The majority of singers who have released recitals of this kind (and The French Collection is indeed a recital, recorded in a single day in 2014, not a collection of previously recorded material) are French, but there's a long tradition of non-French singers who have mastered the subtle art of 19th century French opera, so different from the requirements of Wagnerian heroics or Italian melodic display. Polish tenor Piotr Beczala is the latest entrant in the tradition, and though he's new to the music -- mostly he has ...
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The majority of singers who have released recitals of this kind (and The French Collection is indeed a recital, recorded in a single day in 2014, not a collection of previously recorded material) are French, but there's a long tradition of non-French singers who have mastered the subtle art of 19th century French opera, so different from the requirements of Wagnerian heroics or Italian melodic display. Polish tenor Piotr Beczala is the latest entrant in the tradition, and though he's new to the music -- mostly he has specialized in Russian and Italian music -- the results are impressive. In fact he's weakest in the Frenchified Italian arias by Verdi and Donizetti: there's nothing to object to in his readings, but little that stands out. With the French material the situation is something else again. Sample the second part of the number from La dame blanche by the under-heard François-Adrien Boieldieu, where Beczala gets the chance to display a truly awesome pianissimo. Another major strength is...
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