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Countertenor opera singer
Carlos Mena (born 1971) is a Spanish
countertenor opera singer.
[1] He has previously worked with groups such as Al Ayre Español, Ensemble Gilles Binchois, and
Ricercar Consort and has an interest in
the twentieth-century repertoire .
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Life and career
Carlos Mena initially worked as a countertenor in masterclasses with
Charles Brett and then relocated to Switzerland in 1992 to study a Diploma of Reinaissance-Baroque Music at the
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel.
[3] His teachers here were Richard Levitt and
René Jacobs , and he was awarded the diploma in 1997.
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His operatic performances have included
Handel 's
Radamisto (title role),
Monteverdi 's
L'Orfeo (Speranza), Handel's Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (Disinganno), and
John Cage 's Europera 5 .
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His recital De Aeternitate (
Ricercar Consort ) won a
Diapason d'Or in 2002.
Discography
El Cant de La Sibilla Mallorca - València (1400-1560) .
Montserrat Figueras ,
Jordi Savall ,
La Capella Reial de Catalunya Alia Vox 9806, 1999.
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber : Missa Bruxellensis . Letizia Scherrer, Regula Konrad,
Pascal Bertin , Carlos Mena, Lambert Climent, Francesc Garrigosa, Daniele Carnovich & Yves Bergé,
Jordi Savall ,
La Capella Reial de Catalunya ,
Le Concert des Nations . Alia Vox AV9808, 1999.
Lágrimas corriendo Canciones con vihuela en la España del siglo XVI . Carlos Mena, Juan Rivera. Almaviva, 2001.
Miguel de Fuenllana ,
Alonso Mudarra
Alfons V El Magnanim 1396 - 1458 El Cancionero de Montecassino Chansons sacrées et profanes du XVe siècle .
Montserrat Figueras ,
Jordi Savall ,
La Capella Reial de Catalunya Alia Vox 9816A + B, 2001.
Vespro a voce sola . Carlos Mena, Ensemble La Fenice, Jean Tubéry. NAÏVE CLASSIQUE, 2002.
Claudio Monteverdi , Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, Tarquinio Merula. Orazio Tarditi, Alessandro Grandi, Adriano Banchieri
Henry Du Mont : Grands Motets . Carlos Mena, Arnaud Marzorati,
Stephan MacLeod , Philippe Pierlot, Namur Chamber Choir,
Ricercar Consort . Ricercar, 2003.
Johann Sebastian Bach : De Occulta Philosophia . Carlos Mena,
Emma Kirkby , José Miguel Moreno. Glossa Platinum, 2004.
De Aeternitate : Cantatas. Carlos Mena, Philippe Pierlot,
Ricercar Consort . Mirare, 2004.
Johann Christoph Bach ,
Johann Michael Bach ,
Christoph Bernhard ,
Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer ,
Christian Geist , Nikolaus Hasse,
Melchior Hoffmann ,
Johann Adam Reincken , Christian Spahn.
Johann Sebastian Bach :
Actus Tragicus . Carlos Mena,
Katharine Fuge ,
Jan Kobow , Philippe Pierlot,
Ricercar Consort . Mirare, 2005.
La Cantada Española en América . Carlos Mena, Eduardo López Banzo,
Al Ayre Español . Harmonia Mundi Ibérica, 2005.
José de Nebra ,
José de Torres , Anónimo
Enríquez de Valderrábano : Silva de sirenas . Carlos Mena, Armoniosi Concerti. Harmonia Mundi, 2005.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi : Stabat Mater . Carlos Mena,
Nuria Rial , Philippe Pierlot,
Ricercar Consort . Mirare, 2005.
Antonio Vivaldi : Stabat Mater . Carlos Mena,
François Fernandez , Marc Hantai, Philippe Pierlot,
Ricercar Consort . Mirare, 2005.
Basque songs: Paisajes del Recuerdo .
Carmelo Bernaola (1929-2002): Tres canciones de Segovia .
Aita Donostia : Baratza baten lor polit bat. Lullabies.
Gabriel Erkoreka : Azules.
Francisco Escudero : Tres cantos vascos .
José María Franco : Diré tu nombre .
