Prima Donnas

Klára Kolonits

Aria and song recital

Details

Date
Day , Start time End time

Location
Eiffel Art Studios – Miklós Bánffy Stage
Running time without intervals

Surtitle Hungarian, English

In Brief

Klára Kolonits has had a special career. She’s likely the only soprano in the world who sang the role of Judith in Bluebeard’s Castle before taking on the role of the Queen of the Night. Strangely, it took almost a decade for Klára Kolonits to make her way to the OPERA, where she immediately debuted in a leading role as Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte. She has remained loyal to Mozart and has been given worthy role in all the works of the Salzburg genius that are currently on the repertoire. The soprano found her true calling in the world of Hungarian and international bel canto heroines. Beyond the works of Bellini, Donitetti, and Meyerbeer, she has showcased her exceptional technique in such rarities as Donzietti’s Maria Stuarda, which was performed in Szeged. Yet, Erkel’s operas are just as important to Kolonits; in addition to roles like Erzsébet Szilágyi and Melinda, she has recorded Bátori Mária and Erzsébet in concert versions. Her CD entitled Bel Canto Reloaded also piqued the interest of the international professional community.

Programme

Giuseppe Verdi: Attila – “Santo di patria... Allor che i forti” – Odabella's aria from the Prologue | Klára Kolonits, Dániel Dinyés
Erkel Ferenc: Bánk bán – “Ölj meg engemet, Bánk... Hol van, hol szép homlokod” – Melinda's aria, followed by Melinda and Bánk's duet from Act II | Klára Kolonits, István Kovácsházi, Dániel Dinyés
Erkel Ferenc: Bánk bán – “Hazám, hazám” – Bánk's aria from Act II | István Kovácsházi, Dániel Dinyés
Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena – “Piangete voi?... Al dolce guidami castel natio” – Anna Bolena's aria from Act II | Klára Kolonits, Béla Horváth, Dániel Dinyés
Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena – “Coppia iniqua” – Anna Bolena's cabaletta from Act II | Klára Kolonits, Dániel Dinyés
Gaetano Donizetti: Oboe Sonata in F Major | Béla Horváth, Dániel Dinyés
Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata – “Madamigella Valéry?... Pura siccome un angelo” – Violetta and Giorgio Germont's duet from Act II | Klára Kolonits, Alexandru Agache, Dániel Dinyés
Giuseppe Verdi: Romanza senza parole | Dániel Dinyés
Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata – “Di Provenza il mar” – Giorgio Germont's aria from Act II | Alexandru Agache, Dániel Dinyés
Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani – “Mercè, dilette amiche” – Elena's bolero from Act V | Klára Kolonits, Dániel Dinyés