2019

Tuesday, 2 July 2019, 7:30 PM
MÜPA Festival Theatre, Budapest
Daníel Bjarnason: A production of the the Icelandic Opera
Based on Brothers, a movie by Susanne Bier
Director: Kasper Holten

 

Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 7:30 PM
MÜPA Festival Theatre, Budapest
Janáček -Ivo van Hove- Annelies Van Parys: The Diary of One Who Disappeared
A production by Muziktheater Transparant (Belgium)
Director: Ivo van Hove

BEST PRODUCTION – 2019

 

 

Thursday, 4. July 2019, 7:30 PM
MuTh Theatre, Wien
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
A co-production of the National Theatre of Győr and Co-Opera, Hungary
Director: Máté Szabó
Friday, 5 July 2019, 7:30 PM
MuTh Theatre, Wien
Csaba Horváth – Marcell Dargay: AWAY, NO MATTER WHERE
theatre performance with music based on Monteverdi’s piece ’The Duel between Tancred and Clorinda’ and the writings of Sándor Tar
A production by Forte Company – Trafó House of Contemporary Arts – Armel Opera Festival, Hungary
Director: Csaba Horváth

 

Saturday, 6 July 2019, 7:30 PM
MÜPA Festival Theatre, Budapest
Mozart: Don Giovanni
A production by MusArtEH (Ecuador) and Armel Opera Festival (Hungary)
Director: Róbert Alföldi
With: Pannon Philharmonic

BEST PERFORMER – 2019 Ricardo Panela
ARTE AUDIENCE AWARD – 2019
SPECIAL AWARD – 2019

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2018

CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK: ORFEO & EURIDICE
By Norrlandsoperan (Umeå, Sweden)
Director: Åsa Kalmér
Conductor: Olof Boman
With: Pannon Philharmonic

 

DEJAN DESPIĆ: FRIAR ĆIRA AND FRIAR SPIRA
By the Serbian National Theatre (Novi Sad, Serbia)
Director: Ivana Dragutinović Maričić Conductor: Željka Milanović
With: the Orchestra and the Choir of the Serbian National Theatre

 

GREGORY VAJDA: THE GIANT BABY
By Kolibri Theatre (Budapest, Hungary) Director: János Novák
Conductor: Gregory Vajda
With: Kolibri Theatre’s Ad Limitum ensemble
PÉTER EÖTVÖS: LADY SARASHINA
By Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music (Budapest, Hungary) Director: András Almási-Tóth
Conductor: Gregory Vajda
With: Pannon Philharmonic

 

BEN JOHNSTON – GAVIN BRYARS – MICHAEL ONDAATJE:
CALAMITY / BILLY
By Théâtre de la Croix-Rousse (Lyon, France), Théâtre de La Renaissance (Oullins, France) and Muziektheater Transparant (Antwerp, Belgium) Director: Jean Lacornerie
Musical director: Gérard Lecointe With: Les Percussions Claviers de Lyon
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2017

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT: PRIMA DONNA
Hungarian premiere (Production by the Pannon Philharmonic, Hungary)
Director: Róbert Alföldi, Conductor: Gergely Vajda
Singer in the competition role: „The servant”: Je Ni Kim (South Korea)
With: Pannon Philharmonic

 

ARMEL OPERA FESTIVAL – EXTRA:
CROSSROADS
Bonus event
Director: András Almási-Tóth, Choreographer: Kristóf Widder
With: Students of the Scenography Department of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts

 

UDO ZIMMERMANN: WEISSE ROSE
Production by: Biel Solothurn Orchestra and Theatre (Biel, Switzerland)
Director: Anna Drescher, Conductor: Kaspar Zehnder
Singer in the competition role: „Hans Scholl”: Wolfgang Resch (Austria)
With: Biel Solothurn Simphony Orchestra

 

GAETANO DONIZETTI: IL GIOVEDI GRASSO
Production by the Szeged National Theatre (Szeged, Hungary)
Director: Attila Toronykőy, Conductor: Sándor Gyüdi
Singer in the competition role: „Nina”: Morgane Heyse (France)
With: Szeged Symphony Orchestra
MICHAŁ DOBRZYŃSKI: OPERETKA
Production by the Warsaw Chamber Orchestra (Warsaw, Poland)
Director: Jerzy Lach, Conductor: Przemyslav Fiugajski
Singer in the competition role: „Albertine”: Melinda Heiter (Hungary)
With: Cappella Gedanensis

