Hungarian State Opera goes full The Last of Us with new Idomeneo

Zsuzsanna Ádám (Elettra) and ensemble

Szabolcs Brickner (Idomeneo)

Gabriella Balga (Idamante) and Emőke Baráth (Ilia)

Zsuzsanna Ádám (Elettra)

Par Gianmarco Segato, 02 juin 2023

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“a musically sensitive and dramatically nuanced rendition of the score”

Critique faite à Hungarian State Opera: Auditorium, Budapest, le 1 juin 2023

Mozart, Idomeneo, re di Creta

Opéra d'État hongrois

Balázs Kocsár, Direction

András Almási-Toth, Mise en scène

Sebastian Hannak, Décors

Richárd Marton, Costumes

Tamás Pillinger, Lumières

Orchestre de l'Opéra d'État hongrois

Chœurs de l'Opéra d'État hongrois

Szabolcs Brickner, Idomeneo

Gabriella Balga, Idamante

Emőke Baráth, Ilia

Zsuzsanna Ádám, Elettra

Laura Topolánszky, Elettra

Ninh Đức Hoàng Long, Arbace

Barna Bartos, High Priest

István Rácz, The Oracle of Neptune

Noemi Kulcsár, Chorégraphie

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.