Ambrogio Maestri lifts Budapest's Falstaff

Par David Karlin, 23 mai 2016

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“Maestri seemed to infect the rest of the cast with the spirit of the work”

Critique faite à Erkel Színház (Erkel Theatre), Budapest, le 22 mai 2016

Verdi, Falstaff

Opéra d'État hongrois

Balázs Kocsár, Direction

Arnaud Bernard, Mise en scène, Décors, Costumes

Ambrogio Maestri, Sir John Falstaff

Gunyong Na, Ford

Péter Balczó, Fenton

Beatrix Fodor, Alice Ford

Bernadett Wiedemann, Mistress Quickly

Bori Keszei, Nannetta

Erika Gál, Meg Page

János Szerekován, Bardolfo

Géza Gábor, Pistola

Zoltán Megyesi, Le Docteur Caïus

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

Chœurs de l'Opéra d'État hongrois

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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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.