A frivol- „A szerelem arcai” bérlet

On the third evening of this series showcasing the faces of love, the Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok places on the playbill two works that will without doubt prove to be true delicacies for concertgoers. Although Carl Orff is best known as the composer of Carmina Burana, his Trionfi trilogy also contains two other parts. One of these is a cantata completed in 1943, which sets to music love poems mainly by Catullus. It is an interesting fact that the chorus and the vocal soloists are accompanied by an ensemble consisting of four pianos and nothing other than percussion instruments. Also interesting – and, in fact, truly incomprehensible – is that Catulli Carmina is in no way inferior musically to Carmina Burana, but is nevertheless only rarely played on the concert stage. Emil Petrovics’s one-act opera from 1962, revised nine years later, was based, originally as a musical, on Aristophanes’s comedy.

While both works to be played on this evening are always enjoyable, Gábor Hollerung and his ensemble, as well as the outstanding featured choirs, are joining forces with yet another famed company to guarantee an unforgettable experience to those ready to partake in the adventure. The works are also paired with similarly spectacular visual effects – and we are not referring to the hundred-strong chorus and orchestra filling the stage. The Kossuth Prize-winning Tamás Juronics and the Szegedi Contemporary ballet have been performing Carmina Burana with the Dohnányi Orchestra with great success for several years. This time, too, we can expect choreography that is grandiose, stirring and spectacular.

An event jointly organized with Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok.

Programme:

Orff: Catulli Carmina

Petrovics: Lysistrate

Featuring: Szeged Contemporary Dance Company, Budapest Academic Choral Society (choir director: Csaba Tőri), Nyíregyháza Cantemus Mixed Choir (choir director: Soma Szabó), Talamba Percussion Group

Director-Choreographer: Tamás Juronics

Conductor: Gábor Hollerung

Ticket prices: HUF 2500, 3500, 4500, 5500, 6500, 8000