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5 Sold Out Opera Shows/ 5 teltházas operaelőadás

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May 29-30-31, the revival of last year’s ‘The Giant Baby’ production at the Warehouse Stage of the Budapest Operetta Theater. It is great to have three more performances, all sold out, by the talented cast of the Kolibri Theater, and a select cast of fine singers, directed by Janos Novak.
http://www.kolibriszinhaz.hu
After these three shows, On June 2&5, I will be conducting two performances of La Bohème, both of them sold out, at the newly opened “Eiffel Art Studios” of the Budapest State Opera. The show is entitled La Bohème 2.0, which will be my first non-traditional stage production of this beloved work. These performances will be the part of this season’s “Puccini Festival”.
http://www.opera.hu

Május 29-20-31-én az Operett Színház Raktárszínházában felújításra kerül a Novák János által tavaly színre állított Az óriáscsecsemő című operám énekesekre, színészekre, zenészekre és bábokra. Nagy öröm újból látni és hallani a kíváló énekeseket, muzsikusokat és a Kolibri lelkes csapatát.
http://www.kolibriszinhaz.hu
Június 2.-án és 5.-én, a Magyar Állami Operaház Puccini Fesztiválja keretében debütálok a nemrég megnyílt Eiffel Műhelyházban. Ezúttal a Bohémélet 2.0 előadásait vezényelem majd, úgy is mint első nem-tradicionális rendezésű La Bohème produkciómat. Mind az 5 előadásra az összes jegy elkelt.
http://www.opera.hu

Holiday Wishes from Around the World

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It’s time for the last entry of the calendar year. Why? Because I will be on my way to Taiwan next Monday, then off to China on December 26, and I won’t be back until early January. This will be my first ever trip to Asia ever. I will be conducting the Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra in an all Viennese program, again with the great American soprano, Rebecca Nelsen singing. After that comes a multi-stop concert tour with the musicians of the Hungarian Radio Symphony. We will be playing Beethoven Symphony No.8 along with Strauss’ Kaiserwaltzer and other great and fun pieces.
As for what happened since my last blog entry, here is a short summary. On November 14 I have conducted a program with the Hungarian radio Symphony at the Palace of the Arts (MUPA), Budapest. The program was made up of two Mahler compositions, Songs of a Wayfarer and Symphony No.1 “Titan”, and the famous ‘Cantus Artcticus’, concerto for birds and orchestra by Rautavaara. The Radio Symphony and I have made history by playing a Rautavaara work for the very first time in the (now about 18yo) history o Palace of the Arts. After a short and sweet Thanksgiving break with friends in Milwaukee, Wisconsin I have gotten a lot of things done in Huntsville in preparation for season 18-19. Last week after spending two full days at the Budapest Music Center, composer-conductor Peter Eötvös and myself have selected 4 young composers and 2 conductors for the multi-year mentor program of the Peter Eötvös Contemporary Music Foundation. Two days ago I have spent a day working with the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra in Pécs.
In the meantime I have finished Part One of my new-old Puppet Opera, The Giant Baby (premiere early July, 2018 at the Armel Festival) and have sent the vocal scores to the singers. I am planning to finish working on the opera latest by mid March, 2018. More on it later!
Check out my pretty busy schedule of the first three months of calendar year 2018 here ———————————>
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I wish all of you a Blessed Holiday Season and all the best for the New Year!
See you here again in January!