\u201d he notes. \u201cHe is always searching for those vital elements that lie beneath the music\u2019s surface, demonstrating a combination of intuition and empathy as well as technical mastery. We\u2019re determined to introduce this remarkable young star to a large new audience, and show why he\u2019s in such high demand at the world\u2019s leading opera companies.\u201d <\/p>\n
Val\u00e9rie Gross, DG\u2019s A&R Director Vocal & Opera Productions, added, \u201cHe\u2019s got it all: voice, charisma, looks and an uncanny ability to communicate with people \u2013 watch out for this exceptional singer!\u201d<\/p>\n
Bernheim was born in Paris in 1985. After studying in Lausanne, he joined Zurich Opera\u2019s Opera Studio in 2008, returning to the company two years later as a member of its renowned ensemble.<\/p>\n
He has sung Rodolfo (La boh\u00e8me) at Covent Garden, the Op\u00e9ra de Paris and the Vienna Staatsoper; Alfredo (La traviata) at La Scala, Milan, Berlin Staatsoper and Zurich Opera; Nemorino (L\u2019elisir d\u2019amore) at the Vienna Staatsoper; Lenski (Eugene Onegin) at the Deutsche Oper Berlin; and the title role in Faust at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Th\u00e9\u00e2tre des Champs-Elys\u00e9es. <\/p>\n
In the 2019-20 season Bernheim will return to the Op\u00e9ra de Paris as Alfredo and Des Grieux in new productions of La traviata and Manon respectively. He will also make his role and house debut as the Duke in Rigoletto at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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