Piotr Beczala

Review Roundup: AIDA Directed by Michael Mayer at the Metropolitan Opera
by Stephi Wild - Jan 2, 2025

After being postponed due to the pandemic in the 2020-21 season, The Met's new production of the opera Aida finally opened as part of the 2024/2025 season with a completely new staging, directed by Michael Mayer. Read the reviews here!

New York City Opera to Present Concert Production of TOSCA at Bryant Park
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 15, 2024

New York City Opera will present a concert production of TOSCA at Bryant Park, honoring the 100th anniversary of Giacomo Puccini's passing. Learn how to attend.

The Kosciuszko Foundation Launches The 2024 Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2024

 The Kosciuszko Foundation has announced the return of the Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition.

Violin Superstar Joshua Bell Returns to the Lied Center for VOICE AND THE VIOLIN
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 26, 2024

Renowned violinist Joshua Bell makes a highly anticipated return to the Lied Center.

San Francisco Opera Medal Awarded To Director Michael Cavanagh
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 19, 2024

San Francisco Opera presented the Opera Medal, the Company's highest honor, to Michael Cavanagh shortly before his death last month. The acclaimed Canadian opera director, who passed away on March 13 from leptomeningeal cancer at the age of 62, was a guiding, creative force behind a number of important new productions for San Francisco Opera over the past decade.

Review: CARMEN, Royal Opera House
by Gary Naylor - Apr 6, 2024

An old favourite brings the passion and the pain with beautiful singing and convincing acting

Damiano Michieletto's New Production of CARMEN Opens at The Royal Opera House Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 5, 2024

Olivier Award-winning director Damiano Michieletto will return to the Royal Opera House this April bringing his unique vision to a new production of Carmen.  

Review: When Akhmetshina's CARMEN Is On Stage at The Met, Don't Fence Her In
by Richard Sasanow - Jan 6, 2024

Sometimes you hear a singer who embodies a role so completely that it’s hard to imagine her in anything else. That’s how I felt about the wonderful mezzo Aigul Akhmetshina, who’s singing the title role in the Met’s new production of Bizet’s CARMEN, which I saw at its second performance. Her portrayal was as full-bodied as her voice and she sizzled, filling up the stage as much as one can imagine. It’s little surprise that she’s considered the Carmen of the moment, having appeared in seven other productions (with two to come).

Verbier Festival Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Momentous Season And Deutsche Grammophon Imprint, July 14-30
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 23, 2023

Founded 30 years ago by Martin Engstroem, at the end of a dead-end road in the mountains of Switzerland, Verbier Festival is a classical music festival committed to excellence in music performance and education through its highly respected artistic programme, its Academy and Orchestra programs, and UNLTD, its cultural engagement laboratory.

Renée Fleming, Yo-Yo Ma & Wynton Marsalis to be Featured in Verbier Festival 30th Anniversary
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 22, 2023

Verbier Festival has revealed its 30th anniversary season. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Wiener Staatsoper Hat Die Spielzeit 2023/2024 Angekündigt
by Team BWW - Apr 15, 2023

Abonnements und Zyklen sind ab dem 17. April bestellbar. Der Kartenverkauf für Vorstellungen im September und Oktober startet am 2. Mai 2023 um 10.00 Uhr, ebenso können ab diesem Zeitpunkt für alle Aufführungen ab November Karten vorbestellt werden.

Review: Met's New LOHENGRIN Is Thrillingly Sung but Close Your Eyes and Listen
by Richard Sasanow - Feb 28, 2023

The Met’s new production of Richard Wagner’s LOHENGRIN showcases startlingly good singing from tenor Piotr Beczala in the title role, supported ably and nobly by soprano Tamara Wilson’s Elsa, bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin’s Telramund and bass Gunther Groissbock’s King Heinrich. And soprano Christine Goerke’s evil Ortrud nearly steals the show. With the Met’s orchestra and chorus in glorious form, led by music director Yannick Nezet-Seguin in the pit, the performance made you want to scream and yell for more.

Review Roundup: FEDORA Opens at the Metropolitan Opera; What Did the Critics Think?
by Stephi Wild - Jan 3, 2023

Fedora officially opened at the Metropolitan Opera on New Year's Eve, December 31. Performances run through January 28. Read the reviews for Fedora here!

Review: Met Audience Tips Its Hat to FEDORA on New Year's Eve
by Richard Sasanow - Jan 2, 2023

Musicologist Joseph Kerman is probably most widely remembered for calling Puccini’s TOSCA “a shabby little shocker.” I wonder whether he’d have something similar to say about Giordano’s FEDORA, which brought the Met audience to its feet on New Year’s Eve?

The Clarion Choir Releases Rachmaninoff's 'All-Night Vigil' On Pentatone
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 22, 2022

The Clarion Choir and its Artistic Director Steven Fox make their PENTATONE debut with a recording of Sergei Rachmaninoff's choral masterpiece, the All-Night Vigil, demonstrating their exceptional proficiency in Slavic repertoire.

92NY to Present Joshua Bell & Larisa Martinez in VOICE AND THE VIOLIN in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 23, 2022

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), one of New York's leading cultural venues, will present 'Voice and the Violin': Joshua Bell, violin and Larisa Martinez, soprano, on October 20, 2022 at 7:30pm ET at the Kaufmann Concert Hall.

Review: RENEE FLEMING'S CITIES THAT SING: PARIS, IMAX
by Louise Penn - Sep 20, 2022

There's no place like Paris, so welcome to my world of opera'. So says Renée Fleming, when introducing this film on the city which invented the word 'connoisseur'.

Interview: Renée Fleming Discusses Bringing Opera to IMAX in CITIES THAT SING: PARIS Film
by Michael Major - Sep 18, 2022

This groundbreaking cinematic event features a performance by Fleming at the historic Théâtre du Châtelet, where she is joined on stage by world-renowned tenor Piotr Beczala and featured performers Axelle Fanyo and Alexandre Duhamel as they perform opera selections with connections to Paris.

Renée Fleming's CITIES THAT SING Concert to Be Released in IMAX Theaters
by Michael Major - Aug 18, 2022

Renée Fleming’s Cities That Sing - Paris is directed by François-René Martin and produced by Tripp Hornick and Elmar Kruse. Executive Producers are Jason Richmond, John Turner and Bruce H. Lipnick. Additional details for Venice along with additional Renée Fleming’s Cities That Sing destinations to be announced in the coming months.

Opera Naples Summer Opera Film Series Features Faust With Piotr Beczala Next Week
by Stephi Wild - Aug 9, 2022

Opera Naples, one of Naples' leading performing arts organizations, will be featuring 'Faust' (Teatro Real) with Piotr Beczala during its summer film series of classic European operas, HD at Opera Naples. Screening will take place at 3 p.m. on Aug. 17, shown on the Wang Opera Center's expansive high-definition LED theater screen. Adult tickets are $22; student tickets are $10. Free popcorn will be provided and refreshments will be available.