Kacsóh Pongrác - János Vitéz
Song play in three parts, in Hungarian, with Hungarian and English subtitles
Length of performance: 3 hours 15 minutes, with 2 intermissions.
"Be schön is this fairy tale. Pongrác Kacsóh, following in the footsteps of the poet, did not roughly erase the fairy tale's glorious dust, his wonderful, beautiful music, with its Hungarianism and its sincere folk tone, stands out sharply from all previous operetta music" - reports the newspaper Újság about the premiere of János vitéz in 1904. Incredible though it may seem, the title role was played by the great actor-actress Sári Fedák. "When I sang 'A Rose Speaks Better', the fate of the play was already decided. Everyone in the audience was crying, and I was crying with them." Since its premiere at the opera house in 1931, there has hardly been a season since János vitéz was not on the programme, and in 2023 it will be a fitting way to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Sándor Petőfi.
Schedule
SEASONAL CAST
Conductor: Dániel Erdélyi
Dániel Dániel Daniele Daniele
Iluska: Boglárka Brindás
Bagó: Antal Cseh
The King of France: András Hábetler
French King's wife: Zsuzsanna Kapi
Stepmother: Bernadett Wiedemann
Lóránt Najbauer, Gergely Halász e.h.
Stallion: Géza Gábor
Bartolo, scientist: Balázs Csémy
With the participation of the Orchestra, Choir and Children's Choir of the Hungarian State Opera House and the Hungarian National Ballet
SOURCES
Composer: Pongrác Kacsóh
Lyrics by Enikő Perczel, Máté Szabó
Original libretto based on a poem by Sándor Petőfi: Jenő Heltai, Károly Bakonyi
Revised by. Sándor Palcsó, Jr.
Directed by Máté Szabó
Set designer: Balázs Horesnyi
Costume designer: Füzér Anni
Animation by Dániel Huszár, Bálint Berkes, Zsombor Czeglédi
Graphic designer: Balázs Illés
Choreographer: Bertalan Vári
Dramaturg: Perczel Enikő
English text by Arthur Roger Crane, Minka Benkő, Andrea Valkai
Director of the Children's Choir: Nikolett Hajzer
Choir Director: Gábor Csiki
Erkel Theatre
Az Erkel Színház, Népopera néven 1911. december 7-én nyitotta meg kapuit. A többször is átalakított épület 1951 és 2007, valamint 2013 óta a Magyar Állami Operaház második játszóhelyeként funkcionál. Megnyitása óta az ország legnagyobb nézőterével büszkélkedhet, jelenleg 1819 ülőhellyel várja a közönséget.
