DVD Video, Piotr Beczala (tenor)
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Gounod: Faust
Piotr Beczała (Faust), Ildar Abdrazakov (Méphistophélès), Maria Agresta (Marguerite), Alexey Markov (Valentin), Tara Erraught (Siébel), Paolo Rumetz (Wagner) & Marie-Ange Todorovitch (Marthe)
Wiener Philharmoniker & Philharmonia Chor Vienna, Alejo Pérez, Reinhard von der Thannen
The Vienna Philharmonic treats Gounod’s smooth lines and rich harmonies with the love and respect they deserve. — More…
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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
RecommendedMariusz Kwiecien (Onegin), Anna Netrebko (Tatyana), Piotr Beczala (Lensky), Oksana Volkova (Olga), Alexei Tanovitski (Gremin)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet, Valery Gergiev (conductor) & Deborah Warner (director)
Netrebko convincingly projects the teenage Tatiana's inwardness and sensitivity...Beczala, bookish and intense as Lensky, is deeply moving during the humiliating party scene and duel...Gergiev's... — More…
Awards:
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns
Piotr Beczala (Prince Sou-Chong), Julia Kleiter (Lisa), Rebeca Olvera (Mi), Spencer Lang (Count Gustav von Pottenstein), Cheyne Davidson (Tschang) & Martin Zysset (Chief Eunuch)
Chor der Oper Zurich & Philharmonia Zurich, Fabio Luisi (conductor) & Andreas Homoki (stage director)
This is a magnificent achievement: a staging that lets the piece speak eloquently for itself, performed with a sense of style that’s faithful without being patronising…Kleiter’s singing has... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2018, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Piotr Beczala (Riccardo), George Petean (Renato), Anja Harteros (Amelia), Okka von der Damerau (Ulrica), Sofia Fomina (Oscar)
Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Zubin Mehta
The foregrounding of Oscar’s character is fascinating. It’s a striking performance amid a clutch of stellar turns…The ensembles are expertly balanced by Zubin Mehta, and the orchestra plays... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2017, DVD of the Month
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Stanisław Moniuszko: Halka
Corinne Winters (Halka), Tomasz Konieczny (Janusz), Piotr Beczala (Jontek), Alexey Tikhomirov (Stolnik), Natalia Kawałek (Zofia), Łukasz Jakobski (Dziemba)
ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Łukasz Borowicz, Mariusz Treliński
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Video: Opera
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33 CDs + 19 DVD Videos
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Verdi: La Traviata
Eva Mei, Thomas Hampson, Piotr Beczala
Chorus and Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House, Franz Welser-Möst, stage direction by Jürgen Flimm
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Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Anna Netrebko (Lucia), Piotr Beczala (Edgardo), Mariusz Kwiecien (Enrico), Colin Lee (Arturo), Ildar Abdrazakov (Raimondo)
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet, Marco Armiliato (conductor) & Mary Zimmerman (director)
Director Mary Zimmerman's… offers a Victorian gloss on the drama… which adds a fresh and fascinating resonance. This is reinforced by the filming, often steeply angled from front stage, and... — More…
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Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier
Adrianne Pieczonka (Marschallin), Franz Hawlata (Ochs), Angelika Kirchschlager (Oktavian), Franz Grundheber (Faninal), Miah Persson (Sophie), Piotr Beczala (Italian Tenor)
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker, Semyon Bychkov, Robert Carsen
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Strauss, J, II: Simplicius
Michael Volle (The hermit), Martin Zysset (Simplicius), Elizabeth Magnuson (Hildegarde) & Piotr Beczala (Arnim von Grübben)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Zurich Opera House, Franz Welser-Möst