It is the obligation of the Hungarian State Opera House, by virtue of its rank and status as a national institution, to support the performance of opera around the country. It was this recognition that in 2013 gave rise to the week-long Primavera series, in which each of the companies invited to participate will feature their latest pieces at the Erkel Theatre.
The Primavera '16 Festival features the productions of five Hungarian theatres plus the Hungarian Opera Kolozsvár (Cluj) between 5 and 10 April 2016.
5 April 2016, 7 p.m. – W. A. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Singspiel in two acts in Hungarian – the performance of the Szeged National Theatre
Director: Róbert Alföldi
Conductor: Sándor Gyüdi
Main cast: Tamás Altorjay, György Hanczár, Gabriella Érdi, Éva Kovács, Szilveszter Szélpál, Eszter Gyüdi, Tivadar Kiss
Conductor: Sándor Gyüdi
Main cast: Tamás Altorjay, György Hanczár, Gabriella Érdi, Éva Kovács, Szilveszter Szélpál, Eszter Gyüdi, Tivadar Kiss
6 April 2016, 7 p.m. – Zoltán Kodály: Háry János
Singspiel in two parts in Hungarian– the performance of the Győr National Theatre
Director: Mihály Kerényi
Conductor: István Silló
Main cast: Attila Fejszés, Ágnes Anna Kun, Csaba Bede-Fazekas, Károly Rupnik, Beatrix Lázin, István Ungvári, Gábor Péter Vincze, Éva Kovács
7 April 2016, 7 p.m. – C. Saint
-Saëns: Samson and Delilah
Opera in three acts in French with Hungarian surtitles – the performance of the Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera
Director: György Korcsmáros
Conductor: József Horváth
Main cast: Orsolya Veress, Marius Vlad Budoiu, Sándor Balla, János Szilágyi, Sándor Köpeczi, Zsombor Rétyi, István Rigmányi, Tamás Ottó Peti
Opera in three acts in Italian with Hungarian surtitles – the performance of the Miskolc National Theatre
Conductor: Gergely Kesselyák
Conductor: Ádám Cser
Main cast: Viktória Vizin, Hector Lopez Mendoza, Antal Cseh, Dániel Kelemen, Gábor Gárday, Balázs Kolozsi, Sándor Böjte
9 April 2016, 7 p.m. – G. Verdi: La traviata
Opera in two acts in Italian with Hungarian surtitles – the performance of the Csokonai National Theatre, Debrecen
Opera in two acts in Italian with Hungarian surtitles – the performance of the Csokonai National Theatre, Debrecen
Director: Nadine Duffaut
Conductor: Máté Szabó Sipos
Main cast: Klára Kolonits, Marianna Bódi, Éva Fehér, Gergely Boncsér, Florin Estefan, Sándor Böjte, Máté Fülep
10 April 2016, 7 p.m. – P. Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana / Faragó–Háy: A Glass of Water – the performance of the Pécs National Theatre
One-act operas in Hungarian
Director: Viktor Nagy
Conductor: András Vass
Main cast: Klára Vincze, Béla Turpinszky Gippert, János Tóth, Alexandra Ruszó, Éva Balatoni, István Győrfi
