Yoshikazu Mera
| Yoshikazu Mera | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 21, 1971 Miyazaki, Japan |
| Genres | Classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Yoshikazu Mera (米良 美一 Mera Yoshikazu), born May 21, 1971, in Miyazaki, Japan, is a Japanese countertenor. His range is three and a half octaves.[1]
Originally wanting to become a pop singer, Mera now primarily sings classical music from the West but also classical Japanese music.[1] He appears frequently as a soloist with the Bach Collegium Japan, which under its conductor Masaaki Suzuki performs Baroque music.[1] His 1998 recital disc "Nightingale" on Sweden's BIS Records was a major success in Japan.[2]
It was revealed in a television documentary entitled "米良美一の實話" ("Yoshikazu Mela's true story") that he was born with congenital osteogenesis imperfecta.[3]
Selected discography
- Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs
- Baroque Arias
- Baroque Arias, vol. 2
- The Best of Yoshikazu Mera
- Princess Mononoke: Music from the Motion Picture (1997)
- Songs for Counter-Tenor and Orchestra
- Mera sings Bach
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Biography with images at bach-cantatas.com
- ↑ Billboard - 24 Jan 1998 - Page 42 Vol. 110, n° 4 "Plus, countertenor Yoshikazu Mera is a sensation in Japan, where his recital disc of Japanese art songs has sold 50,000 copies in four months, according to label reports."
- ↑ 米良美一の實話 (Yoshikazu Mela's a true story)