Piotr Beczała

The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Łukasz Borowicz – conductor

In 2014, we shall welcome in Prague one of the most sought-after lyric tenors of our time, Polish tenor Piotr Beczała. He built his career slowly but surely. Today he belongs to the top world singers.

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He started singing at the Linz Opera in Austria and Zurich, Switzerland. In April 2004 he made his debut in Covent Garden and continued with important debuts in La Scala (January 2006) and Metropolitan opera (December 2006). In February 2009 he stepped in for Rolando Villazón in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor alongside Anna Netrebko; this performance has been broadcasted live in HD world-wide. Since then, Beczała’s renown has changed from the rising star from Poland to the absolute world top class.

Program

Giuseppe Verdi
Di’ tu se fedele (Riccardo)
Un ballo in maschera, Act I

Antonín Dvořák
Slavonic Dance No. 1 in B major, Op. 72

Vidino divná, přesladká (The Prince)
Rusalka, Act I

Bedřich Smetana
Overture to the opera The Bartered Bride

Až uzříš, komus´ koupil nevěstu – Jak možná věřit (Jeník)
Prodaná nevěsta, Act II

Pietro Mascagni
Intermezzo
Cavalleria rusticana

Giuseppe Verdi
Parmi veder le lagrime (The Duke)
Rigoletto, Act II

Charles Gounod
Valse des fleurs: Entrée des jeunes filles
ballet music
Roméo et Juliette, Act IV

L’amour! L‘amour!...Ah! Lève-toi, soleil! (Romeo)
Roméo et Juliette, Act II

Interval

Franz Lehár
Freunde, das Leben ist lebenswert (Octavio)
Giuditta, Act I

Johann Strauss II
The Gypsy Baron
overture

Emmerich Kálmán
Wenn es Abend wird... Grüß mir mein Wien (Tassilo)
Gräfin Mariza, Act I

Richard Tauber
Du bist die Welt für mich
Der singende Traum, Act II

Petr Ilji Čajkovskij
Waltz
Sleeping Beauty

Franz Lehár
Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (Sou-Chong)
Das Land des Lächelns, Act II