Piotr Beczała (Polish pronunciation: ); born 28 December 1966) is a Polish

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...

tic

tenor A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The low extreme for tenors is wide ...

with an international career based primarily in Europe and the United States. He has performed in the world's leading opera houses including

Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, currently situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The company is oper ...

, La Scala,

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Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. It is the home of The Royal Ope ...

Semperoper The Semperoper () is the opera house of the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden (Saxon State Opera) and the concert hall of the Staatskapelle Dresden (Saxon State Orchestra). It is also home to the Semperoper Ballett. The building is located on the ...

, Carnegie Hall,

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and is particularly known for his portrayals of characters from the operas of Giuseppe Verdi and

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. In 2015, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for his artistic achievements.

Life

He was born in

Czechowice-Dziedzice Czechowice-Dziedzice (, szl, Czechowice-Dziydzice), previously known until 1958 as Czechowice, is a town in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 35,684 inhabitants as of December 2021. It lies on the northeastern edge of t ...

in southern Poland and initially trained in Katowice, both Upper Silesia. He studied under Sena Jurinac in Switzerland. His first engagements were with the

Linz State Theatre The Linz State Theatre (german: Landestheater Linz) is a theatre in Linz, Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a ...

from 1992 to 1997, after which he became a regular member of

Zürich Opera Zürich Opera (Oper Zürich) is a Swiss opera company based in Zürich. The company gives performances in the Zürich Opera House. History The first performance at the current theatre occurred on 30 September 1891, with a production of Wagner's ' ...

. One of his early roles in Zürich was that of Matteo in Richard Strauss' '' Arabella'' (with Cheryl Studer in the title role). Between 2004 and 2006, Beczała made several major international house debuts. In April 2004, he made his debut at London's

as the Italian Tenor in ''

Der Rosenkavalier (''The Knight of the Rose'' or ''The Rose-Bearer''), Op. 59, is a comic opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to an original German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It is loosely adapted from the novel ''Les amours du chevalier de Faublas'' ...

'', later returning in October of that year in the title role of ''

Faust Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust ( 1480–1540). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil at a crossroa ...

'', then in June 2005 as the Duke in ''

Rigoletto ''Rigoletto'' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play '' Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had co ...

'', and in September 2006, again in ''Faust''. In November 2004, he made his

San Francisco Opera San Francisco Opera (SFO) is an American opera company founded in 1923 by Gaetano Merola (1881–1953) based in San Francisco, California. History Gaetano Merola (1923–1953) Merola's road to prominence in the Bay Area began in 1906 when h ...

and American debut as Lensky in ''

Eugene Onegin ''Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse'' (Reforms of Russian orthography, pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Евгений Оне́гин, ромáн в стихáх, p=jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ɐˈnʲeɡʲɪn, r=Yevgeniy Onegin, roman v stikhakh) is ...

''. Beczała's La Scala debut came in January 2006 as the Duke in ''Rigoletto'', the role in which he also made his

, New York, debut on December 19, 2006. In 2007, Beczała was awarded the

Munich Opera Festival The Munich Opera Festival (german: Münchner Opernfestspiele) takes place yearly in the Bavarian capital from late June to late July. Preceding on the calendar the two nearby festivals of Bayreuth and Salzburg, which both start in late July, the ...

Prize. In 2012/2013, Beczała reprised his role as the Duke in Michael Mayer's new " Rat Pack" production of ''Rigoletto'' at the Metropolitan Opera. Following a hostile reception from the '' loggionisti'' at the opening night of the 2013/14 La Scala season in '' La traviata'', Beczała announced his refusal ever to appear in another production at La Scala. In 2014, he was awarded the

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Prize in the Male Singer of the Year category. In the same year, he received the Fryderyk Award conferred by the

Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry The Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry ( pl, Związek Producentów Audio-Video, ZPAV) is the trade organization that represents the interests of the music industry in Poland, and the Polish chapter of the International Federation of the ...

in the Artist of the Year category as well as the Opera News Award presented by the American classical music magazine '' Opera News''. Beczała's commercial recordings include a Farao Classics recording of '' La traviata'' (as Alfredo Germont), and the complete songs of Karol Szymanowski. In 2018 Beczała was awarded the

International Opera Awards The International Opera Awards is an annual awards ceremony honouring excellence in opera around the world. Origins The International Opera Awards was founded in 2013 by Harry Hyman, a UK businessman, philanthropist and supporter of opera, and ...

