Sumptuous revival of Arabella at Hungarian State Opera

Polina Pasztircsák (Arabella) and Csaba Szegedi (Mandryka)

Laura Topolánszky (Zdenka) and Polina Pasztircsák (Arabella)

Andrea Szántó (Adelaide) and László Szvétek (Count Waldner)

Arabella

Par Gianmarco Segato, 12 février 2024

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“Pasztircsák didn’t shy away from Arabella’s less attractive, capricious tendencies”

Critique faite à Hungarian State Opera: Auditorium, Budapest, le 10 février 2024

Strauss R., Arabella

Opéra d'État hongrois

Péter Halász, Direction

Sylvie Gábor, Mise en scène

Attila Csikós, Décors

Rita Velich, Costumes

Sándor Kardos, Lumières

Orchestre de l'Opéra d'État hongrois

Chœurs de l'Opéra d'État hongrois

Polina Pasztircsák, Arabella

Laura Topolánszky, Zdenka

Csaba Szegedi, Mandryka

László Szvétek, le comte Waldner

Andrea Szántó, Adelaide

Bence Pataki, le comte Lamoral

Rita Rácz, Fiakermilli

Barna Bartos, le comte Elemer

Antal Cseh, le comte Dominik

Istvan Horvath, Matteo

Gábor Csiki, Chef de chœur

Budapest accueille ses Enfants terribles

Suzanne Lay-Canessa, 13th November

Jean Cocteau rencontre Philip Glass à l'Opéra d'État hongrois, dans le cadre neuf de l'Eiffel Art Studios, et cette production des Enfants terribles se déroule à un tempo infernal !

****1

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

Hungarian National Ballet: a tremendously witty Merry Widow

Deborah Weiss, 12th February

Hungarian National Ballet strike a delightful balance between lighthearted comedy and technical assurance in Ronald Hynd's The Merry Widow.

****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.

A sumptuous revival of Arabella at Hungarian State Opera that lands mostly on the side of tradition