Piotr Beczała (
Polish pronunciation: ); born 28 December 1966) is a Polish
operatic
tenor 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,
La Scala
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,
Gran Teatre del Liceu,
Royal Opera House,
Semperoper,
Carnegie Hall
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,
Teatro Real,
Deutsche Oper Berlin and is particularly known for his portrayals of characters from the operas of
Giuseppe Verdi
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and
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 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 in southern Poland and initially trained in
Katowice
Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...
, both Upper Silesia. He studied under
Sena Jurinac
Srebrenka "Sena" Jurinac () (24 October 1921 – 22 November 2011) was a Bosnian-born Austrian operatic soprano.
Biography
Jurinac was born in Travnik, Bosnia-Herzegovina (then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia), the daughter of a Croatian fa ...
in Switzerland. His first engagements were with the
Linz State Theatre from 1992 to 1997, after which he became a regular member of
Zürich Opera. One of his early roles in Zürich was that of Matteo in Richard Strauss' ''
Arabella
''Arabella'', Op. 79, is a lyric comedy, or opera, in three acts by Richard Strauss to a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, their sixth and last operatic collaboration.
Performance history
It was first performed on 1 July 1933 at the Dr ...
'' (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
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
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debut came in January 2006 as the Duke in ''Rigoletto'', the role in which he also made his
Metropolitan Opera, New York, debut on December 19, 2006. In 2007, Beczała was awarded the
Munich Opera Festival Prize.
In 2012/2013, Beczała reprised his role as the Duke in
Michael Mayer's new "
Rat Pack
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" 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
''La traviata'' (; ''The Fallen Woman'') is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on ''La Dame aux camélias'' (1852), a play by Alexandre Dumas ''fils'' adapted from his own 18 ...
'', Beczała announced his refusal ever to appear in another production at La Scala. In 2014, he was awarded the
Echo Klassik Prize in the Male Singer of the Year category. In the same year, he received the
Fryderyk Award
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conferred by the
Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry in the Artist of the Year category as well as the
Opera News Award presented by the American classical music magazine ''
Opera News
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''.
Beczała's commercial recordings include a Farao Classics recording of ''
La traviata
''La traviata'' (; ''The Fallen Woman'') is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on ''La Dame aux camélias'' (1852), a play by Alexandre Dumas ''fils'' adapted from his own 18 ...
'' (as Alfredo Germont), and the complete songs of
Karol Szymanowski
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Szymanowski's early works show the inf ...
.
In 2018 Beczała was awarded the
International Opera Awards – 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
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for his distinguished contributions to the
Polish culture
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and national heritage. His first solo recording on the label, ''Vincero!'', was released in 2020.
In 2019, Beczała received a
Grammy Award nomination in the Best Opera Recording category for his performance in
Deutsche Grammophon's 2018 recording ''Lohengrin''.
In 2022, he received an
honorary degree from the
Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music
The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music is a school of music of university level in Katowice, in Poland. It is named for Karol Szymanowski.
Studies
The school offers full-time and part-time BA, MA and DA studies at two departments: Compositi ...
in
Katowice
Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...
.
Throughout his career he has collaborated with many distinguished artists and conductors including
Placido Domingo,
Diana Damrau,
Gerd Albrecht,
Vladimir Jurowski,
Anna Netrebko
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,
Antonio Pappano,
Angela Gheorghiu,
Zubin Mehta,
Richard Bonynge
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,
Semyon Bychkov,
Sir Andrew Davis,
Edo de Waart,
Iván Fischer,
Marek Janowski,
Michael Gielen,
Carlo Maria Giulini
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From the age of five, when he began to play the violin, Giulini's musical education was expanded when he began to study at Italy's foremost conservatory, the Conserva ...
,
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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,
Trevor Pinnock,
Philippe Herreweghe,
Mariss Jansons,
Ton Koopman,
Kent Nagano,
Christian Thielemann,
Franz Welser-Möst and
Alberto Zedda.
Selected discography

*''Moniuszko: Halka'' (
Tomasz Konieczny
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Life and work
He was born on 10 January 1972 in Łódź, Poland. He commenced his studies as an actor at the Film, TV and Theatre Academy in Łódź. Following this he studied ...
