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Countertenor - Sopranista - Hautecontre |
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| Location: | NEW YORK, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Apr 26, 2008 (594 days back) |
About Me |
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Map added on August 19, 2007 Benjamin Marcantoni is a counter-tenor phenomenon, a virtuoso sopranista whose voice has been best described as beautiful and frightening. His trance-inducing vocals will one day be used by the alien lizard overlords to take over the world. We are advised to appease them through benjamin.mrc@gmail.com Video encoding by Filippo De Capitani. Kuser Hall, La MaMa Umbria, Spoleto 2006. Countertenor Benjamin Marcantoni has an extraordinary vocal and emotional range. Trained in music from an early age, he has a wide variety of stage experience, having performed internationally in many capacities. He has been active as a singer/songwriter, arranger and stage performer since his arrival in New York City in late 1999. He has also garnered credits as teacher, poet, writer, graphic designer, and lately as a composer. Benjamin has most recently been engaged as musical director, translator and performer in Guatemala City's presentation of La MaMa's Cuatro Reinos (The Four Kingdoms). He was also seen and heard as a soloist in Ellen Stuart's adaptation of Carlo Gozzi's Il Corvo in the world renowned Biennale di Venezia, where the prestigious Maurizio Scaparro - curator of the Theater division of the Biennale 2006 - referred to his characterization as point perfect. He also had his debut as a composer for a full score for the modern dance piece Balletto Stiletto . He was also assistant musical director and soloist for the Italian leg of La MaMa Umbria's program 'Fragments of Seven,' which comprised music from the wildly successful series of seven Greek tragedies performed in America by the Great Jones Repertory Company. He has also premiered work newly written for his voice for the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Company in NYC and has been in the studio recording demos for Grammy winning composer David Mansfield (You can listen to one of them, Perduto, right here on this site!). Photo by Sara Rubio Benjamin has been seen and heard in a wide variety of venues, including the Chiostro S. Niccolo in Spoleto, Italy, La MaMa Theater in NYC, the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Joe's Pub, Fez, Tapis Rouge, Theatre for the New City, Dixon Place, The Bitter End, and many others. This year, he spent most of the Spring and Summer and into Autumn with Ellen Stewart and the Great Jones Rep. performing in four continents. He is in the process of writing new material for a new recording project, and is in talks to write an opera in Spanish based on an undisclosed Latin American theater piece. Benjamin's voice is currently featured in the soundtrack of the 2006 Arturo Ripstein motion picture El Carnaval de Sodoma, singing music by the amazing David Mansfield. You can find one of the recorded tracks from the movie under the MP3 section of his website. Video encoding by Filippo De Capitani. Kuser Hall, La MaMa Umbria, Spoleto 2006. |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 2/26/2006Band Members: Armen Ra/theremin, Ethan Donaldson/tabla/percussion/sound, Heather Paauwe/violin, Karen Le Blanc/accordion/saw, Tommy Casanova/guitar photos by Adrian Buckmaster A banner for your Myspace or website, just copy the code below: share the love, share the code Influences: We are much more than just our artistic influences. How we exist in the world around us colors everything we do in one way or another. I have just been made aware of this child's existence. Severn Suzuki is her name. She's only twelve years old, yet she has the capacity to humble a hall full of diplomats from all over the world with her views on the environment. I believe she should be heard (My thanks to Ximena and Shige for the heads up.): Maria Callas, Nina Simone, Pablo Casals, Ella Fitzgerald, Diamanda Galas, Rene Marques, Richard Strauss, Klaus Nomi, Ewa Podles, Khalil Gibran, Rocio Jurado, Antonio Martorell, Renata Scotto, Pablo Neruda, Jeff Buckley, Lucecita Benitez, Bertold Brecht, Allen Ginsberg, Thom Yorke & Radiohead, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Leonard Cohen, Elena Obraztsova, Pink Floyd, G. Puccini, G. Mahler, Neil Gaiman, Olatunji, Stevie Nicks, Angeles Mastretta, Ellen Stewart LINKS: Check out a wonderful local New York City cultural blog, Oberon's Grove Sounds Like: And no discussion of the piece would be complete without mentioning, with complete awe, the talents of the Storyteller, played by Benjamin Marcantoni. His voice is at once beautiful and frightening, adeptly modulating from a solid tenor to an uncanny and sublime soprano in the same phrase. - offoffline.com [His] superb renditions of Handel and Saint-Saens brought the house down - Armenian Reporter International Benjamin Marcantoni, who plays the storyteller, is especially noteworthy; his soaring countertenor gives the show a distinctive sound - theatermania.com A lovely voice - NY Times ...vocally delivered by Benjamin Marcantoni as the Storyteller, created aural moments of compelling ritual tragedy... - Theatre Journal 58.1 Aesthetically, all the different elements [in Balletto Stiletto] stand strongly on their