Jesús Guridi : Paysage. Melodías para canto y piano .
Francisco Ibáñez (composer) (b. 1951): Os miro antes de irme .
Andrés Isasi : 6 songs.
Beltrán Pagola (1878-1950): Zortzico .
José Uruñuela (1891-1963): Lieder Basko .
Emiliana de Zubeldía (1888-1987): Zortzico . Carlos Mena, Susana Garcia de Salazar (piano). Harmonia Mundi, 2007.
Various composers -
Francisco Javier - The Route to the Orient .
Montserrat Figueras ,
Jordi Savall ,
Hespèrion XXI ,
La Capella Reial de Catalunya Alia Vox AVSA9856 A+B, 2007.
Johann Sebastian Bach : Tombeau de Sa Majesté la Reine de Pologne . Carlos Mena, Jan Kobow, Stephan MacLeod,
Francis Jacob , Katherine Fuge, Philippe Pierlot,
Ricercar Consort . Mirare, 2007.
Giovanni Felice Sances : Stabat Mater . Carlos Mena, Philippe Pierlot,
Ricercar Consort .
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer ,
Johann Fux ,
Marco Antonio Ziani Mirare, 2008.
Johann Sebastian Bach : Aus der Tieffen . Carlos Mena, Katharine Fuge,
Hans Jörg Mammel , Stephan MacLeod, Philippe Pierlot,
Ricercar Consort . Mirare, 2009.
Domenico Scarlatti : Salve Regina . Carlos Mena, Nicolau de Figueiredo, Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla. OBS Prometeo, 2009.
Johann Sebastian Bach : Magnificat . Carlos Mena, Anna Zander,
Hans Jörg Mammel , Stephan MacLeod, Francis Jacob, Philippe Pierlot,
Ricercar Consort . Mirare, 2010.
Tomás Luis de Victoria : Et Jesum . Carlos Mena, Juan Carlos Rivera, Francisco Rubio Gallego. Harmonia Mundi Gold, 2010
Blow & Purcell: Odes & Songs . Carlos Mena, Damien Guillon, Philippe Pierlot,
Ricercar Consort . Mirare, 2010
Johann Sebastian Bach : Passio secundum Johannem (Johannes-Passion) . Maria Keohane, Helena Ek, Carlos Mena, Jan Börner,
Hans Jörg Mammel ,
Jan Kobow , Matthias Vieweg, Stephan MacLeod, Philippe Pierlot,
Ricercar Consort . Mirare, 2010.
Miguel de Fuenllana : Orphénica Lyra, 1554 .
Núria Rial , Carlos Mena, Orphénica Lyra,
José Miguel Moreno . Glossa, 2011 (recorded 1999).
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Johann Sebastian Bach :
Missa 1733 . Eugénie Warnier (soprano), Anna Reinhold (soprano), Carlos Mena (alto), Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro (tenor), Konstantin Wolff (bass),
Raphaël Pichon (direction), Ensemble Pygmalion, Alpha 188, 2012.
Jan Dismas Zelenka : Gaude laetare ZWV 168 | Missa Sanctissimae Trinitatis ZWV 17 . Gabriela Eibenová (soprano), Carlos Mena (alto), Makoto Sakurada (tenor), Adam Viktora (conductor), Ensemble Inégal, Prague Baroque Soloists, Nibiru 01572231, 2013.
Johann Sebastian Bach : In tempore nativitatis . Maria Keohane, Carlos Mena, Julian Prégardien, Stephan MacLeod, Philippe Pierlot,
Ricercar Consort . Mirare, 2013.
Antonio Caldara : La concordia de Pianeti . Andrea Marcon,
Daniel Behle , Veronica Cangemi, Alexandra Donose, Franco Fagioli, David Galoustov, Carlos Mena,
La Certa , Archiv Production, 2014.
Disfonik Orchestra : Under the Shadow . Carlos Mena & The Disfonik Orchestra. Carlos Mena (alto), Ghalmia Senouci (alto), Jacques Beaud (bass & direction)
The Disfonik Orchestra , Mirare 300, 2016.
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References
External links
Performance videos
Biographies
International National Artists Other