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BudapestAdams: Nixon in China
Adams: Nixon in China
Gregory Vajda; András Almási-Toth; Hungarian State Opera; Sebastian Hannak; Richárd Marton; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
BudapestBest of Händel / Purcell: Dido & Aeneas
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Augustin Szokos; Dóra Barta; Hungarian State Opera; Dániel Erdélyi; László Bartal; Ildikó Tihanyi; Andrea Kovács
BudapestWagner: Die Walküre
Wagner: Die Walküre
Ulf Schirmer; Géza M. Tóth; Hungarian State Opera; Gergely Zöldy Z; Ibolya Bárdosi; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; István Kovácsházi
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Fine voices, staid production: Rigoletto at Hungarian State Opera
Attila Mókus's dramatic baritone was scornful at one moment, tender, distressed, vengeful, or broken in mourning at others, vocal signposts in Rigoletto’s descent into the hell of his own making.
Elektra in Budapest: all goes well... until the last minute
Balázs Kovalik’s interpretation of Elektra is revived in Budapest, impressing until the B-movie cliché finale.
Hungarian State Opera delightfully revamps L’incoronazione di Poppea
Monteverdi’s last opera, recomposed by Máté Bella for a modern orchestra and a jazz combo, is an over-the-top, glitzy romp with plenty of casual sex and even more casual violence.