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{{short description|Countertenor opera singer}}
'''Carlos Mena''' (born 1971, [[Vitoria-Gasteiz]]) is a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[countertenor]]. His brother is the conductor [[Juanjo Mena]].
{{Infobox person
| name = Carlos Mena
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1971}}
| birth_place = [[Vitoria-Gasteiz|Vitoria]], [[Spain]]
| occupation = [[Opera]] singer ([[countertenor]])
| style = [[20th-century classical music|20th-century classical]]
| notable_works = ''[[Radamisto]]'' (title role), ''[[L'Orfeo]]'' (Speranza), ''Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno'' (Disinganno), ''Europera 5''
| alma_mater = [[Schola Cantorum Basiliensis]]
| awards = [[Diapason d'Or]] (2002)
}}
'''Carlos Mena''' (born 1971) is a Spanish [[countertenor]] opera singer.<ref name="arias">{{cite web |url=https://www.opera-arias.com/singers/carlos-mena/ |title=Carlos Mena |website=Operas Arias |access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref> He has previously worked with groups such as Al Ayre Español, Ensemble Gilles Binchois, and [[Ricercar Consort]] and has an interest in [[20th-century classical music|the twentieth-century repertoire]].<ref name="goldberg">{{cite web |url=http://www.goldbergweb.com/en/interpreters/vocals/10582.php?compositor_name=,Mena,%2520Carlos%2520,10%2520CDs%2520for%2520a%2520desert%2520island&language=en |title=Vocal Soloists: Carlos Mena |website=Goldberg |date=2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060311084755/http://www.goldbergweb.com/en/interpreters/vocals/10582.php?compositor_name=,Mena,%2520Carlos%2520,10%2520CDs%2520for%2520a%2520desert%2520island&language=en |archive-date=11 March 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Life and career==
== Life and career ==
Carlos Mena initially worked as a countertenor in masterclasses with [[Charles Brett (countertenor)|Charles Brett]] and then relocated to Switzerland in 1992 to study a Diploma of Reinaissance-Baroque Music at the [[Schola Cantorum Basiliensis]] in Basel.<ref name="iberkonzert">{{cite web |url=https://www.iberkonzert.com/es/portfolio-posts/carlos-mena/ |title=Carlos Mena |website=Iberkonzert |access-date=1 August 2019 |language=es}}</ref> His teachers here were Richard Levitt and [[René Jacobs]], and he was awarded the diploma in 1997.<ref name="goldberg" />
Carlos Mena received his training at the [[Schola Cantorum Basiliensis]] in [[Basel]], where his teachers were Richard Levitt and [[René Jacobs]]. His operatic performances have included [[George Frideric Handel|Handel]]'s ''[[Radamisto]]'' (title role), Monteverdi's ''[[L'Orfeo]]'' (Speranza), Händel's Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (Disinganno) and John Cage's Europa5.<ref>Mirare Productions France 2007</ref>


His operatic performances have included [[George Frideric Handel|Handel]]'s ''[[Radamisto]]'' (title role), [[Monteverdi]]'s ''[[L'Orfeo]]'' (Speranza), Handel's ''Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno'' (Disinganno), and [[John Cage]]'s ''Europera 5''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arionbaroque.com/en/carlos-mena |title=Carlos Mena: Countertenor - Spain |website=Arion Baroque Orchestra |date=2013 |access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1669016-Carlos-Mena-2 |title=Carlos Mena |website=Discogs |access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref>
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His recital ''De Aeternitate'' ([[Ricercar Consort]]) won a [[Diapason d'Or]] (2002).

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His recital ''De Aeternitate'' ([[Ricercar Consort]]) won a [[Diapason d'Or]] in 2002.


