Piotr beczała Sings Two Different Productions of Wagner's 'Lohengrin' 41 Hours Apart

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By RONALD BLUM BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — Less than 41 hours after taking his final bow singing the title role of “Lohengrin” at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Piotr Beczała was 150 miles (241 kilometers) away at the Festspielhaus in Bayreuth for a different production of the same Wagner opera. Wagner’s roles are among the most demanding in classical music, and two- or three-day breaks between performances are common to allow for vocal recove…

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Less than 41 hours after his last reverence for playing the main role of "Lohengrin" at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Piotr Beczała was 150 miles (141 kilometers) away at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus for a different production of Wagner's same opera.