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INTERVIEW. After the Olympics, tenor Benjamin Bernheim could sing at the reopening of Notre-Dame

For the leading music publisher, Deutsche Grammophon, which has taken it under its control since 2019, Benjamin Bernheim is one of the tenors “the most prominent of the new generation of singers”. At 39 years old, this Franco-Swiss has had prestigious lines on his CV for ten years, lining up roles in all the biggest houses: Salzburg, Berlin, London, Milan, New York and of course . However, he believes that he is not yet at the peak of his career: this artist remains humble and wants to progress further before considering certain iconic tenor roles…

After having sung in front of millions of television viewers during the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics (the tenor in the wheel was him), he is now expected to take part in another major French event: the reopening ceremony of Notre -Lady of Paris, December 7. If her diction is perfect, in French, German or even Italian, this artist does not, however, use the language of wood. Interview.

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My journey took place outside the usual circuit

When you were very young, did people think your voice was wonderful?

Not at all… I started music very young: the violin at 4 years old and then the piano, but I was not good. However, in my family of musicians (Editor’s note: his parents are opera singers), I had to do…

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