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Erkel's Hunyadi László a visual feast, but lacks Magyar spirit in Budapest's grand reopening

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“the production matches the opulent venue in all its eye-candy”
Reviewed at Hungarian State Opera: Auditorium, Budapest on 13 March 2022
Erkel, Hunyadi László
Hungarian State Opera
Balázs Kocsár, Conductor
Szilveszter Ókovács, Director
Krisztina Lisztopád, Set Designer
Dániel Pataky, László V
Klára Kolonits, Erzsébet Szilágyi
Szabolcs Brickner, László Hunyadi
Gabriella Balga, Mátyás Hunyadi
Gábor Bretz, Miklós Gara
Erika Miklósa, Mária
András Palerdi, Ulrik Cillei
Attila Erdős, Rozgonyi
Tamás Solymosi, Choreography
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
Hungarian State Opera Chorus
Gábor Csiki, Tenor
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