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Magical Sounds with Jonas Kaufmann
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Jonas Kaufmann, the versatile German tenor and a long-time favourite of Budapest audiences, follows the resounding success of his Mein Wien (My Vienna) album with a new record that turns the spotlight on Hungary. The planned title, Magische Töne: Berühmte Melodien aus Österreich-Ungarn (Magical Sounds: Famous Melodies from Austria-Hungary), hints that the artist will select from popular works by the most internationally renowned Hungarian composers, such as Károly Goldmark, Ferenc Lehár, and Imre Kálmán. The performance will see Kaufmann accompanied by the Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Jochen Rieder. The evening’s special guest, the Swedish lyric soprano Malin Byström, will make her Müpa debut on this evening, though audiences may have already seen her as Donna Elvira in the Metropolitan Opera’s 2016 broadcast of Don Giovanni.
Program and cast
Tenor: Jonas Kaufmann
Conductor: Jochen Rieder
Soprano: Malin Byström
Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orchestra
Palace of Arts Müpa Budapest
When Müpa Budapest, Hungary and its capital's new cultural hub, opened in 2005, it was built to represent more than 100 years of Hungarian cultural history. As a conglomeration of cultural venues, the building has no precedent in 20th century Hungarian architecture and has no peers in the whole of Central Europe.
The creators of this ambitious project, the Trigránit Development Corporation, prime contractor Arcadom Construction and the Zoboki, Demeter and Partners Architectural Office, were driven by the desire to create a new European cultural citadel as part of the new Millennium City Centre complex along the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Danube waterfront. The result is a facility whose construction quality, appearance, functionality and 21st century technological infrastructure makes it ideally suited to productions of the highest standard. The building is also highly versatile and equipped to host performances of any genre and almost any scale.
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