– Best Singer. In 2018, Beczala signed an exclusive, multi-album contract with Pentatone. In the same year, he became the recipient of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis awarded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland for his distinguished contributions to the Polish culture and national heritage. His first solo recording on the label, ''Vincero!'', was released in 2020. In 2019, Beczała received a

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pr ...

nomination in the Best Opera Recording category for his performance in

Deutsche Grammophon Deutsche Grammophon (; DGG) is a German classical music record label that was the precursor of the corporation PolyGram. Headquartered in Berlin Friedrichshain, it is now part of Universal Music Group (UMG) since its merger with the UMG family of ...

's 2018 recording ''Lohengrin''. In 2022, he received an

honorary degree An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or ''ad hon ...

from the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice. Throughout his career he has collaborated with many distinguished artists and conductors including

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, Anna Netrebko,

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, Richard Bonynge, Semyon Bychkov,

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, Carlo Maria Giulini, Nikolaus Harnoncourt,

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and

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Selected discography

*''Moniuszko: Halka'' ( Tomasz Konieczny, Natalia Kawałek, Corinne Winters, Łukasz Borowicz, Mariusz Treliński,

Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra The Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (German: ''ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien'', or RSO Wien) is the orchestra of the Austrian national broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF). Unlike most other Austrian orchestras, the RSO Wien has a sub ...

, Arnold Schoneberg Chor), (2022) *''Puccini: Tosca'' ( Karine Babajanyan, Carlos Álvarez,

Marco Armiliato Marco Armiliato (born 1967) is an Italian opera conductor. Born in Genoa, Italy, he graduated in piano from the Niccolò Paganini Conservatory in Genoa. After working for a few years as a piano master in several opera houses, he debuted as a c ...

, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper), (2021) *''Lohengrin'' ( Anja Harteros, Tomasz Konieczny,

Waltraud Meier Waltraud Meier (born 9 January 1956) is a German dramatic soprano and mezzo-soprano singer. She is particularly known for her Wagnerian roles as Kundry, Isolde, Ortrud, Venus, Fricka, and Sieglinde, but has also had success in the French and ...

, Georg Zeppenfeld,

, Chor & Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele),

, (2019) *''50 Years At Lincoln Center – A Gala Celebration'' (

James Levine James Lawrence Levine (; June 23, 1943 – March 9, 2021) was an American conductor and pianist. He was music director of the Metropolitan Opera from 1976 to 2016. He was terminated from all his positions and affiliations with the Met on March 1 ...

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Yannick Nézet-Séguin, CC (; born Yannick Séguin;David Patrick Stearns, "Nezet-Seguin signs Philadelphia Orchestra contract". ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', 19 June 2010. 6 March 1975) is a Canadian ( Québécois) conductor and pianist. He ...

, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus,

The Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, currently situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The company is operat ...

), (2017) *''Gounod: Faust (Salzburger Festspiele 2016)'' (Alejo Pérez, Reinhard von der Thannen, Wiener Philharmoniker, Philharmonia Chor Vienna), UNITEL CLASSICA (2017) *''The French Collection'' (

Opéra National de Lyon The Opéra National de Lyon, marketed as Opéra de Lyon during the last decade, is an opera company in Lyon, based and performing mostly at the Opéra Nouvel, an 1831 theater that was modernized and architecturally transformed in 1993. The inaugu ...

, Alain Altinoglu),

, CD (2015) *''Heart's Delight: The Songs of Richard Tauber'' ( Anna Netrebko,

Daniela Fally Daniela Fally (born 1 February 1980) is an Austrian operatic coloratura soprano. Based at the Vienna State Opera, she has made an international career. Life Born in Pottenstein, Fally first studied theatre studies and music pedagogy. She took ...

Avi Avital Avi Avital (Hebrew: אבי אביטל, born 19 October 1978) is an Israeli mandolinist. He is best known for his renditions of well-known Baroque and folk music, much of which was originally written for other instruments. He has been nominated fo ...

, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Łukasz Borowicz),

, CD (2013) *''Verdi: Rigoletto'' ( Željko Lučić,

, Oksana Volkova, Stefan Kocán), Blu-ray Disc, DVD (2013) *''Verdi'' ( Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Łukasz Borowicz,

Ewa Podleś Ewa Podleś (; born April 26, 1952) is a Polish coloratura contralto singer who has had an active international career both on the opera stage and in recital. She is known for the agility of her voice and a vocal range which spans more than three ...

, Mariusz Kwiecień), CD (2013) *''Verdi: Requiem'' ( Kristin Lewis,

Violeta Urmana Violeta Urmanavičiūtė-Urmana (born 19 August 1961) is a Lithuanian opera singer who has sung leading mezzo-soprano and soprano roles in the opera houses of Europe and North America. Life and career Urmana was born in Kazlų Rūda, a small t ...

Ildar Abdrazakov Ildar Amirovich Abdrazakov (russian: Ильда́р Ами́рович Абдраза́ков; ba, Абдразаҡов Илдар Әмир улы, ''Abdrazaqov İldar Ämir ulı''; born 26 September 1976) is a Russian bass opera singer. Honoure ...

Philippe Jordan Philippe Jordan (born 18 October 1974) is a Swiss conductor and pianist. Biography Born in Zürich, the son of conductor Armin Jordan, he began to study piano at the age of six. At age eight, he joined the Zürcher Sängerknaben. He has ackno ...

, Paris National Opera Chorus, Paris National Opera Orchestra), Erato (2013) *''Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor'' ( Anna Netrebko, Mariusz Kwiecień,

), Blu-ray Disc (2013) *''Happy New Year (Die Operettengala aus Dresden)'' (Ingeborg Schopf,

, Staatskapelle Dresden, Blu-ray Disc, CD, DVD (2013) *''Puccini: La bohème'' ( Anna Netrebko, Nino Machaidze, Massimo Cavalletti, Alesso Arduini, Carlo Colombara,

Daniele Gatti Daniele Gatti (born 6 November 1961) is an Italian conductor. He is currently chief conductor of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, artistic advisor of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and music director of the Orchestra Mozart. Biography Gatti was born ...

), CD, DVD (2012) *''Mahler: Symphony No. 9'' (LSO Live) (

Valery Gergiev Valery Abisalovich Gergiev (russian: Вале́рий Абиса́лович Ге́ргиев, ; os, Гергиты Абисалы фырт Валери, Gergity Abisaly fyrt Valeri; born 2 May 1953) is a Russian conductor and opera company d ...

London Symphony Orchestra The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London. Founded in 1904, the LSO is the oldest of London's symphony orchestras. The LSO was created by a group of players who left Henry Wood's Queen's Hall Orc ...

), SACD (2012) *''Live aus der Semperoper (The Lehár Gala From Dresden)'' (

Angela Denoke Angela Denoke (born 27 November 1961) is a German opera singer ( soprano). Born in Stade, she studied at the University of Music and Drama of Hamburg. Her first contract was at the Theater Ulm (1992–1996), where she sang Fiordiligi ('' Co ...

, Ana Maria Labin, Staatskapelle Dresden,

), CD, DVD (2012) *''Dvořák: Rusalka'' (

Camilla Nylund Camilla Nylund (born 11 June 1968) is a Finnish operatic soprano. She appears internationally in lyric-dramatic roles such as Beethoven's Leonore, Verdi's Elisabetta, and Wagner's Elisabeth and Sieglinde. She is especially known for portrayin ...

, Birgit Remmert, Alan Held,

Emily Magee Emily Magee (born October 31, 1965) is an American operatic soprano. Born in New York City, Magee studied music at Westminster Choir College, from which she graduated in 1987. She continued her studies at the Jacobs School of Music of Indiana U ...

The Cleveland Orchestra The Cleveland Orchestra, based in Cleveland, is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the "Big Five (orchestras), Big Five". Founded in 1918 by the pianist and impresario Adella Prentiss Hughes, the orchestra plays most o ...

), CD (2011) *''Beethoven: Symphonie Nr 9'' (

Annette Dasch Annette Dasch (born 24 March 1976) is a German soprano. She performs in operas and concerts. Biography Born in West Berlin, Annette Dasch studied voice at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München with Josef Loibl. She made her debut a ...

