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Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky Romances

Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky Romances

Piotr Beczała & Helmut Deutsch

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Star tenor Piotr Beczała presents a selection of romances by Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky, together with the acclaimed lied accompanist Helmut Deutsch. The romance was the most popular musical genre in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Russia, practised by professionals as well as amateurs. Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff both enriched this genre with their lyricism and melodic invention.

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Carmen

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Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House

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In a remote Spanish town, the free-spirited Carmen declares that any man she loves should beware. But even she is unprepared for what happens when she decides to seduce police officer Don José. Though initially uninterested in Carmen’s charms, Don José – against the wishes of his mother and of Micaëla, the woman who loves him – soon abandons his respectable career for a life of danger with Carmen, joining her and her smuggler friends as they outrun the law. Damiano Michieletto’s searing production casts scorching light on the lust, violence and passion of Bizet’s ever-popular opera.

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Carmen
Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz - The Most Beautiful Melodies of Franz Lehar
Moniuszko: Halka
Piotr Beczała - Arie
Puccini: Tosca
Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera
Lohengrin
Franz Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns
Gounod: Faust (Salzburger Festspiele 2016)
Lohengrin
50 Years At Lincoln Center – A Gala Celebration
Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera
Sommernachtsgala 2015
Dvorak: Rusalka
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Verdi: Rigoletto
Verdi Arias
Puccini: La Boheme
Live Aus Der Semperoper - The Lehar Gala From Dresden
Dvorak: Rusalka
Beethoven: Symphonies 7, 8 & 9
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Ioan Holender Farewell Concert
Gounod: Faust
Slavic Opera Arias
Mozart: Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail
Salut!
Verdi: La Traviata
Verdi: Rigoletto
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Verdi: La Traviata
Léhar: Die Lustige Witwe
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Dvorak: Svatá Ludmila
Reviews

“This generous Russian program […] shows us Piotr Beczala in dazzling vocal form. How can we not admire that with an increasingly heavy repertoire […] he knew how to preserve such an honest instrument, the robustness of the medium and bass in no way compromising the ease and the brightness of the treble?”

Opéra Magazine · Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky: Romances, 2023

“Beczala pays great attention to sound and diction and responds optimally to Deutsch’s cues […] Together with the pianist, Beczala taps into deeper layers in even the most modest song.”

De Gelderlander · Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky: Romances, 2023

“Beczała is on top form, no doubt relishing the chance to sing in his native language, achieving for the tender ‘The firs are whispering’ a well-deserved ovation that goes beyond mere recognition of a star performer.”

British Theatre Guide · Moniuszko: Halka, 2022

“Piotr Beczała is probably the finest Gustavo III of his generation, singing with just the right degree of swagger, a winning touch of irony and plenty of romantic passion when called for.”

Limelight Magazine · Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera, 2021

“Piotr Beczała returns to Polish song, drawing on the vocal lyricism of Mieczysław Karłowicz — and transforms these miniatures into treasures.”

Didier van Moere · Karłowicz / Moniuszko: Pieśni, 2019

“What we hear is outstanding […] Beczała […] sounds to fit the title-role like a glove – with both the Italianate sound that one may dream of and more than enough stamina to sustain its length.”

Gramophone · Lohengrin, Bayreuther Festspiele, 2019

“Piotr Beczala is splendid as Lohengrin. It’s a true ringing Heldentenor and the big numbers are superb.”

Opera Ramblings · Lohengrin, Bayreuther Festspiele, 2019

“…it’s refreshing to hear a tenor tackle this repertoire with such apparent ease, for this is a simply wonderful disc… Beczała never needs to force unduly, yet there’s plenty of emotion to these readings.”

Gramophone · Vincerò!, 2020 (opens in a new tab)

“There’s no finer tenor operating in the spinto verismo category today than Piotr Beczała… this is a highly enjoyable portrait documenting a musically scrupulous artist moving into a new phase in his career…”

Opera Magazine · Vincerò!, 2020

“At 50, the Polish tenor is in his absolute prime, with none of the roughness around the edges which many of his illustrious contemporaries are starting to exhibit.”

Presto Classical · Vincerò!, 2020 (opens in a new tab)

“Beczala’s voice is absolutely in its prime, with a beguiling warmth and smoothness across the vocal spectrum.”

The Classic Review · Vincerò!, 2020 (opens in a new tab)

“…he phrases Calaf’s ‘Nessun dorma’ aristocratically, and his voice, at 53, still sounds youthful…”

The Sunday Times · Vincerò!, 2020

“Fervour and vocal culture go hand in hand: Beczała’s top notes possess, for all their grace, a tension that conveys a sense of dramatic urgency…”

Wiener Zeitung · Vincerò!, 2020 (opens in a new tab)

“His finest moment, however, comes when he pulls the voice back into a delicate mezza voce alongside the harp. It’s hard to imagine singing this more enchantingly!”

Deutschlandfunk · Vincerò!, 2020 (opens in a new tab)

“The excerpts from ‘Tosca’ and ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’ immediately frame Beczała’s qualities: splendid timbral qualities combined with a supremely secure and ringing top register, masterful breath control, and a smoothness of vocal line.”

GB Opera Magazine · Vincerò!, 2020 (opens in a new tab)

“For Beczała, verismo means nobility and, in spite of everything, inner calm. He knows how to keep the strong emotions present in these details under control. Without exaggeration or sudden outbursts, but with feeling and love for sound. A record that’s hard to tear yourself away from.”

Newsweek · Vincerò!, 2020 (opens in a new tab)