Schedule
In 1923, when Budapest wanted to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its own birth - the unification of Pest, Buda and Óbuda in 1873 - three of the most important Hungarian composers of the time were asked to create the programme for the concert. Béla Bartók's Dance Suite will be staged this season, while Ernő Dohnányi's Overture for two and three orchestras was performed at the reopening of the Opera House. Now it's time for the largest-scale work, Zoltán Kodály's Psalmus Hungaricus cantata, which OPERA's ensembles last performed in the summer of 2011 at the ancient castle of Savonlinna in Finland. This time, it will be performed in the grand Mozdony Hall of the Eiffel Workshop Hall, with a huge orchestra and the full 160-voice choir. OPERA's orchestra adds further colour with the popular Galántai Dances, while the choir adds a piece for mixed choir by Kodály and a performance of the great opus that concludes his oeuvre, Laudes organi.
MŰSOR:
Zoltán Kodály:
Angels and shepherds
Song of St. Stephen the King
Laudes organi | With Jean Klára (organ)
Dances of Galanta
Psalmus Hungaricus
With the Orchestra, Choir and Children's Choir of the Hungarian State Opera House
Conductors: Nikolett Hajzer, Dániel Erdélyi, Gábor Csiki, Tamás Pál
EIFFEL ART STUDIOS
The largest indoor complex in Hungarian railway history, a system of vast covered spaces unique in Europe, the Northern Railway Maintenance and Engineering Works was built between 1884 and 1886. After years of alterations and renovations, starting from 2020 it is now home to the Hungarian State Opera’s new logistics and art centre.