, Mihoko Fujimura, Georg Zeppenfeld,

Wiener Singverein The Vienna Singverein (Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien) is the concert choir of the Vienna Musikverein with around 230 members. It is regularly requested by top orchestras and conductors for large and varied projects. Histo ...

, Wiener Philharmoniker,

), DVD (2010) *''Gounod: Faust'' (

Soile Isokoski Soile Marja Isokoski (born 14 February 1957) is a Finnish lyric soprano. She is an opera singer as well as a concert and lieder singer. Career Isokoski was born in Posio, Finland. She graduated from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki (a cantor ...

, Michaela Selinger, Zoryana Kushpler, Kwangchul Youn, Adrian Eröd, Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper,

Bertrand de Billy Bertrand de Billy (born Paris, 11 January 1965) is a French conductor. He attended a Jesuit school, but only started serious musical studies when he was around 14–15; he studied piano and violin.

), 3 CD (2009) *''Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor'' ( Anna Netrebko, Mariusz Kwiecień,

, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus,

), 2 DVD (2009) *''Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto'' ( Leo Nucci, Elena Moşuc, László Polgár, Katharina Peetz, Chor und Orchester des Opernhauses Zürich,

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), DVD (2006) *''Franz Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns'' (

, Julia Bauer, Alexander Kaimbacher, Alfred Berg,

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, Münchner Rundfunkorchester,

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), 2 CD (2006) *''Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni'' (

Thomas Hampson Thomas Walter Hampson (born June 28, 1955) is an American lyric baritone, a classical singer who has appeared world-wide in major opera houses and concert halls and made over 170 musical recordings. Hampson's operatic repertoire spans a range ...

, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo,

Christine Schäfer Christine Schäfer (born 3 March 1965) is a German operatic soprano. Biography Schäfer was born in Frankfurt. She studied from 1984 until 1991 at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin, where her teachers were Ingrid Figur, Aribert Reimann and ...

Melanie Diener Melanie Diener (born in 1967) is a German operatic and concert soprano who appeared at major European opera houses and festivals. She appeared as Elsa in Wagner's ''Lohengrin'' at the Bayreuth Festival, among others Career Diener was born in ...

Isabel Bayrakdarian Isabel Bayrakdarian ( arm, Իզապէլ Պայրագտարեան; born February 1, 1974) is a Lebanese-born Canadian operatic soprano of Armenian descent who now resides and works in the United States. Early life Born in Zahlé, Lebanon, into an ...

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, Robert Lloyd, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker,

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), DVD (2006) *''Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata'' ( Anja Harteros, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper,

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), 2 CD (2005) *''Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier'' ( Adrianne Pieczonka,

Angelika Kirchschlager Angelika Kirchschlager (born 24 November 1965, Salzburg) is an Austrian mezzo-soprano opera and lieder singer. Career Kirchschlager began her musical training at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, where she studied percussion and piano. In 1984, she w ...

, Miah Persson, Franz Hawlata, Franz Grundheber, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Semyon Bychkov), 2 DVD (2004) *''Szymanowski: Król Roger'' ( Wojciech Drabowicz,

Olga Pasichnyk Olga Pasichnyk (Ukrainian: Ольга Ігорівна Плиска-Пасічник lga Ihorivna Plyska-Pasichnyk Polish: Olga Pasiecznik; born 3 March 1968) is a Polish-Ukrainian classical soprano singer. She lives in Poland. Biography Born ...

, Krzysztof Szmyt, Romuald Tesarowicz, Stefania Toczyska), 2 CD (2003) *''Jacques Offenbach: Die Rheinnixen'' (

Nora Gubisch Nora Gubisch (born Paris, 1971) is a French operatic mezzo-soprano. ...

, Regina Schörg, Gaele Le Roi, Dalibor Jenis, Orchestre National de Montpellier, Friedemann Layer), 3 CD (2002) *''Peter Tchaikovsky: Iolanta'' ( Olga Mykytenko, Andrey Grigorev, Benno Schollum), 2 CD (2002) *''Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte'' (

Matti Salminen Matti Kalervo Salminen (born 7 July 1945) is a Finnish operatic bass, now retired, who has sung at the most important opera houses of the world, including the Metropolitan and Bayreuth Festival. He is distinguished by an imposing figure and ...