 

MARTINA KOSECKA: KLOTHO, THE THREAD OF THE TALES
Production by the „Ivan pl. Zajc” National Theatre (Fiume, Croatia)
Director: Krzysztof Cichenski, Conductor: Berislav Sipus
Singer in the competition role: „Sha”: Nicolas Rigas (France)
With: Ivan Noble Zajc Opera Orchestra of the Croatian National Theatre

 

10. ANNIVERSARY AWARDS CEREMONY
Hosted by: Róbert Alföldi
With: Pannon Philharmonic
Conductor: Gergely Vajda
Director: Máté Szabó
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2016

PÉTER EÖTVÖS: SENZA SANGUE
WORLD PREMIERE
Production of the Opera d’Avignon (France)
Director: Róbert Alföldi, Conductor: Péter Eötvös
Competition role: ”The Man”: Romain Bockler (France)
With the participation of the Pannon Philharmonic

 

BÉLA BARTÓK: BLUEBEARD’S CASTLE
Production of the Opera d’Avignon (Avignon, France)
Director: Nadine Duffaut, Conductor: Péter Eötvös
With the participation of the Pannon Philharmonic

 

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA: MARIA DE BUENOS AIRES
Production of the Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn (Bienne, Switzerland)
Director: Olivier Tambosi, Conductor: Esteban Dominguez Gonzalvo
Competition role: ”The Man”: Richard Bousquet (France)
With the participation of Luciano Jungman (bandoneon),
Katja Heussener (guitar)
and the Orchestra of the Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn

 

BRUNO COLI: THE ANGEL OF THE ODD
BRUNO COLI: THE TELL-TALE HEART
Hungarian Premiere
Production of the Teatro Verdi di Pisa (Italy)
Director: Lorenzo Mucci, Conductor: Bruno Coli
Competition role: The Angel: Adriana Bignani-Lesca (Gabon)
With the participation of Orchestra Archè
THE OMNIBUS OPERA: GIAN CARLO MENOTTI:
“THE TELEPHONE”, SAMUEL BARBER:
“A HAND OF BRIDGE”, PAUL HINDEMITH:
“THERE AND BACK”
Production of the Serbian National Theatre (Novi Sad, Serbia)
Director: Ksenija Krnajski, Conductor: Aleksandar Kojic
Competition role: Ben: Richard Rittelmann (France, Hungary)
With the participation of the Orchestra of the Serbian National Theatre

 

H. W. HENZE: ELEGY FOR YOUNG LOVERS
Hungarian Premiere
Production of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music (Budapest, Hungary)
Director: András Almási-Tóth, Conductor: Gergely Vajda
Competition role: Gregor Mittenhofer: Kim Boram (South Korea)
With the participation of the Pannon Philharmonic
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2015

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: THE MAGIC FLUTE
Szeged National Theatre (Hungary)
Director: Róbert ALFÖLDI, Conductor: Sándor GYÜDI
Competition roles: The Queen of the Night – Marléne ASSAYAG (France)
With the participation of the Szeged Symphonic Orchestra

 

GAETANO DONIZETTI: L’ASSEDIO DI CALAIS
English Touring Opera (London, United Kingdom)
Director: James CONWAY, Conductor: Jeremy SILVER
Competition roles:
Edoardo – Nicholas MERRYWEATHER (United Kingdom)
Eleonora – Gabrielle PHILIPONET (France)
With the participation of the Pannon Philharmonic

 

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART:
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
Orchestra of the Hungarian Opera of Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
Director: Péter NOVÁK, Conductor: Zsolt JANKÓ
Competition roles: Almaviva – Sébastien LEMOINE (France)
Susanna – Amélie ROBINS (France)
ANNELIES VAN PARYS: PRIVATE VIEW
Muziektheater Transparant (Antwerpen, Belgium)
Director: Tom CREED, Conductor: Etienne SIEBENS
Competition roles: Mezzosoprano – Ani SARGSYAN (France)
Basso – Victor SICARD (France)
With the participation of the Pannon Philharmonic

 

