Label news: DG signs French tenor
mainThe sought-after lyric tenor Benjamin Bernheim has signed on with the Yellow team.
Bernheim, 33, will kick off with an album of Gounod, Massenet, Donizetti, Puccini, Verdi and Tchaikovsky. Valérie Gross, DG’s A&R Director Vocal & Opera, said, ‘He’s got it all: voice, charisma, looks and an uncanny ability to communicate with people – watch out for this exceptional singer!’
photo: Richard Boll
His Faust at Lyric Opera of Chicago was beautiful. Quite a revelation. If only the management there had the foresight to engage him for future operas. Alas, they did not.
Strong voice, for now two settings: loud and louder. Shouts where he should whisper.
It may be unfair to judge a singer from one aria sung in concert. Hopefully ,with time he will connect with the text more. This is an aria sung by a young poet who knows that he will probably die. Seems good until you hear this https://youtu.be/TFV3skTnu7Q and this https://youtu.be/k5cHlBoWSto