, Natalia Kawałek, Corinne Winters, Łukasz Borowicz,
Mariusz Treliński,
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Arnold Schoneberg Chor), (2022)
*''Puccini: Tosca'' (
Karine Babajanyan
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Life
Babajanyan was born in Yerevan. Her musical education began at the age of 6. She first learned to play the piano and in 1987 graduated from the ...
,
Carlos Álvarez,
Marco Armiliato,
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper), (2021)
*''Lohengrin'' (
Anja Harteros
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In her earlier career s ...
,
Tomasz Konieczny
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Life and work
He was born on 10 January 1972 in Łódź, Poland. He commenced his studies as an actor at the Film, TV and Theatre Academy in Łódź. Following this he studied ...
,
Waltraud Meier,
Georg Zeppenfeld
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Life
Born in Attendorn, Zeppenfeld studied first music and Germanistik at the , then concert and opera singing at the music academies in Detmold and Köln, and then with Kammersänger H ...
,
Christian Thielemann,
Chor & Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele),
Deutsche Grammophon, (2019)
*''50 Years At Lincoln Center – A Gala Celebration'' (
Marco Armiliato,
James Levine,
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus,
The Metropolitan Opera), (2017)
*''Gounod: Faust (Salzburger Festspiele 2016)'' (Alejo Pérez, Reinhard von der Thannen,
Wiener Philharmoniker, Philharmonia Chor Vienna), UNITEL CLASSICA (2017)
*''The French Collection'' (
Diana Damrau,
Opéra National de Lyon,
Alain Altinoglu),
Deutsche Grammophon, CD (2015)
*''Heart's Delight: The Songs of Richard Tauber'' (
Anna Netrebko
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,
Daniela Fally
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Life
Born in Pottenstein, Fally first studied theatre studies and music pedagogy. She to ...
,
Avi Avital,
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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, Łukasz Borowicz),
Deutsche Grammophon, CD (2013)
*''Verdi: Rigoletto'' (
Željko Lučić
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,
Diana Damrau, Oksana Volkova, Stefan Kocán), Blu-ray Disc, DVD (2013)
*''Verdi'' (
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Łukasz Borowicz,
Ewa Podleś,
Mariusz Kwiecień
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), CD (2013)
*''Verdi: Requiem'' (
Kristin Lewis
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,
Violeta Urmana,
Ildar Abdrazakov,
Philippe Jordan, Paris National Opera Chorus, Paris National Opera Orchestra), Erato (2013)
*''Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor'' (
Anna Netrebko
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,
Mariusz Kwiecień
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,
Ildar Abdrazakov), Blu-ray Disc (2013)
*''Happy New Year (Die Operettengala aus Dresden)'' (Ingeborg Schopf,
Diana Damrau,
Staatskapelle Dresden
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, Blu-ray Disc, CD, DVD (2013)
*''Puccini: La bohème'' (
Anna Netrebko
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,
Nino Machaidze
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, Massimo Cavalletti, Alesso Arduini,
Carlo Colombara
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,
Daniele Gatti), CD, DVD (2012)
*''Mahler: Symphony No. 9'' (LSO Live) (
Valery Gergiev,
London Symphony Orchestra), SACD (2012)
*''Live aus der Semperoper (The Lehár Gala From Dresden)'' (
Angela Denoke, Ana Maria Labin,
Staatskapelle Dresden
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,
Christian Thielemann), CD, DVD (2012)
*''Dvořák: Rusalka'' (
Camilla Nylund,
Birgit Remmert
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, Alan Held,
Emily Magee
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The Cleveland Orchestra,
Franz Welser-Möst), CD (2011)
*''Beethoven: Symphonie Nr 9'' (
Annette Dasch,
Mihoko Fujimura
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,
Georg Zeppenfeld
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Life
Born in Attendorn, Zeppenfeld studied first music and Germanistik at the , then concert and opera singing at the music academies in Detmold and Köln, and then with Kammersänger H ...
,
Wiener Singverein,
Wiener Philharmoniker,
Christian Thielemann), DVD (2010)
*''Gounod: Faust'' (
Soile Isokoski, Michaela Selinger, Zoryana Kushpler,
Kwangchul Youn
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Adrian Eröd
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Career
After his studies with Walter Berry and Franz Lukasovsky at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Adr ...
, Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper,
Bertrand de Billy), 3 CD (2009)
*''Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor'' (
Anna Netrebko
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,
Mariusz Kwiecień
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,
Ildar Abdrazakov,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus,
Marco Armiliato), 2 DVD (2009)
*''Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto'' (
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László Polgár, Katharina Peetz, Chor und Orchester des Opernhauses Zürich,
Nello Santi), DVD (2006)
*''Franz Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns'' (
Camilla Nylund,
Julia Bauer
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Alexander Kaimbacher
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Ulf Schirmer), 2 CD (2006)
*''Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni'' (
Thomas Hampson,
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo
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A native of Pescara, Abruzzo, D'Arcangelo began his studies in 1985 at the conser ...
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Christine Schäfer,
Melanie Diener,
Isabel Bayrakdarian Luca Pisaroni,
Robert Lloyd,
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,
Wiener Philharmoniker,
Daniel Harding), DVD (2006)
*''Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata'' (
Anja Harteros
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, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper,
Bayerisches Staatsorchester,
Zubin Mehta), 2 CD (2005)
*''Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier'' (
Adrianne Pieczonka
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Angelika Kirchschlager,
Miah Persson
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, Franz Hawlata,
Franz Grundheber
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,
Wiener Philharmoniker,
Semyon Bychkov), 2 DVD (2004)
*''Szymanowski: Król Roger'' (
Wojciech Drabowicz
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,
Olga Pasichnyk, Krzysztof Szmyt, Romuald Tesarowicz,
Stefania Toczyska
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), 2 CD (2003)
*''Jacques Offenbach: Die Rheinnixen'' (
Nora Gubisch,
Regina Schörg
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Born in Vienna, Schörg studied at the Konservatorium Wien, Konservatorium der Stadt Wien from 1989 to 1992, before joining the Linz State Theatre where she worked as a solo ...
, Gaele Le Roi, Dalibor Jenis,
Orchestre National de Montpellier,
Friedemann Layer
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), 3 CD (2002)
*''Peter Tchaikovsky: Iolanta'' (
Olga Mykytenko
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, Andrey Grigorev, Benno Schollum), 2 CD (2002)
*''Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte'' (
Matti Salminen,
Dorothea Röschmann,
Desirée Rancatore
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,
Detlef Roth, Gaele Le Roi, Choeur and
Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris,
Iván Fischer), DVD (2001)
*''Hector Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette/Olivier Messiaen: L'Ascension'' (
Sylvain Cambreling,
Nadine Denize
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,
Peter Lika
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SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
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*''Schubert: Messe Es-dur D 950'' (
Ruth Ziesak,
Vesselina Kasarova
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,
Michael Schade, Roland Schubert,
MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Choir,
Wiener Philharmoniker,
Riccardo Muti), CD (1997)
Source:
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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* Edgardo in '' Lucia di Lammermoor'' (February 7, 2009)
* Des Grieux in ''Manon
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'' (April 7, 2012)
* Duke of Mantua in '' Rigoletto'' (February 16, 2013, and January 29, 2022)
* Lensky in '' Eugene Onegin'' (October 5, 2013)
* The prince in ''Rusalka
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'' (February 8, 2014)
* Vaudémont in ''Iolanta
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'' (February 14, 2015)
* Rodolfo in '' Luisa Miller'' (April 14, 2018)
* Maurizio in ''Adriana Lecouvreur
''Adriana Lecouvreur'' () is an opera in four acts by Francesco Cilea to an Italian libretto by Arturo Colautti, based on the 1849 play ''Adrienne Lecouvreur'' by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé. It was first performed on 6 November 1902 at t ...
'' (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''.
See also
* Music of Poland
*Polish opera
Polish opera may be broadly understood to include operas staged in Poland and works written for foreign stages by Polish composers, as well as opera in the Polish language.
The tradition reaches back to Italian language entertainments of the baro ...
* List of Polish people
*Mariusz Kwiecień
Mariusz Kwiecień (, born 4 November 1972) is a Polish artistic director and retired operatic baritone who sang leading roles in the major opera houses of Europe and North America. He received particular distinction in the title role of Mozar ...
* Jakub Józef Orliński
References
External links
*
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
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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