Sensational Hungarian double bill at Müpa

Von David Smythe, 11 Februar 2018

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“a captivating dramatic and physical performance”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Müpa: Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest, am 10 Februar 2018

Eötvös, Senza Sangue

Bartók, Herzog Blaubarts Burg

Peter Eötvös, Musikalische Leitung

Csaba Káel, Regie

Éva Szendrényi, Bühnenbild

Anikó Németh, Kostüme

Andrea Szántó, Judith

Krisztián Cser, Blaubart

Viktória Vizin, La Donna

Jordan Shanahan, L'Uomo

Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

Lóránt Demeter, Video

The Queen of Sheba a rare Hungarian delight in New York

Ako Imamura, 2nd November

The Hungarian State Opera's first New York tour featured an opera of forbidden love set in the Biblical Times by Karl Goldmark, and was a rare treat for the New York audience.

***11

Hungarian State Opera's slow-motion The Queen of Sheba

Alexandra Ivanoff, 18th May

The score of Goldmark's opera is filled with lovely orchestral surprises, in addition to stunning arias, but is often filled with an abundance of slow tempos.

***11

Bartók double bill at Müpa Budapest

Julien Hanck, 7th October

Hungarian critic Sandor Hevesy once declared that Bluebeard’s Castle was “far too dark”. Yet, Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle and Miraculous Mandarin are probably the summation of his orchestral journey. And what better experience then making it to Budapest, to hear it in its birthplace?

*****

Frontalangriff auf die Ohren: Verdis Stiffelio am Theater an der Wien

Norman Schwarze, 13th May

Vasily Barkhatov liefert mit seiner Inszenierung eine nüchterne Lesart von Verdis Stiffelio, aber vor allem wird es laut.

***11

Gluck Festspiele holen faszinierend Paride ed Elena aus dem Abseits

Michael Vieth, 10th May

Die Internationalen Gluck Festspiele in der Metropolregion Nürnberg tragen 2026 das Motto Amor & Psyche. Mit der konzertanten Aufführung der faktisch vergessenen Reformoper Paride ed Elena gelang dem künstlerischen Leiter Michael Hofstetter ein echter Coup.

*****

L’elisir an der Wiener Staatsoper: Dorfkomödie mit noblen Stimmen

Snapdragon, 7th May

Otto Schenks Klassiker des Repertoires, Michael Spyres und Pretty Yende verzaubern des Publikum einmal mehr.

***11

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David Smythe

David the farmer was drawn into music through choirs, orchestras, taking part in and directing 'serious' opera as a student. Passionate about live classical music, particularly chamber opera, unusual pieces and events and giving the next generation the tools to engage with the classical world.

Senza sangue the ideal partner to Bluebeard’s Castle in sensational Hungarian double bill