SERGIO RENDINE: UN SEGRETO D’IMPORTANZA
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: MOZART AND SALIERI
Josef Kajetán Tyl Theatre (Plzeň, Czech Republic)
Director: Tomáš PILAŘ, Conductor: Francesco LEDDA
Competition roles: Isabella Colbran – Andrea PUJA (Hungary)
Salieri –  Marc LABONNETTE (France)
Guide: Gosha KOWALINSKA (Poland)
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2014

MARCO TUTINO: EMBERS
Production of the Szeged National Theatre (Hungary)
Director: Attila TORONYKŐY, Conductor: Sándor GYÜDI
Competition roles: Henrik – Tamás Altorjai (Hungary)
Konrad – Jean-Philippe BIOJOUT (France)
With the participation of the Szeged Symphonic Orchestra

 

CHRISTIAN HENKING: FIGARO¿
Production of Biel Solothurn Theatre and Orchestra;
World premiere (Bienne, Switzerland)
Director: Andreas ZIMMERMANN, Conductor: Jürg HENNEBERGER
Competition role: Suzanne – Marion GRANGE  (France)
With the participation of the Pannon Philharmonic

 

GÁBOR KEREK: PARODY
JAROSLAV KRČEK: CLOTHES THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN
Production of Josef Kajetán Tyl Theatre; world premiere (Plzeň, Czech Republic)
Director: Dominik BENEŠ, Magdalena ŠVECOVÁ, Conductor: Vojtěch SPURNÝ
Competition role: The Director: Kris BELLIGH (Belgium)
With the participation of the Opera Choir of DJKT
and the members of the DJKT Orchestra
SIR HARRISON BIRTWISTLE: PUNCH AND JUDY
Production of the Neue Oper Wien; Hungarian premiere (Vienna, Austria)
Director: Leonard PRINSLOO, Conductor: Walter KOBÉRA
Competition role: Punch: Richard RITTELMANN (France)
With the participation of Amadeus Ensemble Wien

 

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART:
MITRIDATE, RE DI PONTO
Production of the Tbilisi National Opera and Ballet (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Director: David SAKVARELIDZE, Conductor: Davit KINTSURASHVILI
Competition role: Aspasia – Boram LEE (South Korea)
With the participation of the Pannon Philharmonic
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2013

IGOR STRAVINSKY: OEDIPUS REX
Production of the Grand Theatre, Poznań (Poland)
Director: Jacek PRZYBYŁOWICZ, Conductor: Grzegorz WIERUS
Competition roles: Joëlle CHARLIER and Christophe PONCET
With the participation of the Szeged Symphonic Orchestra

 

ZORAN JURANIĆ: THE LAST FLOWER OF THE SUMMER
Production of the Serbian National Theatre (Novi Sad, Serbia)
Director: Zoran JURANIĆ, Conductor: Zoran JURANIĆ
Competition roles: Jelena KONČAR and Christophe PONCET
With the participation of the Orchestra and
Choir of the Serbian National Theatre

 

GIUSEPPE VERDI: SIMON BOCCANEGRA
Production of the Szeged National Theatre (Hungary)
Director: Tamás PÁL, Zsuzsa MOLNÁR, Attila TORONYKŐY
Conductor: Tamás PÁL
Competition roles: Vasile CHIȘIU and Stefano OLCESE
With the participation of the Szeged Symphonic Orchestra and the
Choir of the Szeged National Theatre
BENJAMIN BRITTEN: THE TURN OF THE SCREW
Production of the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet (Turkey)
Director: Aytaç MANIZADE, Conductor: Leonhard GARMS
Competition roles: Stéphanie VARNERIN and Sébastien OBRECHT
With the participation of the Orchestra of the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet

 

RUSSELL HEPPLEWHITE: LAIKA THE SPACEDOG
Production of the English Touring Opera (London, United Kingdom)
Director: Tim YEALLAND, Conductor: Russell HEPPLEWHITE
Competition roles: Sarah LAULAN and Nicolas RIGAS
With the participation of Rebecca HEWES (cello), Péter TAMÁS (clarinet),
Gyula BELHÁZY (bassoon), Krisztián Zsolt LASKAI (percussion)
and the ”Laika” Choir of Tisza-parti Primary School
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2012

UMBERTO GIORDANO: ANDREA CHÉNIER
Production of the Szeged National Theatre (Hungary)
Director: Géza BODOLAY, Conductor: Tamás PÁL
Competition roles: Leila ZLASSI and Eduardo ALADRÉN
With the participation of the Szeged Symphonic Orchestra

