
Mária Farkasréti
Opera singer
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Mária Farkasréti was born in Veszprém and commenced her studies in music at Csermák Antal Music School as a student of Károly Ötvös. In 1986, she gained admission to the Béla Bartók Conservatory of Music, where Zsuzsa Németh was her teacher in her area of specialisation. Later on, she would continue her music studies privately. Her most pivotal teachers were Margit Kaposy and László Kéringer. Between 1988 and 1996, she sang in the chorus at the Hungarian State Opera's Erkel Theatre, including as a demi-soloist after 1990. In 1992, after winning the scholarship from the Csokonai Theatre of Debrecen, she made her debut there in the title role of Tosca. In 1996, Tamás Pál signed her as a soloist with the National Theatre of Szeged's opera company. She made her Budapest debut as Senta in 1999 and made regular guest appearances in the Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany and Austria. Illness then interrupted her career for several years, but after recovering she returned to the stage in 2005 in the role of Donna Elvira. Since her return, she has worked as a freelance soloist.
Her principal roles include the Countess (Le nozze di Figaro), Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Despina (Così fan tutte), First Lady and Second Lady (Die Zauberflöte), Leonora (Il trovatore), Abigaille (Nabucco), Amelia (Un ballo in maschera), the title roles of Tosca, Turandot and Manon Lescaut, as well as Santuzza (Cavalleria rusticana) and Senta (Der fliegende Holländer). In recent years at the Opera House, she has debuted the roles of Jenny in Dohnányi's Der Tenor, also collaborating in the recording of that work, the Empress in Kodály's singspiel Háry János, Signora Angiolieri in János Vajda's opera Mario and the Magician, the Countess of Coigny in Andrea Chénier and La Ciesca and Sister Zelatrice in Puccini's Il trittico. Also included in her repertoire are the soprano solos in the requiems of Mozart, Verdi and Dvořák requiems and the oratorio soprano parts in Bach's Saint John Passion and Handel's Messiah, as well as song cycles (such as Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder).
Performances
September 27. 10:00
mixed
opera
10
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
September 27. 12:00
mixed
opera
10
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
September 27. 14:00
mixed
opera
10
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
September 28. 10:00
mixed
opera
10
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
September 29. 10:00
mixed
opera
10
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
September 29. 12:00
mixed
opera
10
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 1. 19:30
symphonic orchestra concert
SYMPHONY NO. 8
December 2. 19:00
contemporary
opera
12
premiere
VALUSKA
December 8. 20:00
contemporary
opera
12
VALUSKA
December 10. 17:00
contemporary
opera
12
VALUSKA
December 15. 20:00
contemporary
opera
12
VALUSKA
December 17. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
VALUSKA
February 8. 18:00
classic
opera
12
rehearsal
ARABELLA
February 10. 19:00
classic
opera
12
ARABELLA
February 14. 19:00
classic
opera
12
ARABELLA
February 17. 11:00
classic
opera
12
ARABELLA
February 23. 19:00
classic
opera
12
ARABELLA
March 27. 16:00
contemporary
opera
18
rehearsal
PARSIFAL
March 29. 17:00
contemporary
opera
18
PARSIFAL
March 31. 16:00
contemporary
opera
18
PARSIFAL
May 17. 20:00
contemporary
opera
18
L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA (THE CORONATION OF POPPEA)
May 19. 17:00
contemporary
opera
18
L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA (THE CORONATION OF POPPEA)
June 2. 17:00
mixed
opera
14
THE IMAGINARY INVALID OR THE CABAL OF HYPOCRITES
June 7. 20:00
mixed
opera
14
THE IMAGINARY INVALID OR THE CABAL OF HYPOCRITES
June 9. 11:00
mixed
opera
14