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{{short description|Indian singer (born 1977)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| honorific_prefix = [[The Reverend]]
| name = Anando Mukerjee
| image =
| caption = Mukerjee in concert at Shikwa Haveli, Valentine’s Day, New Delhi, 2014
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1977-4-14}}
| birth_place = [[Patna]], [[Bihar,]] INDIA
| occupation = Opera singer ([[Tenor]])
| years_active = 2006–present
| website = {{URL|http://www.anandomukerjee.com}}
}}
'''Anando Mukerjee''' (born 1977) is an Indian tenor and [[deacon]]. He is considered to be the only internationally recognized operatic tenor from India<ref>{{cite news |last=David |first= Lalmalsawma |date= 2015-01-28 |title= India's lone male tenor aims to sing opera in local key |url= https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-india-opera-singer-idUKKBN0L10GE20150128 |website=Reuters |access-date=2021-06-29}}</ref> and has been described as 'India's finest tenor'.<ref>{{cite news |last=George |first=G |date= 2009-04-17 |title= Delightful Fare |work=The Statesman}}</ref> He is also a self-supporting curate in the Church of England parish of [[St James Church, Muswell Hill]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Team |url=https://www.st-james.org.uk/team |access-date=2025-12-06 |website=St James Muswell Hill |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Early life==
Anando Mukerjee was born in [[Patna]], [[Bihar,]] India, on April 14, 1977. A native of India, he received degrees in Zoology & Natural Sciences from Delhi and Cambridge Universities respectively, where he was an Inlaks scholar.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.inlaksfoundation.org/alumni/anando-mukerjee/ |title=Anando Mukerjee |author= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=2021-06-29 |quote=}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite news |last=Niyogy |first=Kingshuk |date= 2009-01-10 |title= A tenor for your thoughts |work=TimeOut Mumbai}}</ref>

==Study==
He pursued his vocal studies privately in London but has said that the highlight of his vocal training was seven years of discipleship under legendary Swedish tenor [[Nicolai Gedda]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianquarterly.com/?p=3913|title=His Master's Voice |author= |date=April–June 2017 |publisher=The Indian Quarterly |access-date=2021-06-29 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=David |first= Lalmalsawma |date= 2015-01-28 |title= India's lone male tenor aims to sing opera in local key |url= https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-india-opera-singer-idUKKBN0L10GE20150128 |work= |location= NEW DELHI |access-date=2021-06-29}}</ref>
He was granted a Charles Wallace India Trust British Council Award in 2001 and was a finalist in the UK National Mozart Competition in 2007 and the Wagner Society Bayreuth Bursary Competition in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wagnersociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Wagner-News-208.pdf |title=WAGNER SOCIETY 2013 BAYREUTH BURSARY FINAL |last=Barnes |first=Katie |date=2012-12-01 |page=36 |publisher= |access-date=2021-06-29 |quote=}}</ref>

==Career==
Anando Mukerjee's significant operatic debut took place in 2006 when he sang Rodolfo (La bohème) at the Belgrade National Opera, Serbia at the personal invitation of HRH [[Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia]].<ref>{{cite news |last=David |first= Lalmalsawma |date=2015-01-28 |title= India's lone male tenor aims to sing opera in local key |url= https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-india-opera-singer-idUKKBN0L10GE20150128 |work= |location= NEW DELHI |access-date=2021-06-29}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> It was followed by the period of intense learning of new roles and performing across the UK, including Beppe (Pagliacci, Dorset Opera), Tobias (Tobias and the Angel, New Sussex Opera), Macduff (Macbeth, White Horse Opera), Nemorino (L’elisir d’amore, Somerset Opera), Alfred (Die Fledermaus, Surrey Opera), Don Jose (Carmen, Plymouth Operatic Society, Windsor & Eton Opera Royal Command Performance<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hrhthecountessofwessex.wordpress.com/2016/07/17/trhs-attended-windsor-eton-operas-performance-of-bizets-carmen-on-the-15th-of-july/ |title=TRH's attended Windsor & Eton Opera's Performance of Bizet's 'Carmen on the 15th of July |author=Anna |date=2016-07-17 |access-date=2021-07-31 |quote=}}</ref>), Alfredo (La traviata, Stentorphon Opera, Somerset Opera, Windsor & Eton Opera), The Duke of Mantua (Rigoletto, Bury Court Opera, Anghiari Festival, [[Scottish Opera]]), Cavaradossi (Tosca, Little Venice Music Festival, Philharmonia Britannica), Riccardo ([[Un ballo in maschera]], Windsor & Eton Opera).{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}}

