The Bayerische Staatsoper’s new Un ballo in maschera, starring Piotr Beczala, will be streamed on the company’s video platform, Staatsoper.TV, on March 18. Hailed for a Riccardo reminiscent of a young Nicolai Gedda (Abendzeitung), Piotr stars in Johannes Erath’s new production of Verdi’s drama about fate and state. George Petean and Anja Harteros costar, with […]
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Returning to the role of Riccardo, Piotr Beczala has earned further acclaim for his part in the Bayerische Staatsoper’s new production of Un ballo in maschera, which opened on March 6: “Der Tenor erinnert in seiner makellos reinen Färbung an den jungen Nicolai Gedda; die Höhe erreicht Beczala leicht und doch kann er bemerkenswerte Kraft […]
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Piotr Beczala’s spring season launches with a new Un ballo in maschera at the Bayerische Staatsoper. As the lovestruck Riccardo, Piotr stars opposite George Petean as Renato and Anja Harteros as Amelia, with Zubin Mehta at the podium and Johannes Erath helming the new production. Performances take place March 6 through April 1, with a […]
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As announced by the company today, Piotr Beczala will return to the Metropolitan Opera in the 2016-17 season for a revival of the Zeffirelli’s beloved staging of La Bohème. Reprising his acclaimed account of the poet Rodolfo, Piotr stars opposite Kristine Opolais as Mimì and Massimo Cavalletti as Marcello. Marco Armiliato conducts performances, which hear […]
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Next month, Piotr Beczala stars in a new production of Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera, directed by Johannes Erath for the Bayerische Staatsoper. Praised by the New York Times for his turn in the role at the Metropolitan Opera last year for an “ardent voice [that] was up to the challenge of…a demanding role,” Piotr […]
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