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Zoltán Balázs is staging the Hungarian premiere of Can Themba’s classic The Suit, based on Mothobi Mutloatse’s adaptation. The contemporary jazz opera, which will open on the 26th of June 2026, is composed by Adrián Kovács. This new musical work, which blends elements of jazz with classical opera traditions and is based on an adaptation and libretto of a short story by one of world literature's best-known South African authors, is a collaboration between METTRIN and Maladype and will serve as the opening performance of the Louis Armstrong International Jazz Festival. Following its premiere in Bánk at the end of June, this multidisciplinary production will also be presented in Gyula at the World Literature Classics Festival and in Budapest as part of the Városmajor Open-air Theatre, Szemle Plusz competition program.