Yoshikazu Mera
Yoshikazu Mera is a Japanese countertenor. His range is three and a half octaves.
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.
It was revealed in a television documentary entitled "米良美一の實話" that he was born with congenital osteogenesis imperfecta.
Selected discography
- Nightingale – Japanese Art Songs
- Baroque Arias
- Baroque Arias, vol. 2
- The Best of Yoshikazu Mera
- Princess Mononoke: Music from the Motion Picture
- Songs for Counter-Tenor and Orchestra
- Mera sings Bach