On one of his visits to Budapest, the younger Johann Strauss formed an acquaintanceship with the Hungarian writer Mór Jókai, whose global popularity was also considerable; the fruit of their association turned out to be one of the “Waltz King's” finest operettas: Der Zigeunerbaron, or The Gypsy Baron, with which the 60-year-old Strauss once again captivated the world. One of the work's virtues is that its music lends itself to the opera stage, with the sounds of the Hungarian csárdás, Gypsy music, the Viennese waltz and weightier melodies all rubbing along together marvellously.
Credits:
Director: Miklós Szinetár
Conductor: István Dénes
Set designer: Balázs Horesnyi
Costume designer: Márta Pilinyi
Choreographer: Csaba Sebestyén /based on the choreography by Gábor Mihályi
Cast:
Gergely Boncsér as Sándor Barinkay
Ildikó Szakács as Saffi
Bernadett Wiedemann as Czipra
László Szvétek as Zsupán
Orsolya Hajnalka Rőser as Arsena
Máté Fülep as Count Carnero
Éva Balatoni as Mirabella
Tivadar Kiss as Ottokar
Lajos Geiger as Count Péter Homonnay
Zsuzsa Csarnóy as Maria Theresa
András Hábetler as Town crier