Visually splendid, dramatically parched La Gioconda in Budapest

Andrea Szántó (Laura) and Francesca Tiburzi (La Gioconda)

Csaba Szegedi (Barnaba) and Stefano La Colla (Enzo)

La Gioconda at Hungarian State Opera

Von Gianmarco Segato, 12 Juni 2025

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Hungarian State Opera: Auditorium, Budapest, am 11 Juni 2025

Ponchielli, La Gioconda

Hungarian State Opera

János Kovács, Musikalische Leitung

András Almási-Toth, Regie

Krisztina Lisztopád, Bühnenbild

Bori Tóth, Kostüme

Tamás Pillinger, Licht

Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

Hungarian State Opera Chorus

Francesca Tiburzi, La Gioconda

Stefano La Colla, Enzo Grimaldo

Krisztián Cser, Alvise Badoero

Andrea Szántó, Laura Adorno

Csaba Szegedi, Barnaba

Atala Schöck, La Cieca

Boldizsár Zajkás, Zuàne

Gergely Biri, Isèpo

Karoly Fekete, Monk

Gergely Irlanda, Monk

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****1

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***11

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**111

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*****

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**111

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****1

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Gianmarco Segato

Arts writer, administrator and singer Gianmarco Segato is Assistant Editor for La Scena Musicale. He was Associate Artist Manager for opera at Dean Artists Management and, from 2017-2022, Editorial Director of Opera Canada magazine. Previous to that he was Adult Programs Manager with the Canadian Opera Company. Gianmarco is an intrepid classical music traveler with a special love of Prague and Budapest as well as an avid cyclist and cook.

Visually splendid, dramatically parched La Gioconda at Hungarian State Opera