TRAILER | HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ Erkel – Hungarian State Opera

Hunyadi László is historical grand opera from Hungary. The epic covers the life and death of the 15th-century soldier and politician, Hunyadi László, son of János Hunyadi who defended Hungary against the attacks of the Ottoman Turks. When the new weak King, László V, takes a shine to Mária, László's fiancée, the young man is arrested and his fate is sealed. The executioner’s axe falls - several times - on one of opera’s most grizzly finales.

Rivalling Bánk Bán as Ferenc Erkel’s most popular work, the success of Hunyadi László, which premiere in 1844, is undoubtedly linked to patriotic feeling at the time; nationalist crowds sang excerpts from the opera during the 1848 anti-Austrian revolution. Routed in conventional of grand historical opera, the music nonetheless has real individuality and Hungarian flavour, with orchestral rhythms remissent of Liszt’s Rhapsodies. This production was staged for the reopening of the magnificent opera house in Budapest in March 2022. Szilveszter Ókovács’s production comes complete with the original sumptuous costumes and authentic scenery, artfully combined with projections and the help of Hungarian State Opera’s brand new stage machinery.

Full performance streamed on OperaVision from 21 July 2023 at 19:00 CET to 21 January 2024: https://operavision.eu/performance/hu...

CAST

King László V
Dániel Pataky

Ulrik Cillei, the regent
András Palerdi

Erzsébet Szilágyi
Klára Kolonits

László Hunyadi
Szabolcs Brickner

Mátyás Hunyadi
Melinda Heiter

Miklós Gara
Gábor Bretz

Mária Gara
Erika Miklósa

Rozgonyi
Attila Erdős

Dancers
Dancers of the Hungarian National Ballet
Students of the Hungarian National Ballet Institute

Orchestra
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

Chorus
Hungarian State Opera Chorus

Music
Ferenc Erkel

Text
Béni Egressy
based on Lőrinc Tóth's drama

Conductor
Balázs Kocsár

Director
Szilveszter Ókovács

Artistic consultant
András Almási-Tóth

Sets and costumes
Krisztina Lisztopád

Lighting
Tamás Pillinger

Video design
Zsombor Czeglédi

Stage managers
Resz Miklós

Artistic assistant
Erika Tóth

Assistant director
Mária Anna Kovács

Choreographer
Tamás Solymosi

Assistant choreographer
Marianna Venekei

Chorus Master
Gábor Csiki

Children Chorus Master
Nikolett Hajzer

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