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Wagner, The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
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Budapest Wagner Days
It was between composing the first and second parts of the Ring cycle and after completing Tristan und Isolde that Wagner wrote his sole comic opera. With its medieval setting, of course, this work goes far beyond a typical comic opera: it conveys a philosophy of life married to the composer's own aesthetic principles. Returning to conduct this highly acclaimed Budapest Wagner Days production in 2025 will be Ádám Fischer, this time with Eric Cutler as Walther von Stolzing, its amazing veteran Beckmesser, Bo Skovhus, Polina Pasztircsák as Eva and Cornel Frey as David.
Program and cast
Conductor: Ádám Fischer
Cast:
Hans Sachs, shoemaker: N. N.
Veit Pogner, goldsmith: Gábor Bretz
Sixtus Beckmesser, town clerk: Bo Skovhus
Fritz Kothner, baker: Zoltán Nagy
Walther von Stolzing, a young Franconian knight: Eric Cutler
Eva, Pogner's daughter: Polina Pasztircsák
David, Sachs's apprentice: Cornel Frey
Featuring:
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Hungarian Radio Choir (choirmaster: Zoltán Pad)
Hungarian National Choir (choirmaster: Csaba Somos)
Creators:
Set design: Dirk Becker
Costumes: Renée Listerdal
Revival director: Sylvie Gábor
Director: Michael Schulz
Palace of Arts Müpa Budapest
When Müpa Budapest, Hungary and its capital's new cultural hub, opened in 2005, it was built to represent more than 100 years of Hungarian cultural history. As a conglomeration of cultural venues, the building has no precedent in 20th century Hungarian architecture and has no peers in the whole of Central Europe.
The creators of this ambitious project, the Trigránit Development Corporation, prime contractor Arcadom Construction and the Zoboki, Demeter and Partners Architectural Office, were driven by the desire to create a new European cultural citadel as part of the new Millennium City Centre complex along the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Danube waterfront. The result is a facility whose construction quality, appearance, functionality and 21st century technological infrastructure makes it ideally suited to productions of the highest standard. The building is also highly versatile and equipped to host performances of any genre and almost any scale.
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