own: ...Benjamin Marcantoni's original, synth laden score is delicate and dreamy - newtheatercorps.blogspot.com The only strong performances are those offered by Cary Gant as the Storyteller; Benjamin Marcantoni, who sings gloriously in the role of King Eurystheus... - Backstage There's also a fair amount of singing - if I had to pick a genre in which to classify this work, I'd call it an opera - the best of which is performed by striking countertenor Benjamin Marcantoni, who plays King Eurystheus, commanding Herakles at his dozen labors in stirring song - NYTheatre.com As King Eurystheus (the mesmerizing countertenor Benjamin Marcantoni) commands Herakles to his 12 labors - NY Times [2006] The aural soundscape is as rich and variegated as the visual. The storyteller of Antigone and Perseus is Benjamin Marcantoni, a superb counter-tenor who joined the Great Jones company with SEVEN. Stewart's choice of Marcantoni was brilliant; a sweet angel or bewitched devil, his sung narration has an otherworldly, transgendered quality. - TDR: The Drama Review 50:2 La MaMa of us All self-portrait Imagine the spawn of Maria Callas and Thom Yorke. At times called the Birgitt Nilsson of countertenors, the voice of a modern day shaman, of all genders and none. Photo by Ramon Estevanell Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Experimental / Classical / Glam) |
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My Blog |
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Infidel! |
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| You don't believe in the exact same things that I do and in the exact same way that I believe them. Furthermore, you dare call them different names (regardless of the little fact that we speak complet... Posted by Benjamin on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:49:00 PST |
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Soon available on CD |
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| El CARNAVAL DE SODOMA score available 8/28! Veteran film composer David Mansfield ("Heaven's Gate", "Desperate ... Posted by Benjamin on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:57:00 PST |
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hate crimes |
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| One in six hate crimes are motivated by the victim's sexual orientation. Yet Federal laws don't protect these people. Watch the video. Then tell your Senators to support the Matthew Shepard Act.
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arrivederci, new york |
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| What? I'm leaving again? Yes. La MaMa's Romeo and Juliet has finished its month long run this last Sunday the 17th, and I am all Shakespeare'd out (even though many might argue this production had lit... Posted by Benjamin on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:11:00 PST |
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But I will be back |
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| April 24 is officially the day commemorating The Armenian Genocide. I'm honored to have been asked by my good friend Armen Ra to perform with him on this important date. I will officially end my hiatu... Posted by Benjamin on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:40:00 PST |
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I Vant to be Alone |
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| As of today, and after a lovely recital at the Gershwin Hotel in the excellent company of Armen Ra, I am officially taking a hiatus from performing. It has been a strenuous year and a half, and I have... Posted by Benjamin on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 11:46:00 PST |
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The End of the Great Big American Voice |
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| This is an excellent article with insights into the state of opera today. Highly recommended by moi. --------------------------------- November 13, 2005 Making Artists The End of... Posted by Benjamin on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:38:00 PST |
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NO SUICIDE FOR ME... |
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| CANCELLED!! SUICIDE The Musical I greatly regret having to cancel these performances due to artistic differences. I will be using this time composing music for two upcoming shows. My apolo... Posted by Benjamin on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 08:07:00 PST |
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The late, great Tatiana Troyanos |
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| Wondrous, and always magnificent singing R. Strauss. She went away too soon. .. width="425" height="350">..>... Posted by Benjamin on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 02:56:00 PST |
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The death of Rocio Jurado |
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| It is with deep regret that I write of the passing of that gorgeous goddess of song Rocio Jurado. Cancer took her from us, leaving a dreadful silence where her fabulous, immense and heart wrenching vo... Posted by Benjamin on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 09:51:00 PST |
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