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classical music, opera, theatre
György Kurtág: Fin de partie (Endgame) - Hungarian premiere
Concert performance
12 October 2023, Thursday
5 pm - 7:25 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Produced by Müpa Budapest
Liszt Fest

According to a critic, Kurtág's Fin de partie is a loving farewell to 20th-century modernism. Based on Samuel Beckett's drama, György Kurtág's opera was premiered in Milan in November 2018. The Teatro alla Scala's production was directed by Pierre Audi, and when it was later put on stage in Amsterdam, then in Valencia and Paris, the cast was the same. "The amputees of Beckett's bleak world now lose their brutal traits,” wrote a Dutch critic. "Kurtág lovingly envelopes them in the world of his music. His Endgame is human, almost affectionate.”
Endgame received one of the genre's most prestigious acknowledgements, the prize for the best world premiere of the year 2019 at the International Opera Awards. The Budapest performance features Danubia Orchestra, which actively contributed to preparatory work towards the world premiere, receiving instructions directly from the composer.

Opera in one act without interval, in French with Hungarian surtitles.

This performance of the Liszt Fest is presented by Müpa Budapest as a joint event with Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and Kölner Philharmonie.

The performance will be preceded from 5.30 pm by an introductory presentation in Hungarian by musicologist Gergely Fazekas entitled Prologue in the Auditorium, where concert ticket holders will be invited to get to know the performing musicians and the works to be performed more closely. Admission to the programme is subject to prior registration on our website.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Conductor:

Markus Stenz

Cast:

Hamm Frode Olsen
Clov Zsolt Haja
Nell Hilary Summers
Nagg Leonardo Cortellazzi

Featuring:

Danubia Orchestra

Creator:

music assistant Szabolcs Sándor
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