The New York Times – Music:
Umberto Giordano’s tragedy of love undone by the French Revolution has returned, but as an evening of coarse music making.
Category: Beczala, Piotr (1966- )
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Murder Most Unromantic in a New ‘Carmen’ at the Metropolitan Opera
The New York Times – Music:
The British director Carrie Cracknell’s production, opening on New Year’s Eve, resists the idea that the opera’s climactic scene is a crime of passion.
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A Tenor’s Secrets to ‘Lohengrin’: Golf and a Blunt Spouse
The New York Times – Music:
Piotr Beczala, known as a charismatic singer of Italian operas, is challenging notions of what a Wagner voice should sound like.
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Review: A Blunt New ‘Lohengrin’ at the Met Stars a Shining Knight
The New York Times – Music:
The tenor Piotr Beczala sings with uncanny serenity and command in the title role of Wagner’s opera, directed by François Girard with little subtlety.
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Review: The Met Opera Found an Audience for ‘Fedora.’ For Now.
The New York Times – Music:
Worries about the company’s future were momentarily stilled at a festive gala premiere on New Year’s Eve.
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Met Opera Takes On ‘Fedora,’ Neglected Tale of Murder and Love
The New York Times – Music:
Umberto Giordano’s 1898 opera has struggled to win over modern audiences, but a production opening on Saturday aims to give it fresh appeal.
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Putin Says Tchaikovsky Is Being Canceled. The Met Opera Disagrees.
The New York Times – Music:
The company’s revival of “Eugene Onegin” gives the lie to the Russian president’s claim that his country’s composers are suffering in the West.