Piotr Beczala - Land des Lächelns - Dein ist mein ganzes Her

[vanhunks]

I cannot wait for the New Year's Eve concert!

[Eknalb]

@vanhunks I also!!!

[vanhunks]

I could listen to this man...forever.

[vanhunks]

Absoluut briljant!

[emy601000]

liebeslied aus den 60er jahren, wircklich so schon.

[DrKorrepetitor]

@emy601000 Eine Nummer aus der Operette "Das Land des Lächelns" von Franz Lehár aus dem Jahr 1929! ;-)

[Karen41872]

Beczala is WONderful ........ and the conductor is a scream!

[chef4hyr]

If Bjorling had a son; he would be the chosen one. I'm just a poor nephew of Placido with the same timbre and voice quality

[Karen41872]

@chef4hyr -- Why don't you do a video and put it on YouTube ..... You never know who is watching. You might be in for a surprise.

[atenorforjesus]

Good but not as much voice as Gedda.

[GERMANYFrankie]

der Dirigent schaut nicht so zufreiden drein.

[1HiMimi]

@GERMANYFrankie Conductor in danger of falling off the podium.  What a tenor!

[Karen41872]

@1HiMimi --- Actually, Christian Thielemann is a very rare bird. He's very sensitive to the singers he conducts ... and he doesn't compromise his musicianship.

[ForAll23]

Intelligent conductor.

[kriss864]

Wow, very Good, Excellent. I haven't heard good Polish tenor since Kiepura.

[hillbillytenorino]

The conductor is cracking me up....

[100Singers]

Mit seiner Physiognomie liegt es nahe, ihn mit Wunderlich zu vergleichen, zumal das Timbré ähnlich ist. Das alleine macht ihn schon zu einem interessanten Künstler, doch scheint mir hier tatsächlich eine Ausnahmetalent zu begegnen: Eine wohlklingende lyrische Stimme mit leichter lyrischer Höhe. Wann gab es das zuletzt? Es bleibt zu hoffen, dass diese Stimme nicht allzu früh durch falsche Rollenwahl verschlissen wird. Beczala zeigt, das Villazon ein Irrtum ist...

[alexanderkrampe]

and Thielemann conducting operetta: gorgeus!!!!!

[bigmandrel]

Very satisfying performance, very nice, very good. Screw the nay sayers, who are tanked up on cheap sherry anyway.

[MrPrimotenore]

Thanks for posting this. I had never heard of or heard this tenor before and if not for Wunderlich, this would be my favorite recording of this great song. Looking at the comments, it's always amazing to me what people hear when they listen to singers/recordings. ingolato e brutto? I think not. Not every singer has an Italianate sound, nor would it be appropriate in all songs. I love Pavarotti, but not singing this song. All singers have flaws. Look at Domingo's tongue.

[paulostroff99]

Awesome! As good as the very best versions. TY.

[AfroPoli]

Ingolato e brutto.

[ReichssenderBerlin]

Huge mouth, throaty sound. No Bjorling and no Gedda AT ALL.

[evewiemer]

Eine wunderschöne Stimme!

[dalferr]

Bravo!

[millionoillim]

wunderbar! besser geht wirklich nicht! herrlich!

[jimdivax]

Has that whiney ping at the top of the voice folk associate with tenor singing post-Pavarotti. Villazon's an edgier, more brooding instrument. Both vail in their way, though this sound always makes me think of breadsticks in an Italian restaurant!

[ruigrok2]

przepieknie ! niech sie Kiepura schowa

[heleagimeno]

Which composer is this from?

[flx2525]

@heleagimeno Franz Lehár

[heleagimeno]

@flx2525 Thanks :)

[wittoria10]

Rewelacja!

[operafan64]

I heard him a few weeks ago in La Boheme at the Met. I waited for nearly 6 hours on line to get discount tickets because I wanted to see him specifically, and I was not disappointed. His voice did seem a little small at first, but overall he sounded great. He got very enthusiastic applause, and it was well deserved.  He's young, so hopefully we will be able to enjoy him for many years to come. I plan to see him next season in Romeo et Juliette, and he is scheduled for a few Bohemes as well.

[martello79]

Heard him last year as Werther in Salzburg. Well, that was something.... A nature........

[JanEwing69]

I heard this man sing Rodolfo last night at the Metropolitan Opera. He is the best Rodolfo I've heard since Giuseppi de Stefano.

