Hosted by József Szarvas and Szilveszer Ókovács
Conducted by principal music director Balázs Kocsár
Directed by artistic director Ferenc Anger, and ballet director Tamás Solymosi
Assistant director: András Aczél
25 February 2017, 8:30 p.m. | Opera House
Programme highlights include:
Ferenc Erkel: Hunyadi László – Palotás (choreographer: András Nádasdy)
Giuseppe Verdi: ”Una vela...” and “Esultate” (Kristian Benedikt,
Gergely Boncsér, Sándor Egri, Mihály Kálmándy)
Giuseppe Verdi: Otello – Love Duet
Georges Bizet: Carmen – Habanera
Georges Bizet: Carmen – Toreador Song
Bedřich Smetana: The Bartered Bride – dance of the comedians (choreographer: Csaba Sebestyén)
Antonín Dvořák: Rusalka – Song to the Moon
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades – Hermann's Aria from Act 3
Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson and Delilah – “Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix”
Charles Gounod: Faust – Megphisto’s Rondo
- interval -
Giuseppe Verdi: Aida – Triumphal March and Chorus
Giacomo Puccini: Turandot - Nessun dorma
Gioacchino Rossini: The Barber Of Seville – Don Basilio's Aria
Zoltán Kodály: Háry János – Intermezzo (choreographer: Zoltán Farkas)
Zoltán Kodály: Háry János – “I am poor”
Zoltán Kodály: Háry János – Recruiting Dance
Zoltán Kodály: The Spinning Room – Cuckorikoo Tale
Zoltán Kodály: The Spinning Room – Beneath the Mountains of Csitár
Zoltán Kodály: The Spinning Room – Finale
The Opera reserves the right to make changes in the programme and the cast.