== Discography ==
== Discography ==

* [[Miguel de Fuenllana]]: ''Orphénica Lyra, 1554''. [[Núria Rial]], Carlos Mena, Orphénica Lyra, [[José Miguel Moreno]]. Glossa, 1999.
* ''El Cant de La Sibilla Mallorca - València (1400-1560)''. [[Montserrat Figueras]], [[Jordi Savall]], [[La Capella Reial de Catalunya]] Alia Vox 9806, 1999.
* ''El Cant de La Sibilla Mallorca - València (1400-1560)''. [[Montserrat Figueras]], [[Jordi Savall]], [[La Capella Reial de Catalunya]] Alia Vox 9806, 1999.
* [[Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber]]: ''Missa Bruxellensis''. Letizia Scherrer, Regula Konrad, Pascal Bertin, Carlos Mena, Lambert Climent, Francesc Garrigosa, Daniele Carnovich & Yves Bergé, [[Jordi Savall]], [[La Capella Reial de Catalunya]], [[Le Concert des Nations]]. Alia Vox AV9808, 1999.
* [[Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber]]: ''Missa Bruxellensis''. Letizia Scherrer, Regula Konrad, [[Pascal Bertin]], Carlos Mena, Lambert Climent, Francesc Garrigosa, Daniele Carnovich & Yves Bergé, [[Jordi Savall]], [[La Capella Reial de Catalunya]], [[Le Concert des Nations]]. Alia Vox AV9808, 1999.
* ''Lágrimas corriendo Canciones con vihuela en la España del siglo XVI''. Carlos Mena, Juan Rivera. Almaviva, 2001. [[Miguel de Fuenllana]], [[Alonso Mudarra]]
* ''Lágrimas corriendo Canciones con vihuela en la España del siglo XVI''. Carlos Mena, Juan Rivera. Almaviva, 2001. [[Miguel de Fuenllana]], [[Alonso Mudarra]]
* ''Alfons V El Magnanim 1396 - 1458 El Cancionero de Montecassino Chansons sacrées et profanes du XVe siècle''. [[Montserrat Figueras]], [[Jordi Savall]], [[La Capella Reial de Catalunya]] Alia Vox 9816A + B, 2001.
* ''Alfons V El Magnanim 1396 - 1458 El Cancionero de Montecassino Chansons sacrées et profanes du XVe siècle''. [[Montserrat Figueras]], [[Jordi Savall]], [[La Capella Reial de Catalunya]] Alia Vox 9816A + B, 2001.
* ''Vespro a voce sola''. Carlos Mena, Ensemble La Fenice, Jean Tubéry. NAÏVE CLASSIQUE, 2002. [[Claudio Monteverdi]], Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, Tarquinio Merula. Orazio Tarditi, Alessandro Grandi, Adriano Banchieri
* ''Vespro a voce sola''. Carlos Mena, Ensemble La Fenice, Jean Tubéry. NAÏVE CLASSIQUE, 2002. [[Claudio Monteverdi]], Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, Tarquinio Merula. Orazio Tarditi, Alessandro Grandi, Adriano Banchieri
* [[Henry Du Mont]]: ''Grands Motets''. Carlos Mena, Arnaud Marzorati, Stephan MacLeod, Philippe Pierlot, Namur Chamber Choir, [[Ricercar Consort]]. Ricercar, 2003.
* [[Henry Du Mont]]: ''Grands Motets''. Carlos Mena, Arnaud Marzorati, [[Stephan MacLeod]], Philippe Pierlot, Namur Chamber Choir, [[Ricercar Consort]]. Ricercar, 2003.
* [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]: ''De Occulta Philosophia''. Carlos Mena, [[Emma Kirkby]], José Miguel Moreno. Glossa Platinum, 2004.
* [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]: ''De Occulta Philosophia''. Carlos Mena, [[Emma Kirkby]], José Miguel Moreno. Glossa Platinum, 2004.
* ''De Aeternitate'': Cantatas. Carlos Mena, Philippe Pierlot, [[Ricercar Consort]]. Mirare, 2004. [[Johann Christoph Bach]], [[Johann Michael Bach]], [[Christoph Bernhard]], [[Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer]], [[Christian Geist]], Nikolaus Hasse, [[Melchior Hoffmann (composer)|Melchior Hoffmann]], [[Johann Adam Reincken]], Christian Spahn.
* ''De Aeternitate'': Cantatas. Carlos Mena, Philippe Pierlot, [[Ricercar Consort]]. Mirare, 2004. [[Johann Christoph Bach]], [[Johann Michael Bach]], [[Christoph Bernhard]], [[Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer]], [[Christian Geist]], Nikolaus Hasse, [[Melchior Hoffmann (composer)|Melchior Hoffmann]], [[Johann Adam Reincken]], Christian Spahn.
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* [[Enríquez de Valderrábano]]: ''Silva de sirenas''. Carlos Mena, Armoniosi Concerti. Harmonia Mundi, 2005.
* [[Enríquez de Valderrábano]]: ''Silva de sirenas''. Carlos Mena, Armoniosi Concerti. Harmonia Mundi, 2005.
* [[Giovanni Battista Pergolesi]]: ''Stabat Mater''. Carlos Mena, [[Nuria Rial]], Philippe Pierlot, [[Ricercar Consort]]. Mirare, 2005.
* [[Giovanni Battista Pergolesi]]: ''Stabat Mater''. Carlos Mena, [[Nuria Rial]], Philippe Pierlot, [[Ricercar Consort]]. Mirare, 2005.
* [[Antonio Vivaldi]]: ''Stabat Mater''. Carlos Mena, François Fernandez, Marc Hantai, Philippe Pierlot, [[Ricercar Consort]]. Mirare, 2005.
* [[Antonio Vivaldi]]: ''Stabat Mater''. Carlos Mena, [[François Fernandez]], Marc Hantai, Philippe Pierlot, [[Ricercar Consort]]. Mirare, 2005.
* Basque songs: ''Paisajes del Recuerdo''. [[Carmelo Bernaola]] (1929-2002): ''Tres canciones de Segovia''. [[Aita Donostia]]: ''Baratza baten lor polit bat.'' Lullabies. [[Gabriel Erkoreka]]: Azules. [[Francisco Escudero (composer)|Francisco Escudero]]: ''Tres cantos vascos''. [[José María Franco (composer)|José María Franco]]: ''Diré tu nombre''. [[Jesús Guridi]]: ''Paysage. Melodías para canto y piano''. [[Francisco Ibáñez (composer)]] (b. 1951): ''Os miro antes de irme''. [[Andrés Isasi]]: 6 songs. [[Beltrán Pagola]] (1878-1950): ''Zortzico''. [[José Uruñuela]] (1891-1963): ''Lieder Basko''. [[Emiliana de Zubeldia|Emiliana de Zubeldía]] (1888-1987): ''Zortzico''. Carlos Mena, Susana Garcia de Salazar (piano). Harmonia Mundi, 2007.
* Basque songs: ''Paisajes del Recuerdo''. [[Carmelo Bernaola]] (1929-2002): ''Tres canciones de Segovia''. [[Aita Donostia]]: ''Baratza baten lor polit bat.'' Lullabies. [[Gabriel Erkoreka]]: Azules. [[Francisco Escudero (composer)|Francisco Escudero]]: ''Tres cantos vascos''. [[José María Franco (composer)|José María Franco]]: ''Diré tu nombre''. [[Jesús Guridi]]: ''Paysage. Melodías para canto y piano''. [[Francisco Ibáñez (composer)]] (b. 1951): ''Os miro antes de irme''. [[Andrés Isasi]]: 6 songs. [[Beltrán Pagola]] (1878-1950): ''Zortzico''. [[José Uruñuela]] (1891-1963): ''Lieder Basko''. [[Emiliana de Zubeldia|Emiliana de Zubeldía]] (1888-1987): ''Zortzico''. Carlos Mena, Susana Garcia de Salazar (piano). Harmonia Mundi, 2007.
