Carlos Mena, countertenor
Carlos Mena was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (1971). He studies at the prestigious Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (SCB) in Basel (Switzerland) where he is supervised by his maestros R. Levitt and R.Jacobs.
He has sung for audiences around the world like: Gran Teatro de Liceu in Barcelona, Teatro Real in Madrid, Kontzerthaus in Vienna, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Alice Tully Hall in New York, Fisher Symphony Hall in Detroit, Suntory Hall and Opera City Hall in Tokyo, Osaka Symphony Hall, Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall in Melbourne...
He has played the opera “Radamisto” (titlerole) by G.F.Haendel with production by the Festival of Salzburg, at the Felsenreitschule in Salzburg, at the Dortmund Kontzerthaus, at the Musikverein in Vienna and at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Besides, he has sung “Orfeo” (role Speranza) by Monteverdi at the Staatsoper in Berlin, “Rappresentazione di Anima e di Corpo” (Angelo Custode) by Cavalieri at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, “Il Trionfo”(Disinganno) at the Grosses Festspielhaus in Salzburg, and “Europera 5” by J.Cage in the Festival of Flandes. In 2005, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by Britten (Oberon) in Teatro Real de Madrid.
Among his records emphasizes “De
Aeternitate” (Mirare) with the prize “Diapason D’Or” as the best barock
recital in 2002 year in France, and “Et Iesum” (Harmonia Mundi) rewarded
as “Best CD 2004” by CD Compact and as “The Editor’s Choice” by
Gramophon. Recently he has recorded “Stabat Mater” (Mirare) and it is
already rewarded with the “10” of Repertoire and the “Choc” of Le Monde.
Last recordings are “La Cantada española en América” (Harmonia Mundi),
“Stabat Mater” by Pergolesi (Mirare).
