Biography
Polish tenor Piotr Beczala made his Royal Opera debut in 2004 as the Italian Tenor (Der Rosenkavalier) and has since sung Faust, Duke of Mantua (Rigoletto), Lensky (Eugene Onegin), Verdi’s Requiem in concert, Rodolfo (La bohème), Roméo (Roméo et Juliette) and Alfredo Germont (La traviata) for The Royal Opera.
Beczala grew up in Czechowice-Dziedzice and studied at the Katowice Academy of Music with Sena Jurinac. He began his career in Linz, where he also studied with Dale Fundling. He went on to become a company member of Zürich Opera and now sings for the world's leading opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, New York, La Scala, Milan, Paris Opéra, Vienna State Opera, Dresden Semperoper and Bavarian State Opera. His wide repertory includes Edgardo (Lucia di Lammermoor), Gustavo III (Un ballo in maschera), Des Grieux (Manon), Werther, Prince (Rusalka), Vaudemont (Iolanta) and the Shepherd (Król Roger).
Beczala has sung in concert and recital at major venues including Carnegie Hall, New York, the Vienna Konzerthaus and the Berlin Konzerthaus. His discography includes several opera DVDs, and three solo albums including a disc of Slavic arias and a tribute disc to Richard Tauber. He is an exclusive recording artist for Deutsche Grammophon.
News and features
International Opera Awards 2015 finalists announced
A host of Royal Opera-affiliated artists have been shortlisted.
Recommended Recordings: March 2015
This month the focus falls on new recordings from Bryan Hymel, Piotr Beczała and Marie-Nicole Lemieux.
Recommended recordings: June 2013
June sees new releases from Aleksandra Kurzak and Piotr Beczala as well as a trio of Rosenblatt Recital recordings.
Photos
Piotr Beczała as Rodolfo and Hibla Gerzmava as Mimì in La Bohème
Camilla Nylund and Piotr Beczała in Rusalka
Camilla Nylund and Piotr Beczała in Rusalka
Gabriele Viviani as Marcello and Piotr Beczala as Rodolfo in La bohème, The Royal Opera
Jacques Imbrailo as Schaunard, Jeremy White as Benoit, Piotr Beczała as Rodolfo and Gabriele Viviani as Marcello in La Bohème
Camilla Nylund and Piotr Beczała in Rusalka
Camilla Nylund and Piotr Beczała in Rusalka
Piotr Beczała as Alfredo in Richard Eye's La traviata
Gabriele Viviani as Marcello, Kostas Smoriginas as Colline, Piotr Beczała as Rodolfo and Jacques Imbrailo as Schaunard in La Bohème
Piotr Beczała as Rodolfo and Hibla Gerzmava as Mimì in La Bohème
Jacques Imbrailo as Schaunard, Piotr Beczała as Rodolfo, Jeremy White as Benoit and Gabriele Viviani as Marcello in La Bohème
Piotr Beczala as Alfredo in La traviata
Piotr Beczała in La traviata, The Royal Opera
Piotr Beczała
Kostas Smoriginas as Colline, Gabriele Viviani as Marcello, Piotr Beczała as Rodolfo and Jacques Imbrailo as Schaunard in La Bohème
Gabriele Viviani as Marcello, Piotr Beczała as Rodolfo, Hibla Gerzmava as Mimì, Jacques Imbrailo as Schaunard and Kostas Smoriginas as Colline in La Bohème
Ailyn Pérez as Violetta and Piotr Beczała as Alfredo in La traviata
