Carnival Concert Budapest 2020 Nino Machaidze, Gergely Boncsér, Michele Kálmándy

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Carnival Concert  
• Composer: various  
• Libretto: various  
• Venue & Opera Company: Erkel Theatre, Budapest, Hungary  
• Recorded: February 22, 2020
• Type: Concert Live
• Singers: Nino Machaidze, Gergely Boncsér, Michele Kálmándy
• Conductor: Balázs Kocsár  
• Orchestra: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Children's Chorus  
• Chorus: Hungarian State Opera Chorus and Children's Chorus  
• Ballet: Hungarian National Ballet  
• Stage Director:   
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: M5  
• Date Published: 2020  
• Format: Broadcast
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: yessubs, othersubs  
• This Recording is NOT AVAILABLE from a proper commercial or public source
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

The world-famous Georgian soprano Nino Machaidze performed in Hungary for the first time on February 22, 2020, as the star guest of the Opera’s festive program. The institution welcomed its audience to the Erkel Theater for the annual themed evening this season as well. The 2014 Silver Rose Ball was dedicated to Richard Strauss’ opera, The Rose Knight, in 2015 the Faust theme, in 2016 Shakespeare’s works dominated the event, and the 2017 “Hungarian Season” evening was subordinated to the creative imagination of János Háry by the creative team of the gala evening . In 2018, the “Rings of the Ring” season focused on the theme of the ring, and the 2019 carnival evening was imbued with Puccini and his Italy. This year, in the Christian Season, it is so relevant – and not in small part hilarious! – episodes were added to the program, which are nourished by the Judeo-Christian roots of European opera and ballet culture and/or enriched by ancient Greek and Roman culture. After Kasarova, Gheorghiu, Domingo, Benedikt and D’Arcangelo, as well as Alagna and Kurzak, as well as Yoncheva, the Georgian soprano Nino Machaidze is the main guest of the carnival evening.

Gala Programme:

Part 1

András Nádasdy / Franz Lehár: Gold und Silber Waltz – opening dance
Verdi: I lombardi – “La mia letizia infondere” (Oronte’s aria from Act 2) » Gergely Boncsér

Verdi: Otello – “Fuoco di gioia” » Hungarian State Opera Chorus

Verdi: I vespri siciliani – “Mercé, dilette amiche” (Elena’s aria from Act 5) » Nino Machaidze

Kornélia Mráz / Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake – Hungarian Dance » Students of the Hungarian National Ballet Academy

Erkel: Bánk bán – “God rest her soul” (King Endre II’s aria from Act 2) » Michele Kálmándy and the Hungarian State Opera Chorus

Edit Rujsz / Haydn: Die Schöpfung (“The Creation”) – Overture » Jessica Carulla Leon, Lili Felméry, Ellina Pokhodnykh, Gergő Ármin Balázsi, Gergely Leblanc, Dmitry Timofeev (Hungarian National Ballet)

Dvořák: Rusalka – “Song to the Moon” » Nino Machaidze

Puccini: Tosca – “Qual’occhio” (Cavaradossi’s aria from Act 1) » Gergely Boncsér

Puccini: Tosca – “Te Deum” » Michele Kálmándy and the Hungarian State Opera Chorus

INTERVAL

Part 2

Johann Strauss Jr: Die Fledermaus – Overture
Puccini: La bohème – “Donde lieta uscì” (Mimì’s aria from Act 3) » Nino Machaidze

Marianna Venekei / Johann Strauss Jr: Hail to Hungary! » Futaba Ishizaki , Ágnes Kelemen, Adema Omarova, Nadezhda Sorokina, Federico Berardi, Dmitry Diachkov, Dávid Molnár, Francesco Sardella (Hungarian National Ballet)

Gounod: Roméo et Juliette – “Je veux vivre” (Juliette’s aria from Act 1) » Nino Machaidze

Adrienn Vetési / Taalbi Brothers: Ameksa – Sparkling Fire » Alex Torres (classical guitar), Katica Ruip (Hungarian National Ballet)

Adrienn Vetési / Schubert: Faith (Ave Maria) » Anna Karácsonyi (Hungarian State Opera Children’s Choir), Lili Boróka Pásztor (Hungarian National Ballet Institute), Katalin Doman (piano)

Wayne Eagling, Tamás Solymosi / Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker – Russian Dance » Viktória Rohonczi, Ágnes Riedl, Zsófia Gyarmati, Annamaria Voltolini, Majoros Balázs (Hungarian National Ballet)

Wayne Eagling, Tamás Solymosi / Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker – Pas de deux – Adagio » Tatiana Melnik, Gergely Leblanc (Hungarian National Ballet)

Boito: Mefistofele – “Prologo in cielo” » Hungarian State Opera Chorus