Gyöngyösi Levente: A Mester és Margarita / LISZT ÜNNEP 2021

Woland: Péter Kálmán

The Master / Jesua: Péter Balczó

Margarita: Orsolya Sáfár

Professor Stravinsky / Pontius Pilate: István Kovács

Berlioz / Caiaphas: András Hábetler

Ivan “Homeless” Ponyrev / Matthew Levi: Gergely Ujvári

Korovyev: Tivadar Kiss

Hella: Laura Topolánszky

Behemoth: Zoltán Gavodi

Annushka / Slave girl: Alexandra Likovics

Latunsky / Judas: Jenő Dékán

Policeman / Aphranius: András Kőrösi

Head nurse / Ratslayer, a centurion: András Kiss

Bosoy, Chairman of the House Committee: Bence Gulyás

Nurse at the mental hospital: Lusine Shahakyan

Master of ceremonies: Balázs Csémy

1st nurse / Jimmy, a drunken vampire from New York: Róbert Erdős

2nd nurse / John, a drunken vampire from New York: Boldizsár Zajkás

1st man / Drunk / Monsieur Guillotine: András Farkas

2nd man / An important comrade / Emperor Nero: Balázs Papp

Young woman from the audience of the Variety Theatre / Lucrezia Borgia: Gabriella Rea Fenyvesi

Charwoman: Tímea Tímár

Featuring: acrobats of the Hungarian Acrobat Association, former students of the Hungarian Dance University

Featuring on recorded soundtrack: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra and Choir (choirmaster: Gábor Csiki)

Conductor: Gábor Hollerung

Libretto: Szabolcs Várady (on the basis of Róbert Bognár and András Schlanger’s screenplay based on Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel of the same title)

Dramaturgy: Eszter Orbán

English surtitles: Arthur Roger Crane

Set, costumes: Kentaur

Lighting: János “Madár” Madarász

Acrobats’ choreographer: Tünde Vincze

Circus consultant: Péter Fekete

Musical assistants: Kálmán Szennai, Balázs Kálvin, Levente Gyöngyösi, Sámuel Csaba Tóth

Ballet master: István Kohári

Choreographer: Lajos Péter Túri

Assistants to the director: Katalin Lázár, Andrea Valkai

Director: Vajk Szente

Satan turns up in Moscow, with an entourage of a speaking cat and other strange creatures. People start disappearing mysteriously, witches fly through the air, and suddenly we are in biblical times. The surrealistic story of Bulgakov’s novel, The Master and Margarita, comes to life in a unique musical form in Levente Gyöngyösi’s opera-musical: “I have long wanted to write a work that synthesizes diverse stylistic elements from contemporary and popular music. Something that is also accessible, thoroughly worked out and modern – an attempt at making boundaries disappear.” Directed by Vajk Szente, who is at home in musical theatre both as an actor and director, the production has a special form that brings in mind musicals, and features the former students of the Hungarian Dance University and the artist of the Hungarian Acrobat Association.

An opera-musical in two acts, in Hungarian, with English surtitles.

The performance is not recommended for audiences under the age of 16.

This performance of the Liszt Fest is a joint event of the Hungarian State Opera and Müpa Budapest.