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Andrea Szántó (Laura) and Francesca Tiburzi (La Gioconda) © Valter Berecz | Hungarian State Opera

Visually splendid, dramatically parched La Gioconda at Hungarian State Opera

By Gianmarco Segato, 11 June 2025

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

***11

***11

Budapest

11 Jun 2025

Visually splendid, dramatically parched La Gioconda in Budapest

By Gianmarco Segato

Szilvia Rálik (Elektra) and Atala Schöck (Klytaemnestra) © Attila Nagy | Hungarian State Opera

Elektra at Hungarian State Opera: all goes well... until the last minute

By George Jahn, 29 April 2023

Balázs Kovalik’s interpretation of Elektra is revived in Budapest, impressing until the B-movie cliché finale.

****1

****1

Budapest

29 Apr 2023

Elektra in Budapest: all goes well... until the last minute

By George Jahn