All that glitters is not gold in Budapest's new Lohengrin

Lohengrin at Hungarian State Opera

Klára Kolonits (Elsa), Szabolcs Brickner (Lohengrin) and András Palerdi (Heinrich)

Szilvia Rálik (Ortrud)

Klára Kolonits (Elsa)

Par Orsolya Gyárfás, 16 novembre 2025

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“Kolonits, in a role debut of her own, was a radiant standout”

Critique faite à Hungarian State Opera: Auditorium, Budapest, le 16 novembre 2025

Wagner, Lohengrin

Opéra d'État hongrois

Martin Rajna, Direction

András Almási-Toth, Mise en scène

Sebastian Hannak, Décors, Lumières

Krisztina Lisztopád, Costumes

Orchestre de l'Opéra d'État hongrois

Chœurs de l'Opéra d'État hongrois

Christopher Sokolowski, Lohengrin

Szabolcs Brickner, Lohengrin

Judit Kutasi, Ortrud

Szilvia Rálik, Ortrud

Derek Welton, Heinrich der Vogler

Péter Fried, Heinrich der Vogler

Egils Siliņš, Friedrich von Telramund

Károly Szemerédy, Friedrich von Telramund

Johanni van Oostrum, Elsa von Brabant

Klára Kolonits, Elsa von Brabant

Kostas Smoriginas, The King's Herald

Bence Pataki, The King's Herald

Eszter Lázár, Movement

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

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

A promising class: 6th Éva Marton Competition grand final

Orsolya Gyárfás, 7th September

In its tenth year and going strong, the biennial Éva Marton International Singing Competition fields an even level of talent in an entertaining finale.

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Orsolya Gyárfás

A university student in Budapest, currently pursuing a degree in Aesthetics, Orsolya is an opera fan, particularly interested in the works of Mozart and Wagner.