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classical music, opera, theatre

Péter Esterházy - Gergely Vajda: Fuharosok (Transporters) / George Benjamin: Into the Little Hill - premiere

Performance by the UMZE Ensemble and Forte Company

one interval
Festival Theatre
  • Produced by Müpa Budapest
  • Liszt Fest

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"My work is an opera in the way Esterházy's is a novel,” said Gergely Vajda about the piece he composed for a mezzo-soprano and a chamber ensemble, and based on Péter Esterházy's short story, Fuharosok. Premiered at a concert in March 2020, this mono-concert-opera did indeed lay claim to a peculiar position among the genres, with its dramatic-theatrical character unfolding in the manner of ballads. This balladic mode of storytelling is what constitutes a natural link between the one-act pieces of the world-famous British composer George Benjamin and Vajda. Benjamin's work is based on the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, and it also relates the story in the manner of a ballad. The well-known parable, which dates back to the 13th century and can be interpreted as a metaphor for the death of children, is rendered by a soprano and a mezzo-soprano, who play several characters. In Vajda's opera, Esterházy's story of the rape of a young girl is told by a single singer, although in three roles.

The performance is not recommended for audiences under the age of 18.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Conductor:

  • Gergely Vajda

Featuring:

  • soprano
    Esther-Elisabeth Rispens
  • mezzo-soprano
    Katalin Károlyi, Anna Molnár
  • UMZE Ensemble

Forte Company:

  • Nóra Földeáki
    Barnabás Horkay
    Márton Pallag
    Kristóf Widder

Creators:

  • Set
    Zoltán Kalászi, Kristóf Kiss-Benedek
  • Costumes
    Mari Benedek
  • Assistant to the director
    Gréta Garádi
  • Choreographer, director
    Csaba Horváth

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