Fluidity

“Viva la libertà!”– or “Long live freedom!” – is a line from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, and it is also the central theme of the conceptual framework behind the opera exam titled FLUIDITY. The production weaves the three Da Ponte operas into a single obscene, libertine narrative, while also reflecting on the problems of our time. The creators draw inspiration from Lorenzo Da Ponte’s scandalous life – he was brought to trial as a monk on charges of lewdness and subsequently banished from Venice – as well as from the radical philosophy of the Marquis de Sade: the themes of sinful desire and moral boundaries remain relevant today. The texts of the recitatives evoke the style of Sade’s novels, while the scenes reflect the lifestyle of today’s elite, with the music occasionally interrupted by improvised scenes performed by the audience. The performance also includes moments that may disturb the peace and good taste; we recommend it for adult audiences only.

Don Giovanni / Count: Ágoston Szabó
Donna Anna / Countess: Anna Szekér
Donna Elvira / Fiordiligi: Ráhel Hencz
Cheubino / Dorabella: Donatella Hunyadi
Susanna / Despina / Zerlina: Luca Csörgeő
Leporello: Mihály Pál Döbörhegyi
Figaro: Dániel Tóth-Fejel
Don Ottavio: Yusuke Sawai
Commendatore: István Kovács (guest artist)

Featuring the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
Conductor: Szabolcs Sándor

Set designer: Sebastian Hannak
Costume designer: Richárd Márton
Choreographer: Eszter Lázár
Music director: Szabolcs Sándor
Director: András Almási-Tóth

Professors: Andrea Meláth, Ildikó Iván, Ingrid Kertesi, Zita Váradi, Gábor Bretz, István Kovácsházi, László Szvétek
Accompanists: Katalin Alter, Mónika Baja, Gabriella Gyökér, Mariann Holló, Emese Virág, Péter Oberfrank, Gábor Rózsa
Head of department: Andrea Meláth