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classical music, opera, theatre

Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle / The Miraculous Mandarin - premiere

Opening concert of CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival

one interval
Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
  • Produced by Müpa Budapest

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The story of Bluebeard, a lonely and mysterious nobleman who keeps his former wives locked up, has found countless interpretations since it was first committed to writing by Charles Perrault, the 17th century French author of fairy tales. Of the many approaches, production director Csaba Káel was inspired by the one closest to the composer's intentions, the psychological reading. "We try, in the spirit of Bartók, to represent how different qualities in the relationship of man and woman alternate or compete, while Judith seeks to get at the heart of the prince through his imagination.”

The work constitutes a certain transition between an opera and a concert piece, a perfect example of semi-staged (or specially staged) operas performed in concert halls.

In the second part of the evening, Balázs Vince presents a new choreography for The Miraculous Mandarin, performed among the sets of Bluebeard's Castle. The director-choreographer, who as a dancer already performed one of the vagrants, is interested, above all, in the mysterious figure of the Mandarin and his motivations.


Presented by: CAFe Budapest

Sections

  • Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
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  • Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin

Conductor:

  • Zoltán Kocsis

Featuring:

  • mezzo-soprano
    Andrea Szántó
  • bass
    Gábor Bretz
  • Ballet Pécs
  • Hungarian National Philharmonic
  • Prologue
    Károly Mécs

The Miraculous Mandarin:

  • Mimi
    Ujvári Katalin
  • The Mandarin
    Péter Koncz
  • Bon Vivant
    Bánk Téglás
  • The Young Man
    Dávid Matola
  • Tramp No 1
    Lőrinc Soma Kerekes
  • Tramp No 2
    Márton Szabó
  • Tramp No 3
    Szilárd Tuboly

Creators:

  • set
    Éva Szendrényi
  • costumes
    Anikó Németh (Manier)
  • production design
    Zsolt László Bordos
  • choreography
    Balázs Vincze
  • director
    Csaba Káel

Creator:

  • master of Stagecraft
    Sylvie Gábor

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CAFe Budapest 2016
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