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Piotr Beczała
Piotr Beczała (born December 28, 1966) is a Polish operatic tenor.
Life.
Beczała was born in Czechowice-Dziedzice in southern Poland and initially trained in Katowice. He studied under Sena Jurinac in Switzerland. His first engagements were with the Linz State Theatre from 1992 to 1997, after which he became a regular member of Zurich Opera. Between 2004 and 2006, Beczała made several major international house debuts. In April 2004, he made his debut at London's Royal Opera House as the
partners were Elina Garanča, Anja Harteros, Piotr Beczała and Peter Schreier. In 2003 she returned Slovene National Theatre Opera in Ljubljana as the company's principal soprano. That same year she began her career as a vocal pedagogue. She is a professor at the Academy of Music in Zagreb and has served as the head of its Voice Department from 2007. Oršanić is also the co-founder and director of the Zinka Milanov International Competition for young opera singers.
Awards.
- 1976 – The Prešeren Student Award
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