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The voice has body, especially in the upper middle register, and an exciting ring on top. — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2008 More…

Release Date: 28th Apr 2008
Catalogue No: C715081
Label: Orfeo
Length: 61 minutes

Opera

August 2008

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Excerpt, Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor

Work length6:57

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Munich Radio Orchestra
Ion Marin

Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: Tombe degl'avi miei

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Excerpt, Gounod: Roméo et Juliette

Work length4:08

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Munich Radio Orchestra
Ion Marin

Romeo et Juliette, Act II: Cavatine: L'amour, l'amour! …

Track length4:08

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Excerpt, Verdi: Jérusalem

Work length5:44

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Munich Radio Orchestra
Ion Marin

Jerusalem: L'emir aupres de lui m'appelle

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Excerpt, Verdi: Un ballo in maschera

Work length3:34

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Munich Radio Orchestra
Ion Marin

Un ballo in maschera, Act I: Or tu, Sibilla

Track length3:34

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Francois Bazin: Maître Pathelin

Work length2:32

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Munich Radio Orchestra
Ion Marin

Maitre Pathelin, Act I: Romance: Je pense a vous

Track length2:32

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Aime Louis Maillart: Les dragons de Villars

Work length2:58

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Munich Radio Orchestra
Ion Marin

Les dragons de Villars, Act I: Ne parle pas Rose

Track length2:58

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Excerpt, Gounod: Faust

Work length6:02

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Munich Radio Orchestra
Ion Marin

Faust, Act II: Cavatina: Quel trouble inconnu me penetre … Salut!

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Excerpt, Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore

Work length4:26

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Munich Radio Orchestra
Ion Marin

L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love), Act II: Una furtiva lagrima

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Excerpt, Massenet: Werther

Work length6:36

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Munich Radio Orchestra
Ion Marin

Act II: Un autre est son epoux

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Act III: Traduire! Ah! bien souvent

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Excerpt, Mascagni: Iris

Work length2:27

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Munich Radio Orchestra
Ion Marin

Iris, Act I: Apri la tua finestra!

Track length2:27

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Excerpt, Leoncavallo: La Bohème

Work length2:49

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Munich Radio Orchestra
Ion Marin

La bohème, Act II: Non parlate cosi!

Track length2:49

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Excerpt, Puccini: La Bohème

Work length4:21

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Munich Radio Orchestra
Ion Marin

La bohème, Act I: Che gelida manina!

Track length4:21

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Excerpt, Massenet: Manon

Work length4:33

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Munich Radio Orchestra
Ion Marin

Manon, Act III: Je suis seul!… Ah! fuyez, douce image

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Excerpt, Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Work length2:13

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Munich Radio Orchestra
Ion Marin

Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), Act IV: O Dieu, de quelle ivresse

Track length2:13

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Excerpt, Verdi: Rigoletto

Work length2:22

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Munich Radio Orchestra
Ion Marin

Rigoletto, Act III: La donna e mobile

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Piotr Beczala has established himself as one of the most outstanding young lyric tenors. Born in Southern Poland, he studied with Pavel Lisitsian and Sena Jurinac. After his first engagement at the Landestheater in Linz (Austria) he became a permanent member of the Zurich Opera and remains closely associated with this company.

He made his Covent Garden debut as the Italian tenor in Rosenkavalier and followed with an acclaimed Faust in 2004 and 2006. He returned as Lensky in Eugene Onegin this April with another Rosenkavalier at the Festival Hall, again with Zurich Opera.

He made a sensational role debut, in January of this year, as Riccardo in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera with the Berlin State Opera, where he was enthusiastically celebrated by both audience and press.The last two years

has seen a series of successful firsts including Alfredo, in La Traviata, with the Bavarian State Opera, Berlin's Deutsche Oper and also in Tokyo; the Duke in Rigoletto at La Scala and as his debut with the Metropolitan Opera; and Lensky in Eugene Onegin with the San Francisco Opera, where he returned as Tamino last year. In Frankfurt and in Munich he has been acclaimed for his portrayal of Werther, as was his Don Ottavio at Zurich Opera and the Salzburg Festival. In 2007 he added Edgardo in Donizetti's Lucia to his repertoire: singing this role he will return to the New York Met in autumn 2008.

His wide concert repertoire ranges from Mozart, Cherubini and Haydn's sacred music, via Rossini's Stabat Mater and Petite Messe Solennelle to Mahler's Das Lied. He has appeared on many recordings and DVDs but this is his first recital disc with excerpts from French and Italian operas, many of which he has already sung on stage.

Reviews

Awards Issue 2008

The voice has body, especially in the upper middle register, and an exciting ring on top.

August 2008

Beczala displays throughout not only a tone of liquid gold but also a sensitive engagement with the shape of Gounod’s line as well as the meaning of the words he sings. He caps the performance with a
flawlessly placed top C that is fully integrated into the rest of his voice. It’s a simply glorious sound.

International Herald Tribune

… yet its chief glories are musical, not least the sterling performance of the young Polish tenor Piotr Beczala as Riccardo, which has Berliners drawing comparisons to Jussi Björling. He is certainly the best in this challenging role since Pavarotti

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