La Gioconda
Hungarian State Opera, Magyar Állami Operaház / Hungarian State Opera
Andrássy út 22., 1061 Budapest
Andrássy út 22., 1061 Budapest
Amilcare Ponchielli
LA GIOCONDA
Opera in four acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles
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Ponchielli's most famous opera whisks the audience back to the magical, but at the same time, dangerous Venetian Republic of the 17th century. The piece's protagonist is a street singer named Gioconda. In spite of her name, which means “the jovial one”, her life takes a tragic turn owing to the intrigues of a diabolically evil figure who is hopelessly in love with her.
Ponchielli and Boito employ nearly every available trope of grand opéra: the carnival masquerade, the love triangle, unexpected twists, poison, a blind woman denounced as a witch, stirring crowd scenes – and dance: the best-known part of the opera is the ballet interlude the Dance of the Hours.
This work in the style of French and Italian grand opera premiered in a production directed by András Almási-Tóth.
AUTHORS
Composer: Amilcare Ponchielli
Librettist: Arrigo Boito
Director: András Almási-Tóth
Artistic consultant: Éva Marton
Set designer: Krisztina Lisztopád
Costume designer: Bori Tóth
Lighting designer: Tamás Pillinger
Choreographer: Dóra Barta
Hungarian subtitles: Judit Kenesey
English subtitles: Arthur Roger Crane
Chorus director: Gábor Csiki
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