* Various composers - ''[[Francisco Javier]] - The Route to the Orient''. [[Montserrat Figueras]], [[Jordi Savall]], [[Hespèrion XXI]], [[La Capella Reial de Catalunya]] Alia Vox AVSA9856 A+B, 2007.
* Various composers - ''[[Francisco Javier]] - The Route to the Orient''. [[Montserrat Figueras]], [[Jordi Savall]], [[Hespèrion XXI]], [[La Capella Reial de Catalunya]] Alia Vox AVSA9856 A+B, 2007.
* [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]: ''Tombeau de Sa Majesté la Reine de Pologne''. Carlos Mena, Jan Kobow, Stephan MacLeod, Francis Jacob, Katherine Fuge, Philippe Pierlot, [[Ricercar Consort]]. Mirare, 2007.
* [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]: ''Tombeau de Sa Majesté la Reine de Pologne''. Carlos Mena, Jan Kobow, Stephan MacLeod, [[Francis Jacob]], Katherine Fuge, Philippe Pierlot, [[Ricercar Consort]]. Mirare, 2007.
* [[Giovanni Felice Sances]]: ''Stabat Mater''. Carlos Mena, Philippe Pierlot, [[Ricercar Consort]]. [[Johann Heinrich Schmelzer]], [[Johann Fux]], [[Marco Antonio Ziani]] Mirare, 2008.
* [[Giovanni Felice Sances]]: ''Stabat Mater''. Carlos Mena, Philippe Pierlot, [[Ricercar Consort]]. [[Johann Heinrich Schmelzer]], [[Johann Fux]], [[Marco Antonio Ziani]] Mirare, 2008.
* [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]: ''Aus der Tieffen''. Carlos Mena, Katharine Fuge, [[Hans Jörg Mammel]], Stephan MacLeod, Philippe Pierlot, [[Ricercar Consort]]. Mirare, 2009.
* [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]: ''Aus der Tieffen''. Carlos Mena, Katharine Fuge, [[Hans Jörg Mammel]], Stephan MacLeod, Philippe Pierlot, [[Ricercar Consort]]. Mirare, 2009.
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* Blow & Purcell: ''Odes & Songs''. Carlos Mena, Damien Guillon, Philippe Pierlot, [[Ricercar Consort]]. Mirare, 2010
* Blow & Purcell: ''Odes & Songs''. Carlos Mena, Damien Guillon, Philippe Pierlot, [[Ricercar Consort]]. Mirare, 2010
* [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]: ''Passio secundum Johannem (Johannes-Passion)''. Maria Keohane, Helena Ek, Carlos Mena, Jan Börner, [[Hans Jörg Mammel]], [[Jan Kobow]], Matthias Vieweg, Stephan MacLeod, Philippe Pierlot, [[Ricercar Consort]]. Mirare, 2010.
* [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]: ''Passio secundum Johannem (Johannes-Passion)''. Maria Keohane, Helena Ek, Carlos Mena, Jan Börner, [[Hans Jörg Mammel]], [[Jan Kobow]], Matthias Vieweg, Stephan MacLeod, Philippe Pierlot, [[Ricercar Consort]]. Mirare, 2010.
* [[Miguel de Fuenllana]]: ''Orphénica Lyra, 1554''. [[Núria Rial]], Carlos Mena, Orphénica Lyra, [[José Miguel Moreno]]. Glossa, 2011 (recorded 1999).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/miguel-de-fuenllana-orph%C3%A9nica-lyra-1554-mw0002119694 |title=Miguel de Fuenllana: Orphénica Lyra 1554 |website=All Music |access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref>
* [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]: ''[[Missa, BWV 232a|Missa 1733]]''. Eugénie Warnier (soprano), Anna Reinhold (soprano), Carlos Mena (alto), Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro (tenor), Konstantin Wolff (bass), Raphaël Pichon (direction), Ensemble Pygmalion, Alpha 188, 2012.
* [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]: ''[[Missa, BWV 232a|Missa 1733]]''. Eugénie Warnier (soprano), Anna Reinhold (soprano), Carlos Mena (alto), Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro (tenor), Konstantin Wolff (bass), [[Raphaël Pichon]] (direction), Ensemble Pygmalion, Alpha 188, 2012.
* [[Jan Dismas Zelenka]]: ''Gaude laetare ZWV 168 | Missa Sanctissimae Trinitatis ZWV 17''. Gabriela Eibenová (soprano), Carlos Mena (alto), Makoto Sakurada (tenor), Adam Viktora (conductor), Ensemble Inégal, Prague Baroque Soloists, Nibiru 01572231, 2013.
* [[Jan Dismas Zelenka]]: ''Gaude laetare ZWV 168 | Missa Sanctissimae Trinitatis ZWV 17''. Gabriela Eibenová (soprano), Carlos Mena (alto), Makoto Sakurada (tenor), Adam Viktora (conductor), Ensemble Inégal, Prague Baroque Soloists, Nibiru 01572231, 2013.
* [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]: ''In tempore nativitatis''. Maria Keohane, Carlos Mena, Julian Prégardien, Stephan MacLeod, Philippe Pierlot, [[Ricercar Consort]]. Mirare, 2013.
* [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]: ''In tempore nativitatis''. Maria Keohane, Carlos Mena, Julian Prégardien, Stephan MacLeod, Philippe Pierlot, [[Ricercar Consort]]. Mirare, 2013.
* [[Antonio Caldara]]: ''La concordia de Pianeti''. Andrea Marcon, Daniel Behle, Veronica Cangemi, Alexandra Donose, Franco Fagioli, David Galoustov, Carlos Mena, [[La Certa]], Archiv Production, 2014.
* [[Antonio Caldara]]: ''La concordia de Pianeti''. Andrea Marcon, [[Daniel Behle]], Veronica Cangemi, Alexandra Donose, Franco Fagioli, David Galoustov, Carlos Mena, [[La Certa]], Archiv Production, 2014.
* [[Disfonik Orchestra]]: ''Under the Shadow''. Carlos Mena & The Disfonik Orchestra. Carlos Mena (alto), Ghalmia Senouci (alto), Jacques Beaud (bass & direction)[[The Disfonik Orchestra]], Mirare 300, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://diariodeavisos.elespanol.com/2019/02/el-contratenor-carlos-mena-y-the-disfonik-orchestra-llevan-al-auditorio-su-fusion-de-clasico-y-jazz/ |title=El contratenor Carlos Mena y The Disfonik Orchestra llevan al Auditorio su fusión de clásico y jazz |website=Diario de Avisos |publisher=El Español |language=es |date=4 February 2019 |access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
'''Performance videos'''
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkjN6nGRe4M ''Magnificat Et misericordia''] (Bach) with Ricercar Consort and Hans Jorg Mammel
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJzlQx1QWHk ''Cum dederit dilectis suis somnum ''] (Vivaldi) with Les Siècles
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm9JiNikPQ4 ''Können Tränen meiner Wangen''] (Bach) with Al Ayre Spanish Voices Choir
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJLgBnfnl1Q ''l'Ensemble 415''] (Scarlatti) with Salve Regina


