Benjamin Bernheim
Benjamin Bernheim is a lyric French tenor known for his interpretation of Italian and French roles.
Education
Born in Paris, Benjamin 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[1]. Following the completion of his studies, he was accepted into the Opera Studio at Opernhaus Zürich for the 2008/2009 season[1]
Career
Bernheim joined the Opernhaus Zürich troupe in 2010, where he was engaged to perform in numerous productions, including: Emmanuele in the world premiere of Marc-André Dalbavie's Gesualdo, directed by Patrice Caurier et Moshe Leiser[2].
In 2012, he made his Salzburg Festival debut as Agenore in Il re pastore by Mozart in the concert version of the opera, conducted by William Christie[2]. Between 2012 and 2015 he added multiple roles to his repertoire, most notably: Cassio (Otello)), Narraboth (Salomé), Tebaldo (I Cappulletti e i Montecchi), Matteo (Arabella), Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Spakos (Cléopâtre de Massenet), Eginhard (Fierrabras by Schubert), and made his debut at the Opéra national de Bordeaux, Semperoper Dresden and the Whitsun and Summer Festival in Salzburg[3].
The 2015/16 season marked a turning point in his career, as he began making his debut in leading tenor roles at opera houses throughout Europe and the United States. His repertoire now includes: Rodolfo (La Bohème), Flamand (Capriccio), Alfredo (La traviata), Faust (title role), Nemorino (Elisir d’amore), Lenski (Eugene Onegin)[4]. He is now a frequent guest of the Opernhaus Zürich, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Royal Opera House in London, the Staatsoper Berlin and Deutsche Oper, the Semperoper Dresden, the Wiener Staatsoper, the Opéra national de Paris, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Whitsun and Summer Festival in Salzburg.
His 2018/19 season includes: Rodolfo (La bohème)[1] Archived 2020-08-04 at the Wayback Machine, Tamino (Die Zauberflöte)[2] Archived 2019-03-08 at the Wayback Machine, and Nemorino (Elisir d'amore)[3] at the Wiener Staatsoper, his role debut as Des Grieux (Manon) at Opéra national de Bordeaux, Alfredo (La traviata) at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden[5], Alfredo (La traviata) at Teatro alla Scala[6], and his role debut as Ismaele (Nabucco) at the Opernhaus Zürich[7] Zürich Opera House.
He was recently named a Rolex Testimonee. [8]
Recordings
- Œdipus rex by Igor Stravinsky, 2014 (DVD) singing the role of Berger. Théâtre des Champs-Élysées with the Orchestre national de France conducted by Daniele Gatti. CLC Production
- Fierrabras by Franz Schubert, 2014 (DVD) singing the role of Eginhard. Salzburger Festspiele production, conducted by Ingo Metzmacher, and directed by Peter Stein. Unitel Classica
- Capuleti e i Montecchi by Vincenzo Bellini, 2015 (DVD) singing the role of Tebaldo at the Opernhaus Zürich conducted by Fabio Luisi and directed by Christof Loy. Accentus Music
- Otello by Giuseppe Verdi, 2016 (DVD) singing the role of Cassio in a production at the Salzburger Osterfestspiele, conducted by Christian Thielemann, directed by Vincent Boussard. Unitel
- Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini, 2016, singing the role of Edmondo conducted by Marco Armiliato, Deutsche Grammophon
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Benjamin Bernheim". Opéra national de Paris (in français). Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Benjamin Bernheim - Biographie - Ôlyrix". Olyrix.com. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ↑ "Get info about artists - Operabase". www.operabase.com. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ↑ "Benjamin Bernheim — People — Royal Opera House". www.roh.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ↑ "La bohème (Friday 20 July 2018, 2pm) — Productions — Royal Opera House". www.roh.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ↑ "Teatro alla Scala". www.teatroallascala.org. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ↑ www.update.ch, update AG. "Nabucco". www.opernhaus.ch (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ↑ "Rolex and the Arts". pressroom.rolex.com. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
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