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The Budafest Summer Music Festival presents traditional Klezmer, Folk and Jazz Music, as well as famous operas, this year at the Hilton Dominican Court and the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest.

Domenico Cimarosa: Il meastro di Capella (Intermezzo giososo)

The name “intermezzo” originates from Cimorosa’s time, the age of the carnival, and it refers to the music played during the interval. This short opera is essentially an aria with long orchestral pauses.

In the role of the conductor: János Tóth, with the “Art” Symphony Orchestra.

Domenico Cimarosa (1749–1801) was a prominent Italian composer of the second half of 18th century. He wrote as many as 60 operas, one after another. Most of these operas are waiting to be re-discovered in theatres, as only a few are currently in the repertoire of opera houses. "Il maestro di capella" is not a true opera; it is considered to be an intermezzo, a light refreshment in the intervals of grand heavy operas. There is no complex plot; it is about a rehearsal with the conductor, a witty libretto with uniform music.

(Márton Karcag)

Interval

Joseph Haydn: La Canterina

Joseph Haydn was the Esterhazy family’s court composer, and his comic opera was premiered in 1766. The main characters are Gasparina, the young diva, and the two men who are in love with her. One is Don Pelagio, her elderly singing teacher, and the other Don Ettore, a wealthy young man. But Gasparina is playing a witty and joyful game with her two admirers.

Roles:

Gasparina: Anikó Bakonyi 

Apollonia: Éva Balatoni 

Don Ettore: Tivadar Kiss 

Don Pelagio: Péter Kiss 

Executor: Szabolcs Debreczeni 

With the “Art” Symphony Orchestra

Music assistant: Anikó Katona 

Conductor: György Gulyás Nagy 

Directed by: Attila Toronykőy 

In case of rain, the concert will be held one day after the booked date in the Dance Hall.

Last update 2012 Editorial Team Classictic.com