Countertenor Bejun Mehta • Living the Classical Life Ep.115 (2021)

"You do get to a point where you say I am ready enough" -Bejun Mehta
Filmed in May 2021 in Berlin at the height of the pandemic and shortly after Christa Ludwig's passing, decorated countertenor Bejun Mehta shares his life story, influences, and anecdotes about his musical collaborations. We examine what it means to find a headspace for sharing ourselves on stage.
0:00 Intro and Händel excerpt
2:34 Becoming a musician: inevitable?
5:44 Reinventing ourselves as a process
9:17 Bach kept me going
13:30 At what point do we become musicians
17:34 The world of a countertenor
19:40 Influences: the late Christa Ludwig (Episode filmed 2021)
23:27 Finding the fire
28:56 Closing sequence and credits
Video: www.katalog-film.de
Episode 115 running time 30 minutes • Filmed May 2021 in Berlin, Germany
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[@joyceramee4315]

Bejun you are still the greatest!! Miss you these forty years (almost!) -Joyce

[@emilyhutjes]

Oh what a voice and what a nice man. Thank you Zsolt. 🌷🌷🌷

[@Living-the-Classical-Life]

Dear Emily! Thank you so much! At this rate you might know the entire series soon, yes? We are grateful to you 🙏🙏✨✨

[@mimikrya8794]

I'm happy that Bejun doesn't intend to stop singing yet.

[@Living-the-Classical-Life]

Agreed-thanks for watching! ✨

[@KayHarpaGone]

Bejun and even the interviewer made me cry ! It was an intense moment and I thank both of you for that. I'm french. I could understand you very well thanks to your diction and I hardly saw the english subtitles. Thank you - thank you - I love Bach, all my ways lead me to Bach and I love Mithridate that I discovered on RUclips. Your version is my favorite. Merci !

[@Living-the-Classical-Life]

We are so so delighted to hear from you and to have your beautiful meaningful words-this was indeed emotional! Thank you so much for being in touch-greetings from United States ✨🙏☕️

[@quaver1239]

Wonderful interview. Very interesting person, Bejun Mehta. Thank you, Zsolt Bognár.

[@richterkleiber]

Thanks so much-delighted you enjoyed this!! ✨🙏

[@emeryroe2487]

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!

[@Living-the-Classical-Life]

Glad you enjoyed-thanks for watching!

[@samueljaramillo4221]

Very interesting person with a beautiful voice.👏👏

[@andreacicalese]

Great!

[@Living-the-Classical-Life]

Thanks for your support, dear Andrea!

[@gaudetjaja]

Amazing !

[@Living-the-Classical-Life]

Thanks for watching--we think he's fantastic!!

[@rejimathewphdlcswreat-expr5328]

Gorgeous interview, thank you...

[@Living-the-Classical-Life]

We’re so happy you enjoyed this so much-thanks for watching! ✨

[@peteralsbergs2623]

Grosartiger Saenger, habe nur Cd's von ihm. Aber dafür ein anderer Mehta, Zubin Mehta öfters live erlebt, in. Stuttgart, München
u. a. Sowie in Indien mit seinem Münchner Orchester, auf zwei Gastspiel Reisen.

[@mickizurcher]

I had no idea, this is amazing so well done. Bravo!😮 very enjoyable! Barbara Wawa!😢

[@Living-the-Classical-Life]

Thank you so much for your incredible support, Micki! -zsolt

[@laramarkus4767]

Great interview!!! Can someone tell me the exact name of the Mozart Aria he is talking about??

[@Living-the-Classical-Life]

Maybe somebody can help us out with this too! Thanks so much for watching ✨

[@doktorlehar]

It’s “Già dagli occhi”, the final big number for Mitridate in the opera of tht name @laramarkus4767

[@duanebobton8743]

dead channel

[@Living-the-Classical-Life]

How so?

[@Living-the-Classical-Life]

We have switched away from our old account to this one-“The New Channel”-where all new episodes have been appearing since September 2022; we hope to have you keep in touch with us here! We have already been releasing episodes at an accelerated pace. ✨☕️☕️

[@juttaittner2146]

Hm - Bejun Mehta is very much alive, and since you're commenting here, on the latest release, on the New Channel, how come you call it dead?