 

WILLIAM MAYER: A DEATH IN THE FAMILY
EUROPEAN PREMIERE
Production of the Center for Contemporary Opera (New York, USA)
Conductor: Sarah JOBIN Director: Róbert ALFÖLDI
Competition roles: Monica ZANETTIN and Philippe BROCARD
With the participation of the Szeged Symphonic Orchestra

 

PHILIP GLASS: IN THE PENAL COLONY
HUNGARIAN PREMIERE
Production of Josef Kajetán Tyl Theatre (Plzeň, Czech Republic)
Conductor: Petr KOFRON, Director: Viktorie ČERMÁKOVÁ
Competition role: Jiri HAJEK
With the participation of the Chamber Orchestra of Josef Kajetán Tyl Theatre
ALEKSANDRA VREBALOV: MILEVA
Production of the Serbian National Theatre (Novi Sad, Serbia)
Director: Ozren PROHIC
Conductor: Aleksandar KOJIC
Competition roles: Victoria MARKARYAN and Dan POPESCU
With the participation of the Orchestra and
Choir of the Serbian National Theatre
and the Novosadski Svirci tamburitza orchestra

 

ROLAND BAUMGARTNER: MARIA THERESA
WORLD PREMIERE
Production of the Slovak National Theatre (Bratislava, Slovakia)
Director: Ladislav ADAMIK
Conductor: Paul MAUFFRAY
Competition roles: Nadin HARIS and Paul GAUGLER
With the participation of the Orchestra and
Choir of the Slovak National Theatre
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2011

RICCARDO ZANDONAI: FRANCESCA DA RIMINI
Production of the Szeged National Theatre (Hungary)
Director: Tamás JURONICS
Conductor: Tamás PÁL
Competition roles: Adrienn MIKSCH and Enrique PINA
With the participation of the Szeged Symphonic Orchestra (Hungary)

 

JOSEPH MYSLIVEČEK: ANTIGONA
HUNGARIAN PREMIERE
Production of Théâtre Bienne-Soleure (Bienne, Switzerland), Director: Andreas ROSAR
Conductor: Moritz CAFFIER, Competition role: Raquel CAMARINHA
With the participation of the Szeged Symphonic Orchestra (Hungary)

 

VIKTOR ULLMANN: DER KAISER VON ATLANTIS
Production of Opera Krakowska (Krakow, Poland),
Director: Beata REDO-DOBBER
Conductor: Tomas TOKARCZYK
Competition roles: Wassyl SLIPAK and Alexander PETROPVIC
With the participation of the Orchestra of the Krakow Opera
GIUSEPPE VERDI: RIGOLETTO
Production of Josef Kajetán Tyl Theatre (Plzeň, Czech Republic),
Director: Róbert ALFÖLDI
Conductor: Ivan Parik
Competition roles: Ildikó SZAKÁCS and Paul GAUGLER
With the participation of the Szeged Symphonic Orchestra (Hungary)

 

MICHAEL DELLAIRA: THE SECRET AGENT
WORLD PREMIERE
Production of the Center for Contemporary Opera (New York, USA)
Director: Sam HELFRICH
Conductor: Sarah JOBIN
Competition roles: Adrienn MIKSCH and Nicolas RIGAS 
With the participation of the Szeged Symphonic Orchestra (Hungary)
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2010

KNUT VAAGE: VESLEFRIKK – (FAMILY OPERA)
WORLD PREMIERE
Production of Den Nye Opera (Norway),
Director: Róbert ALFÖLDI
Conductor: Péter Szilvay
Competition roles: Iulia VACARU, Alexander POLKOVNIKOV
With the participation of the BIT20 Ensemble

 

MARCO TUTINO: THE SERVANT
HUNGARIAN PREMIERE
Production of Divadlo Josefa Kajetána Tyla (Czech Republic),
Director: Luděk GOLAT
Conductor: Jirí PETRDLÍK
Competition roles:
Camille DEREUX, Peter FURLONG, Alexey BOGDANCHIKOV
With the participation of the Opera Orchestra of Josef Kajetán Tyl Theatre

 

