We are thrilled to announce that Ibermúsica Artists will undertake the representation in Spain, Portugal and Latin America of the countertenor Cameron Shahbazi.
Praised for his “full, voluminous” voice and “personal and beautiful” timbre (De Trouw) he is well-known for his critically acclaimed performances of both baroque and contemporary music. In 2023, he was awarded the coveted Opus Klassik Award in the ‘Innovative Concert of the Year’ category for his brainchild entitled “Woman.Life.Freedom.”, a benefit concert at Oper Frankfurt produced in support of human rights in Iran.
The 2024/2025 season includes numerous exciting projects: his much-anticipated house debut at the Gran Teatre del Liceu as Tolomeo in Giulio Cesare in a Calixto Bieto production; The Refugee in Jonathan Dove’sFlight with the Vancouver Opera; and the George Benjamin’s new opera Picture a day like this staged by Daniel Jeanneteau and Marie-Christine Soma,in Paris, Strasbourg and Luxembourg.
Together with pianist Sophia Muñoz, the countertenor presents Warsaw Sessions, a recital reinterpreting familiar and unfamiliar music in a journal-like setting, fusing musical styles and genres from Henry Purcell to Louis Armstrong complemented by baroque arias and Iranian melodies.
Further highlights include his debut at Oper Frankfurt as Oberon in a new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and his involvement at Internationale Handel-Festspiele Karlsruhe where he took on the title role in Tolomeo, re d’Egitto in a production by Benjamin Lazar. His portrayal of First Angel/Boy in George Benjamin's opera Written on Skin at Oper Köln under François-Xavier Roth earned the countertenor unanimous critical acclaim.
Cameron Shahbazi has received distinguished international honors such as the Sylva Gelber Award (2021), the Walter Prsytawski Prize (2021) and the Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation Award (2019). He was a finalist at the 2019 Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, was awarded the Royal Opera House Covent Garden Prize at the 2018 International Belvedere Competition, Second Prize at Innsbruck’s Cesti Competition in 2018, and top prizes at the 2017 Opéra Avignon Jeunes Espoirs Competition.