[redhead529]

@JanEwing69, He sang the same role in San Diego in January. He really is quite splendid.

[mozart200657]

Beczala ist the best tenor voice today

[profesor]

Piotr Beczała jest świetny. Wielki talent :)

[sammyscroll]

Piotr Beczala is his own man......brilliant.......

[tenore22]

es una mezcla de wunderlich con gedda jajaja, muy bueno

[TenorBarbilian]

this is a copy of wunderlich

[martello79]

@TenorBarbilian whoever is able to copy wunderlich deserves a bit compliment, doesn't he?

[Liederopera]

What a great voice, wunderbar!!

[cacata98]

Great voice!

Reminds me of young Nicolai Gedda.

[tenor529]

Yeah, he does sound like him doesn't he?

[kleinkeske]

Love it...

[iduefoscari]

Fritz Wunderlicht and Jussi Bjorling !!!!!!

[gdawg116]

sounds so much like fritz wunderlich singing german!!! holy crap

[utahdan23]

It was a pure joy to see him in Faust.He has a great voice and he's a fine actor too.

[vocetenor]

I saw him live in faust and he is beyond amazing...the best tenor alive(other than domingo)...I had a coaching with him today and he is awsome too.

[nickmalinowski04]

1:58 Oh sweet lord.

[nickmalinowski04]

OK, I can die happy now. What I wouldn't give to see him sing Faust in Chicago.

[dalferr]

I LOVE him!

[senesino83]

He was FANTASTIC in Lucia (Zurich) last year... I cried from his very first entrance...

[triolka]

beautiful!

[ChristinaLuiseNikita]

Ganz großartige Aufnahme ! Seine Aussprache ist sehr gut !

[girardje70]

great tenor ,bravo

[gslazar]

This is terrific! I saw him sing Werther about 2 yrs. ago (maybe a little more) in Frankfurt. He was absolutely amazing!

[reynaldo7899]

One of the best tenors! He should replace Villazon who can't sing.

[cenerentolinetta]

well, he DOES replace villazon... I heard rumors he now sings all bohemes which were planned with netrebko/villazon (promotion tour after the movie...)

[bassfanne45]

@reynaldo7899 Villazon doesn't seem to care what happens to his voice, even though he has had to take time off to rest his damaged vocal cords. Back in 2002 before anyone knew who Villazon was I heard him in Gianni Schicchi as the young boy Lauretta is in love with. He was wonderful back then. I wish he had taken better care of his voice.

[martello79]

@reynaldo7899 No, please don't let him repace Villazon. Let him do his own repertoire he is capable of. That is what has made him improve his qualities to date.

[lyghdha]

Indeed he should! Such placing and timbre! Villazon isn't not even close to to Beczala who really could be compared to someone like Gedda.

[arpeggio1358]

@reynaldo7899 I think he's far better than Villazon, too. I heard Beczala live in San Diego this past season. It isn't a big voice, but it is so pure and lovely. To be fair, Villazon sounded very good when I first heard him live in Los Angeles in 2002, but he hasn't been careful of his voice since then and it shows. It's a shame, he could have been a wonderful tenor.

[ForAll23]

@reynaldo7899

This tenor is singing this song excellent. Do not take it as an excuse to downgrade Villazón. He is a great singer and a healthy element of the opera culture.

It would be nicer if we all write about what we do like and as far as possible tries to avoid

negative criticism.

[petion2010]

@reynaldo7899 That's gonna be hard because Villazon is the most marketed Tenor around. He's not the best by any stretch, but there's a powerful marketing machine behind him. I think Beczala and and Joseph Calleja are better, but neither one is well marketed.

[arpeggio1358]

@reynaldo7899 Agreed. Villazon seems hell bent on ruining his voice. I first heard Villazon live in Gianni Schicchi in 2002, and thought he was marvelous. Sadly, he has misused his voice since then and has damaged it badly. Beczala, however, always sings with beautiful technique, lovely vocal tone, and elegance.

[karifrid]

Bravo Beczala.One of my favorite tenors now singing. Kári Friðriksson tenor. (karifrid)

[goldenthroat86]

I'm so glad to have discovered Beczala. Where's he been hiding?!? THIS is the lyric tenor we've waiting for. Pretty darned good german too!

[citrussorbet]

not bad,not bad at all!!!

