Budapest Die Csárdásfürstin sparkles and bubbles in Munich

By Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 12 June 2015

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“the whole show is infused with an air of boozy revelry”

Reviewed at Deutsches Theater München, Munich on 11 June 2015

Kálmán, Die Csárdásfürstin (The Gypsy Princess)

Budapest Operetta Theatre

László Makláry, Conductor

Anni Füyer, Costume Designer

Ágnes Gyarmathy, Set Designer

Annamari Dancs, Countess Stasi

Mónika Fischl, Sylva Varescu

Bori Kállay, Anhilte

Dávid Szabó, Baron Boni Káncsiánu

Gergely Boncsér, Edwin Ronald

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Alexandra Ivanoff, 23rd April

This exhilarating remake of Kálmán's 1928 operetta gem is worth booking a trip to Budapest to catch it.

*****

Glittering Die Csárdásfürstin at Berlin's Waldbühne recalls the Vienna of yore

Christie Franke, 17th August

On August 17th, the Budapest Operetta Theater presented Emmerich Kalman’s beloved classic Die Csárdásfürstin at Berlin’s Waldbühne amphitheater.

****1

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Lawrence Dunn, 12th May

Kip Williams and ENO mount an extraordinary new production of Du Yun and Royce Vavrek’s multifaceted opera, with performances of great emotional directness broadcast live on camera.

*****

Sir Thomas Allen’s Figaro for Scottish Opera still entertains

David Smythe, 9th May

A traditional Marriage of Figaro entertains with a strong cast, eye-catching design and lighting, and Amanda Holden’s earthy libretto.

****1

Sasha Cooke brings sharp intelligence to Seattle Opera’s Carmen

Thomas May, 8th May

Sasha Cooke’s thoughtful role debut anchors Paul Curran’s visually and musically alert but dramatically uneven production.

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Werther oozes quiet despair in new Canadian Opera Company staging

John Gilks, 7th May

Excellent performances cannot turn a conventional production of Massenet’s Werther into a dramatic experience for the 21st century.

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Ilana Walder-Biesanz

Ilana Walder-Biesanz is a product manager for Yahoo, a theatre and opera critic, and a classically trained mezzo-soprano. She explored theater and opera stagings as a Gates Scholar at Cambridge and as a Fulbright Scholar in Germany. She currently writes for Bachtrack, San Francisco Classical Voice, and Stark Insider. Twitter: @ilana_wb.