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R. Strauss
Daphne, Op. 82
We would like, even during this extraordinary situation, for the Müpa Budapest audience to still be able to encounter the world's most outstanding and thrilling artists each evening - this time in their own homes. It is precisely for this reason that we will open Müpa Budapest's virtual concert hall and auditoriums - each night at the familiar times - by providing access to a single unforgettable performance from past years.
The performance will be broadcasted on our website and YouTube channel.
The series were spanning several seasons in which Zoltán Kocsis and the Hungarian National Philharmonic performed rarely heard stage works by Richard Strauss at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall arrived at its latest station in 2015. The interesting aspect of this latest concert, besides the rarity of the works, is that it featured two operas the composer wrote in 1938 that were originally intended to be performed side by side on the same programme. Political circumstances also had an impact on how the two 1938 works came into existence: after being classified as a persona non grata, Stefan Zweig was unable to continue working on the libretto alongside the composer and, at his own suggestion, was replaced by Joseph Gregor. Like Friedenstag, the libretto of Daphne, one of Strauss's most lyrical operas first staged in Budapest at the Opera House in the 1939/40 season, was written by Joseph Gregor and reworks a mythological theme. Strauss's fourth opera with a Greek theme has already been brought to life by Zoltán Kocsis and his orchestra, in the company of excellent vocal soloists, in 2011 - and this rare experience can now be relived on the Müpa Home programme.
This recording was made at the concert held at Müpa Budapest on 3 October 2015.
Presented by: Müpa Budapest
