Piotr Beczala Polish opera singer, lyric tenor Date of Birth: 28.12.1966 Country: Poland

Biography of Piotr Beczała

Piotr Beczała is a Polish opera singer, known for his lyrical tenor voice. He received his initial education in Katowice and made his first appearances as an opera performer at the Landestheatre in Linz. Later, Beczała began regularly performing at the Zurich Opera, where he portrayed many famous roles, including Alfredo in "La Traviata" and Gustavo in "Un ballo in maschera" by Giuseppe Verdi.

From 2004 to 2006, Piotr performed on numerous international opera stages, such as De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam, Théâtre Royal La Monnaie in Brussels, Opéra National de Paris, Hamburg State Opera, Frankfurt Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Vienna State Opera, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Megaron in Athens, Teatr Wielki Warsaw, and the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.

Piotr Beczała's repertoire mainly consists of roles for a lyrical tenor. In addition to the aforementioned Alfredo and Riccardo, he has performed as Edgardo in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," Rodolfo in Puccini's "La Bohème," Romeo in Gounod's "Roméo et Juliette," Faust in Gounod's "Faust," Lensky in Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin," Vaudémont in Tchaikovsky's "Iolanta," and Tamino in Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte," among others.

Piotr made his debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in April 2004, performing in "Der Rosenkavalier." He later returned to this stage as Faust and portrayed the role of the Duke in "Rigoletto" in 2005. In 2007, Piotr became a laureate of the Munich Opera Festival Prize, and in 2008, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for his acclaimed performance as Alfredo in "La Traviata."

Critics praise Piotr Beczała's voice, noting its ringing and textured quality that captivates audiences. Despite some discerning listeners being able to detect minor breathing issues in his vocal delivery, Piotr skillfully controls and overcomes this through continuous self-improvement and strict self-discipline.