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.

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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.

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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?

*****

Vivaldis Il Giustino mit Jacobs und dem Freiburger Barockorchester

Jens Klier, 21st April

Jacobs, FBO und exzellenter Gesangscrew gelingt es als Ensemble im ureigensten Wortsinne, Atmosphäre und Figuren effektstark zu veranschaulichen.

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Anna Netrebko glänzt in Wiens zeitloser Tosca

Laura Servidei, 18th April

In einer Welt, in der Operninszenierungen oft ins Abstrakte abgleiten, bietet die „Tosca“ der Wiener Staatsoper eine erfrischende Rückkehr zur Tradition – und Anna Netrebko liefert eine großartige Darbietung.

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Liebeswirren in Mozarts La finta giardiniera in Nürnberg

Michael Vieth, 14th April

Die Regisseurin Brigitte Fassbaender beweist einen grünen Daumen für Mozarts frühes Dramma giocosa und lässt neben mitreißend witzigem Szenenspiel einfühlsame Charakterporträts entstehen.

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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