'''Biographies'''
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==External links==
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*[http://www.diariodesevilla.es/article/ocio/309858/carlos/mena/denuncia/se/esta/quotpudriendoquot/repertorio/espanol.html Diario de Sevilla]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1vMSMiVA5A] Carlos Mena, Artiste en résidence au Palais des Beaux-Arts [http://www.bozar.be]
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*[http://www.iberkonzert.com/biografia/89/CARLOS-MENA-.html Iberkonzert]
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkjN6nGRe4M] Bach, Magnificat Et misericordia - Ricercar Consort, Carlos Mena, Hans Jörg Mammel
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*[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Mena-Carlos.htm Bach-Cantatas.com]
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJzlQx1QWHk] Vivaldi, Cum dederit dilectis suis somnum
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm9JiNikPQ4] Bach, Können Tränen meiner Wangen - Al Ayre Espanol, Carlos Mena
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJLgBnfnl1Q&feature=relmfu] Scarlatti, Salve Regina - l'Ensemble 415, Carlos Mena
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*[http://www.diariodesevilla.es/article/ocio/309858/carlos/mena/denuncia/se/esta/quotpudriendoquot/repertorio/espanol.html Interview Diario de Sevilla]
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*[http://www.iberkonzert.com/biografia/89/CARLOS-MENA-.html Short biography at Iberkonzert.com]
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*[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Mena-Carlos.htm Short biography at Bach-Cantatas.com]