GIUSEPPE VERDI: LA TRAVIATA
Production of the Szeged National Theatre (Hungary)
Director: Tamás JURONICS
Conductor: Tamás Pál
Competition roles: Maria PAKHAR, Péter BALCZÓ, Sergio FORESTI
With the participation of the Szeged Symphonic Orchestra (Hungary)
THOMAS PASATIERI: THE SEAGULL
EUROPEAN PREMIERE
Production of Dicapo Opera Theatre (New York, USA)
Director: Mária HARANGI
Conductor: Pacien MAZZAGATTI
Competition roles: Molly MUSTONEN, Zsolt HAJA, Beverly O’REGAN THIELE
With the participation of the Szeged Symphonic Orchestra (Hungary)

 

SERGEI PROKOFIEV: THE FIERY ANGEL
HUNGARIAN PREMIERE
Production of the Csokonai Theatre (Debrecen, Hungary)
Director: Silviu PURCARETE
Conductor: Balázs KOCSÁR
Competition roles: Cristina BAGGIO, Antal CSEH
With the participation of the Pannon Philharmonic (Hungary)
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2009

DAVID ALAGNA: LE DERNIER JOUR D’UN CONDAMNÉ
Production of the Csokonai Theatre (Debrecen, Hungary)
Director: Nadine Duffaut
Conductor: Balázs KOCSÁR
Competition roles: Donita VO LKWIJN, Chul Jun KIM
With the participation of the Debrecen Philharmonic Orchestra and the
Choir of the Csokonai Theatre (Hungary)

 

RICHARD STRAUSS: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS
Production of Państwowa Opera Bałtycka
Director: Marek WEISS
Conductor: José Maria FLORENCIO
Competition roles: Patrick BLADEK, Ariana CHRIS, Rita RÁCZ
With the participation of the Orchestra of the Baltic Opera

 

BOHUSLAV MARTINU: ALEXANDRE BIS
Maurice Ravel: L’heure Espagnole
Production of Theater Biel Solothurn, Director: Bertalan BAGÓ
Conductor: Harald SIEGEL, competition roles: Friederike MEINEL
Péter BALCZÓ, Stanislaw KIERNER
With the participation of the Szeged Symphonic Orchestra (Hungary)
MARCO TUTINO: VITA
Production of the National Moravian –Silesian Theatre,
Director: Péter TELIHAY
Conductor: Oliver DOHNANYI
Competition roles: Zuzana DUNAJČANOVÁ
Chad ARMSTRONG, Marc HAFFNER
With the participation of the Szeged Symphonic Orchestra (Hungary)

 

TOBIAS PICKER: EMMELINE
Production of Dicapo Opera Theatre (USA),
Director: Róbert ALFÖLDI
Conductor: Samuel Bill, Competition roles: Kristin SAMPSON
Zoltán NYÁRI, Iulia MERCA
With the participation of the Pannon Philharmonic (Hungary)
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2008

FRANCESCO CILEA: ADRIANA LECOUVREUR
Production of the Szeged National Theatre (Hungary)
Director: Michael Sturm
Conductor: Philippe de Chalendar
Competition roles: Kristin Sampson, Adam Diegel
Marianna Bódi, Timothy Jon Sarris
With the participation of the Szeged Symphonic Orchestra

 

KINGSLEY-KUNZE: RAOUL
Production of Theater Bremen
Director: Julia Haebler
Conductor: Márton Terts
Competition roles: Marcin Habela, Violaine Kiefer, László Beöthy-Kiss
With the participation of the Szeged Symphonic Orchestra (Hungary)

 

ROBERT WARD: THE CRUCIBLE
Production of Dicapo Opera Theatre
Director: Róbert Alföldi
Conductor: Pacien Mazzagatti, Competition roles: Zeffin Quinn Hollis
Lisa Chavez, Marie-Adeline Henry, Michael Bracegirdle
With the participation of the Pannon Philharmonic
BENJAMIN BRITTEN: THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA
Production of Państwowa Opera Bałtycka,
Director: Péter Telihay, Conductor: José Maria Florêncio
Competition roles: Bartek Misiuda, Wiard Witholt, Janja Vuletic, Yang Li
With the participation of the Szeged Symphonic Orchestra

 

HEINRICH MARSCHNER: DER VAMPYR
Production of the Opéra de Rennes, Director: Zoltán Balázs
Conductor: Olari Elts, Competition roles: Helen Kearns, Vanessa Le Charlès
Marc Haffner, Nabil Suliman
With the participation of the Pannon Philharmonic (Hungary)
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