Bánk bán evokes the loneliness of the Magyars at the Erkel Theatre

Par George Jahn, 02 novembre 2021

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“Medveczky’s conducting was virile or melancholy, lyric or proud, as dictated by the score”

Critique faite à Erkel Színház (Erkel Theatre), Budapest, le 31 octobre 2021

Erkel, Bánk bán

Opéra d'État hongrois

Ádám Medveczky, Direction

Attila Vidnyánszky, Mise en scène

Oleksandr Bilozub, Décors

Viktória Nagy, Costumes

Eszter Orbán, Dramaturgie

András Palerdi, Endre II

Erika Gál, Gertrud

István Kovácsházi, Bánk bán

Orsolya Hajnalka Rőser, Melinda

Gergely Boncsér, Otto

Mihály Kálmándy, Tiborc

Zoltán Kelemen, Patúr-Petur bán

Antal Cseh, Biberach

Árpád Köntzei, Chorégraphie

Orchestre de l'Opéra d'État hongrois

Chœurs de l'Opéra d'État hongrois

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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George Jahn

George Jahn is the former Vienna bureau chief of The Associated Press. During his 35-year career at the global news organization, he covered wars, politics... and opera, reviewing productions at the Vienna State Opera, the Salzburg Festival, Bayreuth Festival and other houses in Austria and Germany. He has also written for Opera Now and International Piano magazines in London. Those he has interviewed include Matthias Goerne, Vesselina Kasarova, Thomas Hampson and Mariss Jansons. George holds or shares awards for his reporting on U.N. affairs and for his coverage of the Bosnian war. A Canadian/Hungarian citizen, he splits his time between residences in Vienna and Budapest.