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Early in 2012 he sang Chevalier Grieux in Massenet's ''[[Manon]]'' opposite [[Anna Netrebko]] at the Met in [[Laurent Pelly]]'s production. |
Early in 2012 he sang Chevalier Grieux in Massenet's ''[[Manon]]'' opposite [[Anna Netrebko]] at the Met in [[Laurent Pelly]]'s production. |
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In 2012/2013, Beczała sang the Duke in [[Michael Mayer (director)|Michael Mayers]]'s "[[Rat Pack]]" production of ''Rigoletto'' at the Met.<Ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/arts/music/an-unsteady-rigoletto-rat-pack.html "Bringing the Sinatra Style Out in ''Rigoletto''"] by [[Anthony Tommasini]], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 29 January 2013</ref> Booed in La |
In 2012/2013, Beczała sang the Duke in [[Michael Mayer (director)|Michael Mayers]]'s "[[Rat Pack]]" production of ''Rigoletto'' at the Met.<Ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/arts/music/an-unsteady-rigoletto-rat-pack.html "Bringing the Sinatra Style Out in ''Rigoletto''"] by [[Anthony Tommasini]], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 29 January 2013</ref> Booed in ''La traviata'' at the opening of the 2013/14 La Scala season, he announced that he would only ever return to Italy for vacation <ref>Davies, Lizzie (9 December 2013). [http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/09/polish-opera-star-fanatical-boos-la-scala "Polish tenor hits back after a 'fanatical minority' boos La Scala production"]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. Retrieved 9 December 2013.</ref>. |
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Revision as of 19:15, 9 December 2013
Piotr Beczała | |
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| Born | 28 December 1966 |
| Origin | Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland |
| Occupation(s) | Opera singer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Website | beczala.com |
Piotr Beczała (born December 28, 1966, in Czechowice-Dziedzice) is a Polish operatic tenor.
Beczała was born in southern Poland and initially trained in Katowice. His first engagements were with the Landestheater in Linz, after which he became a regular member of Zurich Opera. Between 2004 and 2006, Beczała made several major international house debuts. In April 2004, he made his debut at London's Royal Opera House as the Italian Tenor in Der Rosenkavalier, later returning in October of that year in the title role of Faust, then in June 2005 as the Duke in Rigoletto, and in September 2006, again in Faust. In November 2004, he made his San Francisco Opera and American debut as Lensky in Eugene Onegin. Beczała's La Scala debut came in January 2006 as the Duke in Rigoletto, the role in which he also made Metropolitan Opera debut on December 19, 2006.
In 2007 he was awarded the Munich Opera Festival Prize which acknowledges outstanding accomplishments by departments and members of the Bavarian State Opera as well as members of the Festival performance casts for his performances in Rigoletto, Der Rosenkavalier and Werther.[1]
Beczała appears as Alfredo Germont in the Farao Classics recording of La traviata which was nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award.[2] The CD is a live recording from the Bavarian State Opera's March 2006 production with Anja Harteros as Violetta, Paolo Gavanelli as Giorgio Germont, and Zubin Mehta conducting. Early in 2012 he sang Chevalier Grieux in Massenet's Manon opposite Anna Netrebko at the Met in Laurent Pelly's production.
In 2012/2013, Beczała sang the Duke in Michael Mayers's "Rat Pack" production of Rigoletto at the Met.[3] Booed in La traviata at the opening of the 2013/14 La Scala season, he announced that he would only ever return to Italy for vacation [4].
References
- ^ Bavarian State Opera
- ^ 2008 Grammy Awards
- ^ "Bringing the Sinatra Style Out in Rigoletto" by Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times, 29 January 2013
- ^ Davies, Lizzie (9 December 2013). "Polish tenor hits back after a 'fanatical minority' boos La Scala production". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- Interview with Piotr Beczała by Dominic McHugh, September 2006, musicOMH.com
- Joshua Kosman, "Soaring Opera hits new heights in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin", San Francisco Chronicle, November 26, 2004.
- George Hall, Review: Faust at the Royal Opera House. The Stage, October 14, 2004.
External links
- Official web site
- Interview with Piotr Beczała
- Beczała sings on YouTube, "Questa o quella" from Rigoletto, Metropolitan Opera