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classical music, opera, theatre
Les Liaisons dangereuses – A musical drama
3 February 2024, Saturday
7:30 pm - 10 pm
one interval
Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Choderlos de Laclos

Les Liaisons dangereuses – with one intermission

What we are offering here is theatre. But in this dramatic musical theatre production supplemented by dance, there is much more emphasis on the music than in a standard theatrical performance.

We have selected excerpts from a wide variety of genres from the vast palette of Mozart’s oeuvre. Symphonies, divertimentos, masses, serenades, concertos for various instruments, organ fantasies and, of course, several opera excerpts. The pieces of music are played to add certain colours under the text and are intended to support the various dramatic situations, with some of them emerging into the foreground in their own right or even providing the basis for Yvette Bozsik’s choreography in certain scenes – since dance and movement will also be important elements of the production. The artists of the Yvette Bozsik Company, which, like the orchestra, is also turning 30 this year, play the butlers and maids who rush around the protagonists and know all the secrets those gentlemen and ladies are keeping. Nóra Árva, a regular creative partner of the Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra, is using her usual taste and sense of proportion to create the sets and costumes that make up the distinctively modern rococo milieu in which the characters exist. Playing under the baton of Gábor Hollerung, the BDO will provide the entire live musical foundation. The key factor that promises to make the production a success, however, is the casting of some of the most outstanding artists from the Hungarian theatre world to portray the exciting and complex characters dreamed up by Choderlos de Laclos. The directing by Gábor Bakos-Kiss builds up this extremely diverse material in a way in which this familiar story has never been staged before.

Presented by: Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra, Müpa Budapest

Conductor:

Gábor Hollerung

Cast:

Marquise de Merteuil Eszter Ónodi
Vicomte de Valmont Bálint Adorjáni
Madame de Rosemunde Mari Nagy
Madame de Tourvel Andrea Menczel
Cécile de Volanges Franciska Törőcsik
Chevalier Danceny Gergely Dánielfy
Madame de Volanges Erika Pápai
Set design and costumes Nóra Árva

Featuring:

soprano Adrienn Miksch, Rita Rácz
mezzo-soprano Zsófia Kálnay
Yvette Bozsik Company
Budapest Academic Choral Society (choirmaster: Ildikó Balassa)
Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra

Creators:

Dramaturg Ildikó Turcsányi
Choreographer Yvette Bozsik
Director Gábor Bakos-Kiss
  • We wish to inform you that in the event that Müpa Budapest's underground garage and outdoor car park are operating at full capacity, it is advisable to plan for increased waiting times when you arrive. In order to avoid this, we recommend that you depart for our events in time, so that you you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and smoothly and arrive for our performance in comfort. The Müpa Budapest underground garage gates will be operated by an automatic number plate recognition system. Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on that given day. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.

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