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Carl Orff: CARMINA BURANA
2025-03-01T18:00:00.000Z - 2025-05-11T11:00:00.000Z
Scenic cantata in original languages, with Hungarian, English and original subtitles
Length of the performance: 2 hours with 1 intermission.
O Fortuna. The sweeping opening motifs of Carl Orff's most famous work are familiar to all. But few people know that Carmina Burana is not an oratorio, but a work specifically for the stage. This is clear from the Latin subtitle of the piece: 'secular songs for solo singers and choir, with instrumental accompaniment and magical images'.
Tibor Bogányi has conducted the work on several occasions, and a vision of a staged performance has gradually emerged. Around the three soloists, three artists of the Hungarian National Ballet and the monumental choir of almost 100 singers, the creators have created a breathtaking spectacle on the stage of the Erkel: the 3D "magic images" will be projected on six projectors and LED screens. Traditionally, the performance is introduced by a kind of medieval "tuning in": from 2025, Orff's own work, Catulli's Carmina, later composed as a sister work to Carmina Burana, will be performed before Orff's work, set to Catullus' poems. The excerpts of this shorter but more intimate piece will be brought to life by soloists from the Hungarian State Opera Chorus and Orchestra.
Please note that the performance sometimes uses strong lighting effects, which may be disturbing for those sensitive to light.
This production is brought to you with the permission of Schott Music GmbH & Co.
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May
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Schedule
SEASONAL CAST
Conductor: Tibor Bogányi, Dániel Somogyi-Tóth, Dániel Erdélyi
Soprano: Eszter Zemlényi, Orsolya Sáfár, Zsuzsanna Kapi
Alto: Andrea Meláth, Gabriella Balga, Mária Farkasréti
Baritone: Máté Fülep, Gyula Nagy, Norbert Balázs
With the participation of the Orchestra, Choir and Children's Choir of the Hungarian State Opera House and the Hungarian National Ballet
SUBMISSIONS
Concept by Ágnes Zászkaliczky, Attila Könnyű, Tibor Bogányi
Artistic Director: Ágnes Zászkaliczky, Tibor Bogányi
Conductor, Director: Tibor Bogányi
3D visual projection: Freelusion
Choreographer, visual visual designer: Tímea Papp
Head graphic designer: Ádám Herczeg
Costume designer: Szelei Mónika
Choreographer: Gábor Csiki
Children's choir director: Nikolett Hajzer
Hungarian text by Ferenc Pödör
English text by unknown author
Location
Hungarian State Opera
The Hungarian State Opera House is the only theatre in Hungary with a large company, specialising in operas and ballets. The building is one of Budapest's most important 19th century monuments. It was built in neo-Renaissance style according to the plans of Miklós Ybl. The richly decorated interior was designed by renowned Hungarian artists, including Mór Than, Károly Lotz and Bertalan Székely.