FULL DER ZIGEUNERBARON Budapest 2017 Atilla Kiss B., Ildikó Szakács, Bernadett Wiedemann

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Der Zigeunerbaron or "A CIGÁNYBÁRÓ" in Hungarian   
• Composer: Strauss Johann Jr.  
• Libretto: Ignaz Schnitzer    Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: Erkel Theatre, Budapest, Hungary, Hungarian National Opera  
• Recorded: March 24, 2017
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: Atilla Kiss B., Ildikó Szakács, Bernadett Wiedemann, Batki Fazekas Zoltan, Röser Orsolya Hajnalka, Busa Tamas, Farkasreti Maria, Kiss Tivadar, Geiger Lajos, Szücs Nelli
• Conductor: Domonkos Héja  
• Orchestra:
• Choreographer: Gábor Mihályi  
• Stage Director: Miklós Szinetár  
• Stage Designer: Balázs Horesnyi  
• Costume Designer: Márta Pilinyi  

Information about the Recording

• Published by: M5  
• Date Published: 2017  
• Format: Broadcast
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

Grand operetta in three acts, in Hungarian

On one of his visits to Budapest, the younger Johann Strauss formed an acquaintanceship with the Hungarian writer Mór Jókai, whose global popularity was also considerable; the fruit of their association turned out to be one of the “Waltz King’s” finest operettas: Der Zigeunerbaron, or The Gypsy Baron, with which the 60-year-old Strauss once again captivated the world.
One of the work’s virtues is that its music lends itself to the opera stage, with the sounds of the Hungarian csárdás, Gypsy music, the Viennese waltz and weightier melodies all rubbing along together marvellously. And what is a bald pig dealer doing in an operetta? And who is the heir to the pasha of Temeşvar? And how will the son of a country gentleman become the baron of the Gypsies? All will be made clear in this production by Miklós Szinetár at the Erkel Theatre.
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