Hungarian State Opera: AuditoriumAndrássy út 22, Budapest, Central Hungary, 1061, Hungary
Dates/times in Budapest time zone
Programme
| Boito, Arrigo (1842-1918) | Mefistofele |
Performers
| Hungarian State Opera | |||
| Antonello Allemandi | Conductor | ||
| Balázs Kovalik | Director | ||
| Csaba Antal | Set Designer | ||
| Mari Benedek | Costume Designer | ||
| Hungarian State Opera Orchestra | |||
| Hungarian State Opera Chorus | |||
| Marianna Venekei | Choreography | ||
| Gábor Csiki | Choirmaster / chorus director | ||
| Hungarian State Opera Children's Chorus | |||
| Nikolett Hajzer | Choirmaster / chorus director | ||
| Erwin Schrott | Bass-baritone | Mefistofele | 2022 Apr 03, 06, 21, 28, 30 |
| Rubén Amoretti | Bass | Mefistofele | 2022 Apr 10 mat |
| Sung Kyu Park | Tenor | Faust | 2022 Apr 03, 06, 21, 28, 30 |
| Cosmin Ifrim | Tenor | Faust | 2022 Apr 10 mat |
| Gabriella Létay Kiss | Soprano | Margherita, Elena | |
| Anna Csenge Fürjes | Mezzo-soprano | Marta, Pantalis | |
| Gergely Boncsér | Tenor | Nereo, Wagner |
Opera in three parts, in Italian, with Hungarian and English surtitles
Arrigo Boito is one of the most unique figures in the history of music, not least of all because of his work as a poet: he is responsible for some of the finest librettos ever written for opera (including, for example, Otello). Smitten with Wagner and metaphysics, it's no surprise that he became enamoured with Goethe's Faust, in particularly with the figure of the devil. Mefistofele is his sole completed opera for which he also composed the music. Balázs Kovalik's thrilling production focuses on the mystery of the eternal duel between God against Satan, using powerful imagery to amplify Boito's own personalised poetic treatment of the subject.
Reviews of Mefistofele directed by Balázs Kovalik
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