How far do we let other people into our minds, our soul, and our past? And what happens if someone pushes their way into our consciousness even though we haven't let them in? Béla Bartók and Béla Balázs's world-famous opera offers insight into the various layers and stages of the relationship between men and women, while János Vajda's work based on the famous novella by Thomas Mann depicts the effects of blind extremism and mass hypnosis. Two brilliant 20th century one-act operas in one evening: both Hungarian, and both about the deepest functioning of the human mind and how the psyche can be influenced.
Cast and Creative team for Mario and The Magician; Bluebeard's Castle at Hungarian State Opera, Opera House
Cast
Conductor
N.N.
Cipolla
András Palerdi
Mario
Balázs Csémy
Signora Angiolieri
Mária Farkasréti
Signor Angiolieri
András Hábetler
The woollen-shirted one
László Beöthy-Kiss
Roman gentleman
Zoltán Bátki Fazekas
Credits
Composer
János Vajda
Librettist
Gábor Bókkon
Director
Péter Galambos
Set designer
Péter Galambos
Costume designer
Enik? Kárpáti
Choreographer
Csaba Solti
English surtitles
Káldi Tamás
Chorus director
Kálmán Strausz
Bluebeard's Castle
Opera in one act in Hungarian, with Hungarian and English surtitles
Cast
Conductor
N.N.
Judit
Ildikó Komlósi
Bluebeard
András Palerdi
Credits
Composer
Béla Bartók
Librettist
Béla Balázs
Director
Péter Galambos
Set designer
Péter Galambos
Costume designer
Enik? Kárpáti
Choreographer
Csaba Solti
English surtitles
Péter Zollman
Chorus director
Kálmán Strausz