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Latest revision as of 13:33, 10 February 2023

Carlos Mena
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Vitoria, Spain
Alma materSchola Cantorum Basiliensis
OccupationOpera singer (countertenor)
Notable workRadamisto (title role), L'Orfeo (Speranza), Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (Disinganno), Europera 5
Style20th-century classical
AwardsDiapason d'Or (2002)

Carlos Mena (born 1971) is a Spanish countertenor opera singer.[1] He has previously worked with groups such as Al Ayre Español, Ensemble Gilles Binchois, and Ricercar Consort and has an interest in the twentieth-century repertoire.[2]

Life and career[edit]

Carlos Mena initially worked as a countertenor in masterclasses with Charles Brett and then relocated to Switzerland in 1992 to study a Diploma of Reinaissance-Baroque Music at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel.[3] His teachers here were Richard Levitt and René Jacobs, and he was awarded the diploma in 1997.[2]

His operatic performances have included Handel's Radamisto (title role), Monteverdi's L'Orfeo (Speranza), Handel's Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (Disinganno), and John Cage's Europera 5.[4][5]

His recital De Aeternitate (Ricercar Consort) won a Diapason d'Or in 2002.

Discography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Carlos Mena". Operas Arias. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Vocal Soloists: Carlos Mena". Goldberg. 2003. Archived from the original on 11 March 2006.
  3. ^ "Carlos Mena". Iberkonzert (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Carlos Mena: Countertenor - Spain". Arion Baroque Orchestra. 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Carlos Mena". Discogs. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Miguel de Fuenllana: Orphénica Lyra 1554". All Music. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  7. ^ "El contratenor Carlos Mena y The Disfonik Orchestra llevan al Auditorio su fusión de clásico y jazz". Diario de Avisos (in Spanish). El Español. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

External links[edit]

Performance videos

Biographies

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