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March 17th
Budapest Operetta Theatre / Raktár Theatre, 10.30 p.m.
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DIE CSÁRDÁSFÜRSTIN
(extracts) |
| | PERFORMANCE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DRAMA AND CINEMA | | | DIRECTOR: MÁTÉ SZABÓ, MUSIC THEATRE DIRECTING STUDENT
CLASS TEACHERS: MIKLÓS SZINETÁR, GÁBOR MIKLÓS KERÉNYI
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March 18th
Budapest Operetta Theatre Studio, 7.30 p.m.
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EMMERICH KÁLMÁN memorial programme |
| | COMPILED BY: NELLY SZILASSY
WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF LEADING ACTORS
| | | Emmerich (Imre) Kálmán (1882–1953) was admitted to the Budapest Academy of Music in 1900, together with Zoltán Kodály, to János Koessler’s composition class. Béla Bartók had already been studying with Koessler for a year and Leó Weiner joined them somewhat later. After his years at the Academy a few of his works were performed, including Saturnalia and a symphonic poem titled Endre and Johanna. In 1907 he won a Franz Joseph Prize for his songs. As a result he was able to continue his studies in Bayreuth, Munich and Berlin. However his career in classical music that began so promisingly was redirected towards lighter genres following a few brilliant cabaret songs and the success of his operetta Herbstmanöver composed in 1908. We now know that this decision was a decisive one. The praise expressed by his fellow composers, Bartók and Kodály, shows that Emmerich Kálmán was exceptionally talented. His early chamber and orchestral works were eclipsed by his later world famous operettas and remained practically unknown. These works quite clearly demonstrate that without his sound classical training, Emmerich Kálmán would not have been able to achieve his later successes in the “light” genre. |
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Imre Kálmán
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March 19th
Budapest Operetta Theatre, 7.00 p.m.
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GRÄFIN MARIZA (1924)
PERFORMANCE BY THE EMMERICH KÁLMÁN FESTIVAL
SZIGLIGETI THEATRE OF SZOLNOK |
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March 20th
Budapest Operetta Theatre, 7.00 p.m.
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EMMERICH KÁLMÁN FESTIVAL
OH, BLOODY LIFE…
– Operetta gala from works of Emmerich Kálmán |
| | PERFORMANCE BY THE BUDAPEST OPERETTA THEATRE
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March 21st
Budapest Operetta Theatre, 7.00 p.m.
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EMMERICH KÁLMÁN FESTIVAL
DER ZIGEUNERPRIMAS (1912) |
| | PERFORMANCE BY THE JÓZSEF KATONA THEATRE OF KECSKEMÉT
| | | The legend of the Gypsy violinist was well suited as a theme: the exotic and interesting subject aroused the composer’s interest.
The main figure in the operetta is Pali Rácz, the famous Gypsy violinist who is adored by women and has conquered great cities with his playing. The world famous old Gypsy violinist is living in a house on Soroksár Road. His son Laci is a young man studying at the Academy of Music, his daughter Sári is of marriageable age and he himself wants to marry his niece Juliska. This would be his fourth marriage: he has sixteen children from his previous three marriages. The old man looks down on his son because in his opinion "The heart needs no score when it feels joy or laughter, / and cries the most beautiful tears without a score". For this reason (and because he is secretly in love with Juliska) Laci leaves home to hide his wounded self-esteem… |
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March 22nd
Budapest Operetta Theatre, 7.00 p.m.
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EMMERICH KÁLMÁN FESTIVAL
DIE BAJADERE (1921) |
| | PERFORMANCE BY THE KOLOZSVÁR/CLUJ STATE HUNGARIAN OPERA
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March 23rd
Budapest Operetta Theatre, 3.00 p.m.
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EMMERICH KÁLMÁN FESTIVAL
GRÄFIN MARIZA (performance in Hungarian) |
| | PERFORMANCE BY THE BUDAPEST OPERETTA THEATRE
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March 23rd
Budapest Operetta Theatre, 7.00 p.m.
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EMMERICH KÁLMÁN FESTIVAL
GRÄFIN MARIZA (performance in German) |
| | PERFORMANCE BY THE BUDAPEST OPERETTA THEATRE
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