Les Huguenots at Hungarian State Opera

By David Karlin, 29 October 2017

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“the performance worked on both a historical and a human level”

Reviewed at Erkel Színház (Erkel Theatre), Budapest on 28 October 2017

Meyerbeer, Les Huguenots

Hungarian State Opera

Oliver von Dohnányi, Conductor

János Szikora, Director

Orsolya Hajnalka Rőser, Marguerite de Valois

Klára Kolonits, Marguerite de Valois

Melinda Heiter, Urbain

Gabriella Balga, Urbain

Boldizsár László, Raoul de Nangis

Gergely Boncsér, Raoul de Nangis

Kinga Kriszta, Valentine

Gabriella Létay Kiss, Valentine

Tamás Busa, Le Comte de Saint-Bris

Antal Cseh, Le Comte de Saint-Bris

Csaba Sándor, Le Comte de Nevers

Zsolt Haja, Le Comte de Nevers

József Mukk, Cossé

Tivadar Kiss, Cossé

Géza Gábor, Marcel

Gábor Bretz, Marcel

László Beöthy-Kiss, Bois-Rosé

Ferenc Kristofori, Bois-Rosé

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

Les Huguenots powerfully driven by Oliver von Dohnányi at Hungarian State Opera