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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