Paul-AntoineBénos-Djian
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About Paul-Antoine
French counter-tenor Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian is one of the most exciting young vocal talents of our time. Formerly a HSBC Révélation award-winner at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, he is a graduate of the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles and Conservatoire de Paris.
Highlights of the 2024/25 season include performances of Polifemo as Ulisse at Opéra de Lille and Château de Versailles and Endiminone in La Calisto at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence. On the concert platform, Paul-Antoine will sing the title role in a tour of Tamerlano under the baton of René Jacobs with the Freiburger Barockorchester, Trasemede in Merope at the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, along with performances with Le Poème Harmonique and Café Zimmermann.
He recently made his Moscow debut with the Bolshoi Theatre as Polinesso Ariodante, conducted by Gianluca Capuano, and sang Didymus Theodora with Il Pomo d’Oro, alongside Joyce DiDonato, Lisette Oropesa and Michael Spyres, at Theater an der Wien, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and La Scala, Milan, with a live recording to follow. Other highlights include Nireno Giulio Cesare, also at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées and Ottone L’incoronazione di Poppea for the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence.
Representation
Season Highlights
Video
Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian sings "Streams of pleasure ever flowing" with Lisette Oropesa from Theodora
Credit: Medici.tv
Playing[Concert] “O solitude” - Le Consort & Paul-Antoine Bénos
Credit: Val d’Oise Numérique
PlayingMitridate, rè di Ponto, K. 87, Act 2: "Va', l'error mio palesa" (Farnace)
Credit: Warner Classics
PlayingAmor d'un'Ombra e Gelosia d'un'aura, Act II Scene 5 & Act III Scene 2: Dammi un poco - Ma di raggione · Paul-Antoine Benos-Djian
Credit: harmonia mundi
Playing
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Selected Repertoire
Britten | Midsummer’s night Dream (Oberon) |
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Cavalli | Erismena (Clerio Moro) |
Haendel | Rinaldo (title role) • Rodelinda (Unulfo) • Theodora (Didymus) • Teseo (Egeo) • Agrippina (Ottone) • Giulio Cesare (title role) • Giulio Cesare (Tolomeo) • Giulio Cesare (Nireno) • Semele (Athamas) • Giulio Cesare (Nireno) • Ariodante (Polinesso) • Poro (Gandarte) • Tolomeo,rè D’egitto (Alessandro) |
Monteverdi | Incoronazione di Poppea (Ottone) |
Mozart | Mitridate (Farnace) |
Sacrati | Finta Pazza (Achille) |
Scarlatti | Sedecia (title role) • San Filippo Neri (Fede) • Il Primo Omicidio (Voce di Dio) |
Stradella | San Giovanni Battista (title role) |
News
Press
Porpora - Polifemo (Ulisse)
StrasbourgFeb 2024In Ulisse, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian stands out with a tone of more frank lyrical seduction, and attention to the theatrical effectiveness of singing. The French countertenor confirms himself as one of the great figures of the new generation, intelligently consolidating the construction of his repertoire.
- Classic Agenda
- 06 February 2024
The two heroes of the day are nonetheless the two countertenors of the cast. In the role of Ulysses formerly conceived for Senesino,Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian , unmistakable under his silicone biceps, deploys a warm, valiant and richly timbred instrument, admirably colored in the “ Fortunate pecorelle ”, with rapid and alert vocalization in the airs of virtuosity.
- Olyrix
- 08 February 2024
As Ulysses, the excellent Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian almost steals the spotlight with his more virile and sonorous tone, his strong stage involvement, his vocal ease and his obvious pleasure in singing and playing.
- Resmusica
- 07 February 2024
Vocally, we are on the heights with Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian (Ulisse) whose firm and assured timbre is coupled with an ability to nuance the line with a remarkable depth of meaning and color ( Core avvezzo al furore dell' armi ). Less fleshed out than the role of Acis, the Greek hero finds in this interpretation an infinity of means and thoughts which ends up focusing more attention than his alter ego.
- Wanderersite
- 11 February 2024
We will also note the excellent performance of the second countertenor, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian , whose timbre is more virile, the harmonics richer, the sound volume well balanced.
- Premiereloge
- 08 February 2024
his French counterpart Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian stands up to him in Acis, with a tone of astonishing beauty and projection, which earned him a real triumph during the salutes
- Classiquenews
- 09 February 2024