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Apart from being an active performer on Canadian and international stages, Beste is also a licensed music development teacher for toddlers, and also has a master’s degree and research experience in developmental and music psychology.

During the pandemic, Beste has started a bilingual video podcast series with puppets called “Tunes and Tales with Beste The Mezzo”, oriented to young children who are stuck at home during the COVID-19 lockdowns. She creates most of the puppets herself and combines the stories with pieces/tunes from operas and children’s songs with relevant themes. The videos also include ‘parent education’ moments, providing the parents with some tips on how to best support their little one’s music and language development. The project has been featured by journals and blogs both in Turkey and Canada. The episodes in Turkish have been livestreamed by Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s online Library Project.

You can follow the series via Beste’s YouTube page or on Facebook: @sopranodanmasallar or  Instagram: @bestemezzo @sopranodanmasallar

Click here to view the video collection.

Online Performance from Beste Kalender, available on Tuesday, March 24th starting 8:30pm.

Beste Kalender, Mezzo soprano
Rachel Andrist, Pianist
Ryan Harper Recordings
Tuesday March 24th 8:30pm

Beste is uniting forces with pianist Rachel Andrist and Ryan Harper Recordings (www.ryanharper.ca) for this special event.

“We will be taking you to a “virtual” journey from beautiful Venice, where you can hear the captivating sounds of the canals and lend an ear to some passionate love stories. Then, we will follow the sweet breeze of the Mediterranean and sail to Anatolia/Turkey where you can hear some enchanting middle Eastern tunes set on folk tales of the people (Armenian, Persian, Azerbaijani, Greek and Turkish) who called Turkey/ Anatolia home for centuries. Hope you join us!”

The recital program will include works by F. Santoliquido, R. Hahn, G. Faure, H. Berlioz, Komitas and various Turkish composers.

The program will be available on YouTube at 8:30pm Toronto time
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQLJrNix3x_cY2iN52krHJQ

Lydia Perović talks music and more with rising Turkish-Canadian Beste Kalender Mezzo Soprano.

For the full interview: Beste Kalender: Mezzo Rising | The WholeNote

26th Théâtre Lyrichorégra 20 – Les Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques results have been announced after a marathon of 4 concerts and various rehearsals in Montreal!

🌠 We are delighted to announce that Beste has been chosen as “Jeune Espoir Lyrique Canadien 2019” and awarded $5000 to support her future engagaments and auditons in Europe by Azrieli Foundation.

Beste has been also offered:

🌠 The title role in Carmen by Bizet in Sofia National Opera and Ballet(Bulgaria) for season 2020/2021

🌠 Concert engagament in January 2020 with Opera de San Miguel

🌠 Concert engagements with Opéra Angers Nantes (France) for season 2020/2021
🌠 Concert engagements with Shenzhen Poly Theatre (Chine) for season 2020/2021