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MunichFaustNew production

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Gounod: Faust
Nathalie Stutzmann; Lotte de Beer; Bavarian State Opera; Christof Hetzer; Jorine van Beek; Benedikt Zehm; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

GrafeneggPiotr Beczała & Sarah Tysman

Grafenegg Kulturbetriebsgesellschaft m.b.H.
Karłowicz, Moniuszko, Dvořák, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov
Piotr Beczała; Sarah Tysman

BarcelonaAida

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Verdi: Aida
Antonello Manacorda; Shirin Neshat; Gran Teatre del Liceu; Josep Gil; Christian Schmidt; Tatyana van Walsum; Felice Ross

MunichUn ballo in maschera

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Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Marco Armiliato; Johannes Erath; Bavarian State Opera; Heike Scheele; Gesine Völlm; Joachim Klein; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

ParisPiotr Beczała

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Piotr Beczała; Sarah Tysman

MunichCarmen

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Bizet: Carmen
Francesco Ivan Ciampa; Lina Wertmüller; Bavarian State Opera; Enrico Job; Franco Marri; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Singers bring passion and excitement to Met’s Andrea Chénier revival

Sonya Yoncheva (Maddalena) and Piotr Beczała (Andrea Chénier) © Karen Almond | Met Opera

The Metropolitan Opera kicks off this season’s revival of Umberto Giordano’s tempestuous melodrama with standout performances from a resplendent cast.

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Riccardo Muti makes his long-awaited Philharmonia return

Riccardo Muti conducts the Philharmonia © Philharmonia Orchestra | Mark Allan
All the hallmarks of a Muti performance are on display as the maestro returns to conduct the Philharmonia Orchestra in a magnificent reading of Verdi's Requiem. 
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Angel Blue shines in the Met’s glitzy new Aida

Quinn Kelsey (Amonasro) and Angel Blue (Aida) © Ken Howard | Met Opera

The American soprano heads an uneven cast in Michael Mayer’s archeologically inspired staging of Verdi’s great tale of love, war and betrayal.

***11
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Michieletto directs an excellent new Carmen at Covent Garden

Aigul Akhmetshina (Carmen) © ROH | Camilla Greenwell
Aigul Akhmetshina is outstanding in the title role, hearing Piotr Beczała is a privilege, but it's Damiano Michieletto's new staging that takes the honours.
****1
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Girard's Lohengrin: old-fashioned Wagner makes a return to the Met

Günther Groissböck (Heinrich) © Marty Sohl | Met Opera
The Met's new Lohengrin descends into old-fashioned hilarity, despite an excellent cast. 
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Guilty pleasures: Yoncheva stars in a new Fedora at the Met

Sonya Yoncheva (Fedora) and Piotr Beczała (Count Loris) © Ken Koward | Met Opera
There are plenty of vocal thrills in Sir David McVicar's new production of Giordano's revenge thriller at the Metropolitan Opera.
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ParisAida

Opéra national de Paris
Verdi: Aida
Michele Mariotti; Shirin Neshat; Opéra national de Paris; Christian Schmidt; Tatyana van Walsum; Felice Ross; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

ParisLohengrinNew production

Lohengrin à l'Opéra Bastille © Charles Duprat / Opéra national de Paris
Wagner: Lohengrin
Alexander Soddy; Kirill Serebrennikov; Opéra national de Paris; Olga Pavluk; Tatyana Dolmatovskaya; Franck Evin; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

New York CitySongStudio 2019: Piotr Beczała Master Class: Duparc’s “L’invitation au voyage”

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Duparc: L'Invitation au voyage
Magdalena Kuźma; William Woodard; Piotr Beczała