Of whales and metaphors: Peter Eötvös' Valuska premieres in Budapest

Valuska

Tünde Szabóki (Tünde) and Zsolt Haja (Valuska)

Zsolt Haja (Valuska)

Par Zenaida des Aubris, 06 décembre 2023

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Critique faite à Eiffel Art Studios: Bánffy Stage, Budapest, le 2 décembre 2023

Eötvös, Valuska (world premiere)

Opéra d'État hongrois

Kálmán Szennai, Direction

Bence Varga, Mise en scène

Botond Devich, Décors

Kató Huszár, Costumes

Sándor Baumgartner, Lumières

Orchestre de l'Opéra d'État hongrois

Chœurs de l'Opéra d'État hongrois

Tünde Szalontay, Hagelmayer / Narrator

Zsolt Haja, János Valuska

Adrienn Miksch, Mrs Pflaum

Tünde Szabóki, Tünde

Mária Farkasréti, A peasant woman

András Hábetler, A teacher

Krisztián Cser, Man in a woolen coat / Soldier

Istvan Horvath, Director

Balázs Papp, The Prince’s adjutant

Lőrinc Kósa, Nadabán

András Kiss, Mádai

János Szerekován, Volent

Zoltán Bátki Fazekas, Ticket inspector

Attila Erdős, Officer

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 !

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Zenaida des Aubris

Zenaida des Aubris, based in Berlin, has over 30 years experience in artist management and production of classical music and opera in the United States, Europe and Asia. Currently, she offers consultation to music competitions and schools as well as to individual recent graduates on how to manage themselves and kickstart their careers through her company Opera Career Advice.