No salvation: Budapest Don Carlo paints a dark picture of humanity

Par Ako Imamura, 21 février 2021

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“Uruguayan tenor Gaston Rivero... displayed a strong ringing voice and endless stamina”

Critique faite à Erkel Színház (Erkel Theatre), Budapest, le 20 février 2021

Verdi, Don Carlo(s)

Opéra d'État hongrois

Balázs Kocsár, Direction

Frank Hilbrich, Mise en scène

Volker Thiele, Décors

Gabriele Rupprecht, Costumes

Gábor Bretz, Filippo II

Gaston Rivero, Don Carlo

Csaba Szegedi, Rodrigo, Marchese di Posa

András Palerdi, Il Grande Inquisitore

Zsuzsanna Ádám, Elisabetta di Valois

Erika Gál, La Principessa Eboli

Géza Gábor, Un frate

Melinda Heiter, Tebaldo

Eszter Zemlényi, Una voce dal cielo

József Mukk, Il Conte di Lerma

Chœurs de l'Opéra d'État hongrois

Orchestre 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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Ako Imamura

Atsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to ﬁnance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.

A cruel world with no salvation: Don Carlo in Budapest paints a dark picture of humanity