[singercanela]

Björling+Gedda=Beczala

[sdmachado]

Björling (?!?!?)...

Just Gedda!!! I think...

[Anibaal]

El final es Björlingneano

[Anibaal]

Muy buena apreciación, es verdad!! e vero!!! tiene como los dos timbres mezclados en una conjunción beczalera

[Liedliebhaber]

How about Gedda+Wunderlich?

[chislehurstbat]

He is certainly in the tradition of these great artists: Wunderlich, Gedda, Bjoerling but he is also very much his own person. What a joy to listen to.

[Liedliebhaber]

Definitely!

[bassfanne45]

@singercanela I think he sounds a bit like fritz wunderlich,

[skrzypek99]

Bjorling+Wunderlich+young Corelli+ Beczała,Beczała,Beczała= BECZAŁA! :) :) :)

POLISH BIG TENOR

[Funkytown421]

@singercanela Fritz Wunderlich died 1966. Beczala was born 1966. As if he continued the life of Wunderlich's.

Compare them. Wunderlich = Beczala

[AfroPoli]

This is throaty and not at all nice. He sounds like Kermit the frog.

[tobobba]

Bravo! Bravo!

[ViennaWaltz]

Impeccable German pronunciation, In character of voice and manner really gets close to Wunderlich. Has fantastic future ahead of him

[girardje70]

very good tenor. bravo

[chrisvetera]

Que bien cantado, creo sinceramente que será el mejor tenor del siglo 21, I think sincerely that he gona the best tenor of 21th century. Great

Me gustaría verlo en Chile algún día ojalá no sea al final de su carrera sino ahora en el comienzo de su esplendor!!!!

[Anibaal]

Bueno sino el más grande, entre los cinco grandes de finales de s. xx y comienzo del XXI, no olvidemos que el siglo está en pañales, pero ya podemos contar con Kaufmann, Beczala, Florez, Alvarez, Cura... ¿me falta alguno más?

[pearlmuth3]

With regards to size, Wunderlich never had much chance he died at 35 so he never made his prime, Beczala will and it sounds very fine right now, Bravo.

[pearlmuth3]

I am not surprised he sang at the tucker gala recently and was very well received, will be shown on PBS TV soon. This was not at the met or in a big house like Chicago but friends tell me he was outstanding Most lyric tenors get larger with age like Gedda and Neil Shicoff. I heard Neil in 1979 in house Chicago, Boheme and again in 5 different opera's in the same house (and others) over 26 years and by the late 80's his voice had become quite large he never pushed it and it lasted, thanks

[martello79]

I agree, Beczala has grown in the past 5 years and if he goes on with his clever career planning and his non-pushing he will definitively grow and grow the upcoming years...

[pearlmuth3]

I know he has been at the met for two years but why not before? His reviews I am told where not raves but judged from you tube and several arias they should be if he sounds like this, Bravo!

[martello79]

I can imagine why Mister Beczala has waited quite a while before going to the Met. I think his carreer planning is very clever. I heard him 5 years ago in Boheme, he then had an even lighter lyrical voice. Since then his voice has really grown. He sang an astonishing Werther in Munich this year. Still it is not a very big voice. I think therefore it is very clever for him to wait a while before going to the big big theaters. First building up the right repertoire in a bit smaller theaters...

[pearlmuth3]

I cannot understand where he has been if he is in his early 40's he has sounded like this for a long time? Why have we not had him here in the USA?

[pearlmuth3]

THE GREATEST TENOR VOICE SINCE NEIL SHICOFF IN THE 80's this is a voice in the tradition of wunderlich and he sings as though it was studio here, so perfect.

[pearlmuth3]

FANTASTIC SINGING AND TERRIFIC VOICE

[rici08]

Bravooo bravooo

[javrnunez]

This guy is great and he even looks a bit like Wunderlich...

[arpeggio1358]

@javrnunez I had noticed the resemblance, too.

[joanabanyeres]

mein Got, quelle belle voix de tenor lyrique. C'est une délice pour le directeur, cette voix pleine de harmoniques sure et musicale.

[kbeachboy]

don t forget peter anders

[stefanloehrwuerzburg]

In der Tat: endlich endlich wieder mal eine schöne Tenorstimme seit Fritz Wunderlich!

Eine wunderschöne Aufnahme...

