Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
With Haymarket Opera Company’s three-part digital presentation of Handel’s ‘Orlando’ kicking off this week, WFMT goes behind the scenes, sitting in on rehearsals and speaking with artists Bejun Mehta, countertenor, and Emily Fons, mezzo-soprano.
0:00 — Introduction
0:30 — Aria: 'Fammi combattere'
4:35 — Interview: Bejun Mehta
10:40 — Aria: 'Verdi allori'
17:10 — Interview: Emily Fons
25:00 — Trio: 'Consolati o bella'
33:50 — Closing
With Haymarket Opera Company’s three-part digital presentation of Handel’s ‘Orlando’ kicking off this week, WFMT goes behind the scenes, sitting in on rehearsals and speaking with artists Bejun Mehta, countertenor, and Emily Fons, mezzo-soprano.
0:00 — Introduction
0:30 — Aria: 'Fammi combattere'
4:35 — Interview: Bejun Mehta
10:40 — Aria: 'Verdi allori'
17:10 — Interview: Emily Fons
25:00 — Trio: 'Consolati o bella'
33:50 — Closing
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