Dorothea Röschmann Dorothea Röschmann (born 17 June 1967) is a German soprano. She is famous for her performances in operas by Mozart as well as Lieder. Early life Röschmann was born in Flensburg, and sang with the Flensburg Bach Choir by the age of seven. She ...

, Desirée Rancatore,

Detlef Roth Detlef Roth (born 1969) is a German operatic bass-baritone. Life and career Born in Freudenstadt, Roth studied singing with Georg Jelden at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. During his studies he won the Bundeswettb ...

, Gaele Le Roi, Choeur and

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), DVD (2001) *''Hector Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette/Olivier Messiaen: L'Ascension'' (

Sylvain Cambreling Sylvain Cambreling (born 2 July 1948 in Amiens, France) is a French conductor. Biography Trained as a trombone player, Cambreling studied at the Paris Conservatoire. He joined l' Orchestre Symphonique de Lyon (OSL) as a trombonist in 1971. In 19 ...

, Nadine Denize,

Peter Lika Peter Lika (born 1947) is a German bass in opera and concert, focused on both oratorio singing as on historically informed performances. Life Lika was born in Augsburg in 1947. He began his singing career as a boy soloist with the Regensburger ...

, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg), 2 CD (1999) *''Schubert: Messe Es-dur D 950'' (

Ruth Ziesak Ruth Ziesak (born 9 February 1963) is a German soprano in opera and concert. Career Ruth Ziesak studied voice at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts with Elsa Cavelti and Christoph Prégardien. She has been a member of the M ...

, Vesselina Kasarova,

Michael Schade Michael Schade (born 23 January 1965) is a Canadian operatic tenor, who was born in Geneva and raised in Germany and Canada. He and his wife Dee McKee, and their youngest child live in Vienna, Austria; the rest of the family lives in Canada. ...

, Roland Schubert,

MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra The MDR-Sinfonieorchester (in English, MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra) is a German radio orchestra based in Leipzig. It is the radio orchestra of Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, the public broadcaster for the German states of Thuringia, Saxony ...

Choir, Wiener Philharmoniker,

Riccardo Muti Riccardo Muti, (; born 28 July 1941) is an Italian conductor. He currently holds two music directorships, at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and at the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Muti has previously held posts at the Maggio Musicale ...

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Video simulcasts

Beczała has appeared in eight roles in Met Opera video simulcasts, all of which are available for streaming at Met Opera on Demand:Met Opera on Demand
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Lucia di Lammermoor ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' () is a (tragic opera) in three acts by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian-language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel '' The Bride of Lammermoo ...

'' (February 7, 2009) * Des Grieux in '' Manon'' (April 7, 2012) * Duke of Mantua in ''

'' (February 16, 2013, and January 29, 2022) * Lensky in ''

'' (October 5, 2013) * The prince in '' Rusalka'' (February 8, 2014) * Vaudémont in ''

Iolanta ''Iolanta'', Op. 69, (russian: Иоланта, links=no ) is a lyric opera in one act by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. It was the last opera he composed. The libretto was written by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, and is based on the Danish play ...

'' (February 14, 2015) * Rodolfo in ''

Luisa Miller ''Luisa Miller'' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, based on the play ''Kabale und Liebe'' (''Intrigue and Love'') by the German dramatist Friedrich von Schiller. Verdi's initial idea for ...

'' (April 14, 2018) * Maurizio in '' Adriana Lecouvreur'' (January 12, 2019) During the 2022-23 season, he is set to be seen in HD as Loris Ipanov in ''Fedora'' and the title role in ''Lohengrin''.

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Interview with Piotr Beczała
* , "Questa o quella" from ''Rigoletto'', Metropolitan Opera

* ttp://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/4635/faust George Hall, Review: ''Faust'' at the Royal Opera House. ''The Stage'', October 14, 2004 {{DEFAULTSORT:Beczala, Piotr 1966 births Living people People from Czechowice-Dziedzice Polish operatic tenors 20th-century Polish male opera singers 21st-century Polish male opera singers Österreichischer Kammersänger Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta

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