Hungarian State Opera delightfully revamps L’incoronazione di Poppea

Par Jenny Camilleri, 14 mars 2021

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“he plans to graduate from mistress to spouse whatever the cost... as long as other people pay”

Critique faite à Eiffel Art Studios: Bánffy Stage, Budapest, le 13 mars 2021

Monteverdi, L'incoronazione di Poppea (Le Couronnement de Poppée), SV 308 (arr. Máté Bella)

Opéra d'État hongrois

Gergely Vajda, Direction

András Almási-Toth, Mise en scène

Lili Izsák, Décors

Krisztina Lisztopád, Costumes

Tibor Szappanos, Nerone (Néron)

Bori Keszei, Poppea (Poppée)

Péter Fried, Seneca (Sénèque)

Andrea Szántó, Ottavia (Octavie)

Krisztián Cser, Ottone (Othon)

Zoltán Daragó, Amore (L'Amour)

Andrea Brassói-Jőrös, La Virtù (La Vertu)

Bernadett Wiedemann, Arnalta

Gergely Dargó, Lucano (Lucain)

Eszter Zemlényi, Drusilla

Mária Farkasréti, Nutrice (La nourrice)

Diána Ivett Kiss, La Fortuna (La Fortune)

Orchestre de l'Opéra d'État hongrois

Budapest accueille ses Enfants terribles

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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.

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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.

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Stumbling towards the chopping block: Maria Stuarda in Budapest

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Hungarian National Ballet strike a delightful balance between lighthearted comedy and technical assurance in Ronald Hynd's The Merry Widow.

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Jenny Camilleri

After completing her postgraduate studies in psychology at the University of Toronto, Jenny moved to Amsterdam, where she enjoys singing in amateur choirs. She loves all genres of classical vocal music, especially nineteenth and early twentieth century Italian and German opera and art songs.