Gems from National Operas
The remarkable thing about this concert is the fact that it gives twelve amateur choirs the chance to join the MÁV Symphony Orchestra, some outstanding soloists and the Debrecen Kodály Choir in Müpa Budapest's one-of-a-kind concert hall to make music together, performing popular opera excerpts. The concert is part of KÓTA's 'Voice to Voice' series, which between January and June 2020 is offering visitors a number of varied events - including concerts, conferences, professional training assisting in Hungarian music education, choral get-togethers and many other colourful programmes - held all over the country. The aim is, in addition to drawing an adult audience, to address as many young people as possible with high-quality entertainment that conveys the experience of collective singing and music-making.
Sections
Verdi: Nabucco - Overture
Verdi: Nabucco - Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
Smetana: The Bartered Bride - opening chorus
Bizet: Carmen - Chorus of Street Urchins
Erkel: Bánk bán - Wine Song (Petúr bán's aria)
Erkel: Hunyadi László - Palotás (Palace) Dance
Erkel: Bánk bán - finale to Act 1
Verdi: Macbeth - Overture, Witches's Chorus, Murderers' Chorus
Verdi: I Lombardi - Crusaders' Chorus
Verdi: Il trovatore - Anvil Chorus and 'Stride la vampa'
Verdi: Aida - Triumphal March and Chorus and ballet music
Conductor: Csaba Somos
Featuring:
soprano: Lilla Horti
alto: Erika Gál
tenor: Tibor Szappanos
baritone: Csaba Szegedi
Debrecen Kodály Choir (chorus director: Máté Szabó Sipos)
MÁV Symphony Orchestra
Ilona Andor Friends Association Zoltán Kodály Choir (choirmaster: Andrea B. Horváth)
Magnificat Girls' Choir (choirmaster: Valéria Szebellédi)
Béla Bartók Girls' Choir of Pécs's Zoltán Kodály High School (choirmaster: Attila Kertész, Bernadett Rózsa)
Budapest Vándor Choir (choirmaster: Zsuzsanna Németh)
Dunaújváros Mixed Choir (choirmasters: Ágnes Könyves, Gergely Kurucz)
Törökbálint Cantabile Choir (choirmaster: Marianna Vékey)
VME Lajos Vass Choir (choirmaster: Judit Bárd, Dániel Szűcs)
Padrag Miners' Male Choir (choirmaster: Petra Kanyár-Grünvald)
Pécs Béla Bartók Male Choir (choirmaster: Tamás Lakner)
Tungsram Zoltán Kodály Male Choir (choirmaster: Péter Pálinkás)
Hunyadi Grand Choir (choirmaster: Hedvig Büttner Igali)
Sponsored by: Ministry of Human Capacities