Piotr Beczala, known as a charismatic singer of Italian operas, is challenging notions of what a Wagner voice should sound like.
Category: Lohengrin (Opera)
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A Tenor’s Secrets to ‘Lohengrin’: Golf and a Blunt Spouse
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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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A New ‘Lohengrin,’ Threatened by War in Ukraine, Comes to the Met
The New York Times – Music:François Girard’s staging, originally a co-production with the Bolshoi Theater, arrives a year after its Moscow premiere, which coincided with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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How a Production of Wagner’s ‘Lohengrin’ Changed the Met Opera
The New York Times – Music:Robert Wilson’s staging of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” opened to a wall of boos in 1998. But it brought new theatrical possibilities to the Met.
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Wagner’s ‘Lohengrin’ Uses the Word ‘Führer.’ Keep It There.
The New York Times – Music:In some cases, the inflammatory, Nazi-associated term has been changed out of sensitivity. What do we lose when that happens?