Erkel Theater
The Erkel Theater ( Hungarian: Erkel Színház ) is a theater building in Budapest , Hungary . The current name of the theater refers to the Hungarian composer Ferenc Erkel .
history
The building was built in a period of nine months according to plans by Dezső Jakab, Marcell Komor and Géza Márkus and was equipped with the latest technical achievements, as well as an organ. The stage is 14 m wide and 8.5 m high.
On December 7, 1911, the house opened as a Volksoper with Quo vadis by Jean Nouguès (1875–1932). As in other European theaters, after the 30-year blocking period, Wagner's Parsifal was premiered here on January 1, 1914 , and later the complete Ring and all other Wagner works. Otherwise a lot of ballet and operetta was played; there were cinema screenings during the Second World War.
The house had the following Hungarian names:
- Népopera (1911-1916)
- Városi Színház (1917–1952)
- Erkel Színház (since 1953)
Since 1951 it has been used primarily as the opera stage of the Hungarian State Opera . It houses Hungary's largest theater with 1819 seats, but it also hosts sports events and concerts.
In 2007 the theater was closed and threatened with demolition, but after a thorough renovation and modernization, it was reopened in late March 2013.
Guest artist (selection)
- Vaslav Nijinsky , Adolf Bolm , Michail Michailowitsch Fokin , Anna Pawlowna Pawlowa , Tamara Karsavina and Ida Rubinstein
- Jascha Heifetz
- Béla Bartók
- Arturo Toscanini
- Wilhelm Furtwängler
- Milan Scala
- Wiener Philharmoniker
- Opéra-Comique Paris
- Yves Montand (1957)
- Nashville Teens (1967)
- Gilbert Bécaud (1968)
Performances (selection)
- Kálmán Nádasdy (director) and Oláh Gusztáv (set): Khovanshchina (1955), Don Giovanni (1956)
- Lamberto Gardelli (conductor): Le comte Ory (1960), Macbeth (1961), I Lombardi alla prima crociata (1974)
- Yuri Petrovich Lyubimov : Don Giovanni
- János Ferencsik (conductor) and András Mikó (director): Parsifal
- Kovalik Balázs (Director): Turandot (1997)
Web links
- Hungarian State Opera - Website of the Budapest State Opera
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 47 ° 29 ′ 49 ″ N , 19 ° 4 ′ 36 ″ E