Of whales and metaphors: Peter Eötvös' Valuska premieres in Budapest

Valuska

Tünde Szabóki (Tünde) and Zsolt Haja (Valuska)

Zsolt Haja (Valuska)

Von Zenaida des Aubris, 06 Dezember 2023

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Eiffel Art Studios: Bánffy Stage, Budapest, am 2 Dezember 2023

Eötvös, Valuska (world premiere)

Hungarian State Opera

Kálmán Szennai, Musikalische Leitung

Bence Varga, Regie

Botond Devich, Bühnenbild

Kató Huszár, Kostüme

Sándor Baumgartner, Licht

Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

Hungarian State Opera Chorus

Tünde Szalontay, Hagelmayer / Narrator

Zsolt Haja, János Valuska

Adrienn Miksch, Mrs Pflaum

Tünde Szabóki, Tünde

Mária Farkasréti, A peasant woman

András Hábetler, A teacher

Krisztián Cser, Man in a woolen coat / Soldier

Istvan Horvath, Director

Balázs Papp, The Prince’s adjutant

Lőrinc Kósa, Nadabán

András Kiss, Mádai

János Szerekován, Volent

Zoltán Bátki Fazekas, Ticket inspector

Attila Erdős, Officer

Gábor Csiki, Chorleitung

Ambrogio Maestri gibt Budapester Falstaff Auftrieb

David Karlin, 22nd May

Der große Mann im Fettanzug dominiert die Show und gibt dem Falstaff der Ungarischen Staatsoper Elan und Lebensfreude.

****1

Glänzende Turandot an der Ungarischen Staatsoper

Jenny Camilleri, 30th January

Aufregend dirigiert und überwiegend gut gesungen sollte diese üppige aber schnörkellose Turandot sowohl Traditionalisten und abenteuerlustige Operngänger erfreuen.

***11

All that glitters is not gold in Budapest's new Lohengrin

Orsolya Gyárfás, 16th November

Klára Kolonits's radiant Elsa proves the main attraction in the Hungarian State Opera's visually appealing but conceptually lacking new Lohengrin.

**111

A thrilling, opulent La Bayadère at Hungarian National Ballet

Gianmarco Segato, 14th June

Hungarian National Ballet's La Bayadère revitalizes tradition with a new reconstruction of its forgotten final act.

*****

Visually splendid, dramatically parched La Gioconda in Budapest

Gianmarco Segato, 11th June

Hungarian State Opera's cut-down, dramatically inert Gioconda fails to ignite the stage in Budapest, despite a solid musical foundation.

***11

Stumbling towards the chopping block: Maria Stuarda in Budapest

Orsolya Gyárfás, 14th May

Martin Rajna's energetic conducting and Gabriella Balga's glorious Elisabetta are the bright spots in this flashy but empty house premiere of Donizetti's classic.

**111

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Zenaida des Aubris

Zenaida des Aubris, based in Berlin, has over 30 years experience in artist management and production of classical music and opera in the United States, Europe and Asia. Currently, she offers consultation to music competitions and schools as well as to individual recent graduates on how to manage themselves and kickstart their careers through her company Opera Career Advice.