Verdi: Arias

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The Polish tenor's move into a heavier repertoire than hitherto associated with him is amply vindicated in this celebratory CD...he retains the golden quality of his voice as he sizes up. The... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 8th Apr 2013
Catalogue No: C865131
Label: Orfeo
Length: 67 minutes

BBC Music Magazine

July 2013

Opera Choice

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Excerpt, Verdi: Rigoletto

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Łukasz Borowicz

Ella mi fu rapita! - Parmi veder

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Excerpt, Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Łukasz Borowicz

C'est Guy de Montfort - Ô jour de peine (Sung in French)

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Excerpt, Verdi: Il Trovatore

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Ewa Podles (contralto), Piotr Beczala (tenor), Karol Kozłowski (tenor)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Łukasz Borowicz
Recorded: August-September 2011, September-October 2012
Recording Venue: Polish Radio Witold Lutosławski Concert Hall, Poland

Soli or siamo! - Condotta ell'era in ceppi

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Non son tuo figlio? - Mal reggendo all'aspro assalto - Inoltra il pie

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Ah! si, ben mio

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Excerpt, Verdi: I Lombardi alla prima crociata

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Łukasz Borowicz

La mia letizia infondere

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Excerpt, Verdi: Aida

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Łukasz Borowicz

Se quel guerrier io fossi! - Celeste Aïda

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Excerpt, Verdi: La Traviata

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Łukasz Borowicz

Lunge da lei - De' miei bollenti spiriti - O mio rimorso

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Excerpt, Verdi: Macbeth

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Łukasz Borowicz

O figli, o figli miei! - Ah, la paterna mano

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Excerpt, Verdi: Requiem

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Łukasz Borowicz

IIh. Ingemisco

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Excerpt, Verdi: Un ballo in maschera

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Piotr Beczala (tenor)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Łukasz Borowicz

Forse la soglia attinse - Ma se m'e forza perderti

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Excerpt, Verdi: Don Carlo

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Piotr Beczala (tenor), Mariusz Kwiecień (baritone)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Łukasz Borowicz

E lui! Desso - L'infante! - Dio, che nell'alma infondere

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The internationally renowned tenor Piotr Beczala celebrates the 200th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth with a collection of highlights that include roles in which he has been acclaimed on the world’s great operatic stages. This new CD with Beczala and the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Lukas Borowicz includes roles for which he is rightly famous, such as the Duke in 'Rigoletto' or Alfredo in 'La traviata' (at the Met, Covent Garden and at the Bavarian State Opera), alongside rarities and arias that were ground-breaking at the time. Thus he sings Radamès’s opening aria from 'Aïda', striking the balance between drama and expression that makes this romance as charming as it is difficult. In 'Il trovatore'. Beczala does not just sing “Ah sì, ben mio” , but also his big scene with Azucena from the second part of the opera. His partner here is Ewa Podles whose dark yet brilliant contralto voice offers a fascinating contrast to Beczala’s ever-radiant, well-focussed tenor.

In arias from 'Macbeth' and 'Un ballo in maschera' in particular, Beczala shows why he has become synonymous with the protagonist, Riccardo, since his spectacular debut at the Lindenoper in Berlin. He changes genre for the “Ingemisco” from Verdi’s Requiem. Variety is also guaranteed by the selection of tenor arias from rarely performed Verdi operas such as 'Les vêpres siciliennes' and 'I Lombardi', in which Piotr Beczala once again demonstrates the lissom elegance of his phrasing.

The recording closes with the friendship duet from 'Don Carlo', which Beczala crowns with a superb top C. Here, he is partnered by baritone Mariusz Kwiecien as Posa, whose vocal timbre adds luxury to the casting.

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July 2013

The Polish tenor's move into a heavier repertoire than hitherto associated with him is amply vindicated in this celebratory CD...he retains the golden quality of his voice as he sizes up. The result is singing on a grand scale, impeccable in diction, tone and musicianship.

August 2013

both enjoyable and impressive… [Podles] sounds thrillingly elemental, with rich tone, dramatic flair and an almost glutinous relish of the vowel sounds. Beczala has enough metal in his instrument but retains the capacity for elegance.

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