In 2004, Szilárd Somogyi made Magda Szabó's novel about Álarcosbál on stage, and in 2008 he made a bigger assignment for Abigel's musical performance. His work was composed by Tibor Kocsák, composer and Tibor Miklós, who had performed literary masterpieces such as Let a Good Mind Die or Anna Karenina come to life as early as during the Rock Theater.
From a new musical aspect, he approaches the story of a melodious heart-warming, crying-laughing story. The whole Gina, a teens genialist recalling at a dramatic moment, a reassuring of a decisive era of her life. The turn-of-the-century novel offers an opportunity for an unprecedented stage adaptation!
We will not reveal any secrets if we say that young people today read little. This piece is a bridge. And it will surely attract young people to see the musician read the novel or Magda Szabó's other works and watch the movie Abigél.
Authors
Cast and Creative team for Abigail at Budapest Operetta and Musical Theatre