Yoshikazu Mera

is a Japanese countertenor. His range is three and a half octaves.Biography with images at bach-cantatas.com

Originally wanting to become a pop singer, Mera now primarily sings classical music from the West but also classical Japanese music. He appears frequently as a soloist with the Bach Collegium Japan, which under its conductor Masaaki Suzuki performs Baroque music. His 1998 recital disc "Nightingale" on Sweden's BIS Records was a major success in Japan.Billboard – January 24, 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."

It was revealed in a television documentary entitled "米良美一の實話" ("Yoshikazu Mera's true story") that he was born with congenital osteogenesis imperfecta.米良美一の實話 (Yoshikazu Mela's a true story)

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

External links Yoshikazu Mera sings Bach: Widerstehe doch der Sünde, BWV 54, I. Aria