Der Zigeunerbaron

Der Zigeunerbaron

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