Mukerjee made his Italian debut at the Teatro dei Rozzi, Sienna, taking part in the Concordia International Ensemble Gala. Other concert appearances include his [[Cadogan Hall]] debut in London Lyric Opera's cycle A Feast of Orchestral Songs; the opening of the 9th season of the Symphony Orchestra of India at the NCPA Bhabha Opera House, Bombay;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soimumbai.com/archives |title=Archives |author= |date=September 2009 |website= |publisher=SOI: Symphony Orchestra of India |access-date=2021-06-29 |quote=}}</ref> the Maximum India Festival, Kennedy Center, Washington DC, with the Washington National Opera;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kennedy-center.org/artists/m/mo-mz/anando-mukerjee/ |title=Anando Mukerjee |author= |date= |website=The Kennedy Center |access-date=2021-06-29 |quote=}}</ref> and his debut at the Al-Madinat Opera House in Dubai. His notable recitals include his Wigmore Hall appearance accompanied by Leslie Howard and featured on [[BBC Radio 3]]'s In Tune; the [[Maria Callas]] International Club's 30th Anniversary Celebration at the Royal Opera House;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.belgianoperaguide.be/column/contentscol35.htm |title=Essay: Tribute to Maria Callas |last=Byrne |first=Patrick C. |date=2007-09-17 |website= |publisher= |access-date=2021-06-29 |quote=}}</ref> and a lieder programme performed with the pianist Babette Hierholzer at the Allensbach Festival, Germany.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressreader.com/germany/heuberger-bote/20150812/281900181937480 |title=Essay: Liederabend in Kulturhaus |author= |date=2015-08-12 |publisher=Heuberger Bote |access-date=2021-06-29 |quote=}}</ref>

Anando Mukerjee gave the orchestral world premiere of Ian Venables’ Venetian Songs accompanied by the Orchestra of St. John Bromsgrove<ref>{{cite news |last=Collis |first=Emily |date=2017-11-01 |title=Bromsgrove Orchestra of St John premieres composer Ian Venables' Venetian So|url=https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/regional/15632975.bromsgrove-orchestra-of-st-john-premieres-composer-ian-venables-venetian-songs/ |work= |location=Bromsgrove |access-date=2021-06-29}}</ref> which he repeated at the English Music Festival.<ref>{{cite news |last=Barnett |first=Rob |date=2019-04-23 |title=2019 English Music Festival from 24 to 27 May|url=https://seenandheard-international.com/2019-04/-019-english-music-festival-from-24-to-27-may/ |access-date=2021-06-29}}</ref>

Mukerjee has also been featured by the [[BBC World Service]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDn_XYNUcqE |title=Anando Mukerjee sings "Granada" by Lara and "Nessun Dorma" by Puccini
|author= |date=2014-01-24 |website= [[YouTube]]|publisher= |access-date=2021-06-29 |quote=}}</ref> All India Radio & Radio 3 In-Tune.<ref>{{cite news |last=Derham |first=Katie |date=2019-05-23 |title=BLOCK4, Anando Mukerjee, Martin Yates |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00057j7 |access-date=2021-06-29}}</ref>

On the oratorio stage Anando's repertoire encompasses Handel, Bach, Mendelssohn, Rossini, Gounod, Verdi and Puccini. As the tenor soloist he has appeared in Puccini's Messa di Gloria with the Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra; in Verdi's Requiem and Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle at the Great Hall, Dartington; in Stanford's Requiem with the Birmingham Choral Union; and in William Lloyd-Webber's The Saviour, performed in celebration of the composer's centenary at Westminster Central Hall.

Mukerjee trained for ordination as a self-supporting minister at [[Wycliffe Hall, Oxford]], completing his studies in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Class of 2025 |url=https://www.wycliffe.ox.ac.uk/class-2025 |access-date=2025-12-06 |website=www.wycliffe.ox.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref> He was subsequently ordained to the diaconate by the [[Bishop of Ebbsfleet]] at [[St James's Church, Clerkenwell]] on 30 June 2025, and is serving his curacy at [[St James Church, Muswell Hill]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-09 |title=Ordinations 2025 |url=https://www.london.anglican.org/articles/ordinations-2025/ |access-date=2025-12-06 |website=Diocese of London |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.anandomukerjee.com}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male singers]]
[[Category:Tenors]]
[[Category:21st-century male opera singers]]
[[Category:Musicians from Bihar]]
[[Category:Alumni of Hughes Hall, Cambridge]]

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