Un ballo glitters but doesn’t ignite in Budapest

Von Jenny Camilleri, 23 April 2018

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“a glittering ballet of changing colour palettes”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Erkel Színház (Erkel Theatre), Budapest, am 21 April 2018

Verdi, Un ballo in maschera

Hungarian State Opera

Michelangelo Mazza, Musikalische Leitung

Fabio Ceresa, Regie

Tiziano Santi, Bühnenbild

Giuseppe Palella, Kostüme

Szilvia Rálik, Amelia

Eszter Sümegi, Amelia

Mykhailo Malafii, Gustavo, King of Sweden

Attila Fekete, Gustavo, King of Sweden

Bernadett Wiedemann, Ulrica

Bernadett Fodor, Riccardo

Levente Molnár, Renato

Alexandru Agache, Renato

Yolanda Covacinschi, Oscar

Zita Szemere, Oscar

Sándor Egri, Amelia's servant

Attila Erdős, Cristiano

Máté Fülep, Cristiano

András Kőrösi, Count Horn

Ferenc Cserhalmi, Count Horn

Géza Gábor, Count Ribbing

Krisztián Cser, Count Ribbing

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.

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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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Jenny Camilleri

After completing her postgraduate studies in psychology at the University of Toronto, Jenny moved to Amsterdam, where she enjoys singing in amateur choirs. She loves all genres of classical vocal music, especially nineteenth and early twentieth century Italian and German opera and art songs.

Un ballo in maschera glitters but doesn’t ignite in Budapest