RETURN VICTORIOUS!

With the Kossuth Prize, the Hungarian state recognizes its artists at the highest level, usually at the end of their careers, to crown their achievements. The Hungarian State Opera invites those soloists who are still active to come together for this special evening and welcome the new Kossuth Prize recipient Gábor Bretz, who will present a longer programme. Then, after the break, the previous recipients should delight the audience and each other with their favourite (lyrical or tragic) arias and (certainly hilarious) stories.

Hosted by Szilveszter Ókovács general director

PROGRAMME:

G. Verdi: Don Carlo – "Ei voleva regnare sul mondo" – The Monk's aria from Act 1 | Gábor Bretz

W. A. Mozart: Don Giovanni – "Madamina, il catalogo è questo…" – Leporello's aria from Act 1 | Gábor Bretz

G. Verdi: Simon Boccanegra – "Il lacerato spirito…" – Fiesco's aria from Act 1 | Gábor Bretz

G. Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia – "La calunnia…" – Don Basilio's aria from Act 1 | Gábor Bretz

R. Wagner: Das Rheingold – "Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge…" – Wotan's aria from Scene 4 | Gábor Bretz

O. Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor – "As bülein klein" – Falstaff's drinking song | Gábor Bretz

P. Kacsóh: John the Valiant – "A single rose speaks more beautifully" – Bagó's song | Gábor Bretz

--- Intermission ---

G. Verdi: In solitaria stanza | Ilona Tokody

Gy. Ránki: King Pomade's New Clothes – "Prepare, my people…" | Kolos Kováts

G. Puccini: La Bohème – "Sì, mi chiamano Mimì…" – Mimi's aria from Act 1 | Gyöngyi Lukács

G. Giordani: Caro mio ben | Dénes Gulyás

C. Saint-Saëns: Samson et Delila – "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix…" – The Love aria from Act 2 | Ildikó Komlósi

G. Puccini: Madama Butterfly – "Un bel dì vedremo" – Cio-Cio-San's aria from Act 2 | Eszter Sümegi

G. Verdi: Macbeth – "Pietà, rispetto, amore…" – Macbeth's aria from Act 4 | Mihály Kálmándy

G. Charpentier: Louise – "Depuis le jour…" – Louise's aria from Act 3 | Klára Kolonits

Z. Kodály: Farewell Words of Carnival (Belated Melodies Op. 6) – "Űzik már a farsangot" ("They Drive Away Carnival") | Gábor Bretz