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Hunyadi László at Hungarian State Opera, Erkel Theatre

Dates: (3/10/2017 - 3/19/2017 )

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Hungarian State Opera, Erkel Theatre


II. János Pál pápa tér 30
Budapest,Budapest 1087

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Running Time: 3 h 30 min

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Act I
The death of Cillei. Nándorfehérvár (Belgrade) Castle, 1456. Mátyás Hunyadi assembles with his family's supporters in the legendary castle of the Hunyadis, where only a few months earlier János Hunyadi had beaten back an overwhelming Turkish force, thus saving Europe from the Ottoman threat for the next seventy years.
László Hunyadi daydreams about Mária Gara, his betrothed. Rozgonyi warns him of the danger to his life. Cillei arrives, and László Hunyadi confronts him over his murderous plot, prompting Cillei to draw a dagger. László's men, however, jump out from their hiding places and kill the regent. The murder fills the king with terror, and while he does not dare to openly oppose the Hunyadis, he privately plans revenge.

Act II
The king's oath. On the Hunyadis' Temesvár (Timi?oara) estate, Erzsébet Szilágyi dreads that Cillei's murder will mean death for her sons. Her increasingly raving vision of the future predicts the tragic events to come.
When the king comes to visit, Erzsébet begs him to treat the Hunyadi boys benevolently.
The king feigns friendship. Meanwhile, the king has fallen in love with Mária Gara, which does not escape the notice of her father, the intriguing and power-hungry palatine, Miklós Gara. Erzsébet has only a few minutes to enjoy her sons' presence without worry. The king has summoned them and made a peace offering. Gara plays the contradictory situation to his own ends, fulfilling his political ambitions. The king publicly swears that he will not seek revenge for Cillei's murder.

Act III
Intrigues and execution. Buda, 1457. The king daydreams about Mária. Gara takes advantage of this, promising the king his daughter's hand, and also lies that the Hunyadis intend to assassinate him at the wedding. The terrified king leaves László's fate to Gara.
Palatine Gara and the king's troops disrupt the wedding of László Hunyadi and Mária Gara and throw László into a dungeon.

Cast and Creative team for Hunyadi László at Hungarian State Opera, Erkel Theatre

Cast

Conductor
N.N.
King László V
Tibor Szappanos
Ulrik Cillei the regent
Marcell Bakonyi
Erzsébet Szilágyi
Klára Kolonits
László Hunyadi
Atilla Kiss B.
Mátyás Hunyadi
Melinda Heiter
Miklós Gara
István Kovács
Mária Gara
Erika Miklósa
Mihály Szilágyi
Sándor Egri
Rozgonyi
András Káldi Kiss

Credits

Librettist
Béni Egressy
Director
Gábor Sz?cs
Assistant to the director
Csaba Vasvári
Set designer
Katalin Libor
Costume designer
Enik? Kárpáti
Choreographer
Gergely Csanád Kováts
Chorus director
Kálmán Strausz
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