[voce29]

Truly we are blessed with three exciting young tenors.Yes,Beczala has a touch of Wunderlich,yes Calleja reminds me of a mix of Bjoerling and Pavarotti and then there is Jonas Kaufmann,who can and does not want to be categorized.But we can expect some stellar performances in ever more dramatic roles and culminating in unforgettable Tristans.

[OBK2222]

good ears

[OBK2222]

voce29, you got good ears

[margaretzier]

A wonderful tenor, new to me but I am thrilled to hear such a voice. He is going to be a great star.

[turbofreddy]

Indeed, I agree with puddingwithcookies (great name), Wunderlich came immediately to my mind when I heard his first notes. Bravo, tenore! We need more like you!

[forallyouknow]

splendid.

[Iwonaebner]

This is so romantic,so beautiful,danke.

[puddingwithcookies]

The legal successor of Fritz Wunderlich. Bravo!

[sruotecnarf]

There'll never be another Fritz Wunderlich; but, this guy sounds almost exactly like him. Beautiful lyric tenor voice hope to hear more of.

[aliosha14]

Gratulacje Piotr!!!

[RudySunseeker]

What a singer! Looking forward to hearing him live, he certainly has the goods to deliver in the lyrical genre.

[oergs]

Da geht mir das Herz auf - was für ein Schmelz, welche Kraft! Bravissimo und Hut ab vor diesem Talent!

[millionoillim]

einfach herrlich!

[operataste]

What a surprise. Nice voice, great interpretation. Thanks for posting it.

[Tenochispano]

extraordinario!

[bluemanredstate]

Wow -- impeccable

[LEOPARDTWO]

Sto lat, Pyotr!!

[Glenmed]

Tremendous - pretty close to the Wunderlich or Gedda standard.

[LEOPARDTWO]

Erste Klasse!!

[barrister79]

EXCELLENT! MY WHOLE HEART IS YOURS!

[Liedliebhaber]

WOW.

[canegrace]

Sei perfetto!

[verdi17]

wooow!!

[Manya1759]

The best version of this aria I ever heard! He has really high voice.

[1calaf]

worst conductor ever

[sporner]

wie ein Fritz Wunderlich. Elastische Stimme mit weichem Timbre und Höhe, und vor allem viel Sprachgefühl für das Deutsch. Schön, daß ein polnischer Tenor dies realisiert.

[gtelloz]

looks like the conductor is Christian Thielemann...the ugly haircut...haha!

[ratws]

Endlich die ersehnte Stimme für diese Léhar-Arie. "Mein einzig Lieb" - das darf nie die ganz große, alles überragende Opernstimme sein, sondern das muss so sein, wie hier. Ganz fabelhafter Léhar!

[orjus]

Give the conductor some well deserved applause for helping the singer turn this into a superb redition.

Who is the conductor ???? anyone ?

[verdiguy]

The conductor is Christian Thielemann,

just about the best Strauss specialist

around these days but he obviously has

a real love for operetta too!

[orjus]

Thanks -he is a little too dramatic but certainly conducts to help the singer make it

into a super performance -not like the dreary

Pavarotti attempt ,which is without any charm

or beauty of sound

[dalferr]

Christian Thielemann

[montallio]

Old-fashioned high quality singing. Mixture of the voices of Wunderlich and Gedda and a hint of dutch singer W. Alberti. He doesn't pull faces either. Great stuff!

[schneider480]

Beautifully sung!. Did he study with Gedda?

[drewski67]

WOW, this is one of the best voices I've heard in some time!! He is very reminiscent of Wunderlich, in looks as well!!

[vincitor]

damn! this guy rocks! kind of sounds like gedda a bit :)

[verdi17]

Woooooow!!! nice!!!!!!!!!

[chrisvetera]

i liked very much, good future

[chrisvetera]

great, wonderfull, thanks for introduce this new opera talent

[ErnestoPetti]

bjorling... uhuh

[Kotuszka]

This guy's diction is incredible. Every word clear and crisp. Wonderful.

[fernhill36]

Am definitely looking forward to being at the Met this Tuesday for his debut in Rigoletto.Sounds gorgeous!

[sdmachado]

Your Rigoletto, 19/12/2006 and 22/12/2006 in MET...Wonderful!

[tenorrman]

Are all these P.B postings taken from his website ? ...one that I might say, is one of the very best webpages I have seen for a singer.This is a great lyric tenor voice