Global star tenor Piotr Beczala presents Vincerò!, the first fruit of his exclusive collaboration with PENTATONE. Vincerò! is a collection of heart-wrenching opera arias by Puccini, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Giordano and Cilea. For Beczala, this recording documents his vocal transition from the lyrical tenor repertoire to the more dramatic roles of Verismo, and thus simultaneously marks a significant new chapter in his stage career. Beczala is accompanied by the Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana and the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, led by maestro Marco Boemi; an extraordinary singer’s conductor who has worked with the greatest vocalists of our age.
The Polish tenor Piotr Beczala is better known for French and Russian opera than big Italian blockbusters, and perhaps he lacks the visceral Italianate ping for Mascagni’s Turiddu and Leoncavallo’s Canio. Even so he phrases Calaf’s Nessun Dorma aristocratically, and his voice, at 53, still sounds youthful for lieutenant Pinkerton’s farewell to Madame Butterfly and Rinnucio’s paean to Florence. –The Sunday TimesVincerò!, Piotr Becza a new disc with the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana and conductor Marco Boemi, finds him with plenty of juice in the tank for a calling-card collection of Italian arias by Puccini and others. All is delivered with the nuance and artistry of a singer with a nearly three-decade career under his belt but whose voice betrays next to no wear and tear. –The Guardian –
