1956/70 – Festive gala concert i.m. Zoltán Kodály
Concert
The performance is not recommended for children under 12 years of age.
Running time 2 hours including one interval
Language Hungarian
Surtitle Hungarian, English
As it is a latent Kodály season, it seems only fitting that the concert at the OPERA honouring the events of 1956 should feature works by the composer. In that same year, the short-lived Revolutionary Council of Hungarian Intellectuals elected him as its president. Throughout his entire oeuvre, Kodály consistently reinforced Hungarian national identity. The programme gains both colour and a ceremonial character from the hymn-like and dance-infused compositions of his middle and later years.
Conductor: Ádám Medveczky
Tenor: Szabolcs Brickner
Featuring the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra and Chorus