Masquerade
Mária Farkasréti and Géza Gábor's opera concert

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Aria recitals

The programme entitled Masquerade (referring to the word 'mask'), is a series of exclusive aria recitals by a leading soloists of the Opera every Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. (every Friday and Sunday from 8 January 2021). The one-hour programmes feature pieces compiled by the singers themselves accompanied on the piano by a répétiteur of the institute. In the 2020 episodes, stars of the recitals were mostly Chamber Singers of the institute, who were joined on stage by guest artists. From 2021, further singers will appear in joint aria recitals. The performances are hosted by Dániel Mona, Melitta Gyüdi, or general director Szilveszter Ókovács.

Featuring: Mária Farkasréti and Géza Gábor
Featuring on piano: Kálmán Szennai

Host of the evening: Szilveszter Ókovács

PROGRAMME
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia – Berta's aria from Act 2 ('Il vechiotto cerca moglie') – Mária Farkasréti
Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor – Falstaff's drinking song ('Már bölcsőben') – Géza Gábor
Mozart: Così fan tutte – Despina's aria ('Minden csitri lány kell, hogy tudja') – Mária Farkasréti
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte – Sarastro's aria in E major from Act 2 ('In diesen heil'gen Hallen') – Géza Gábor
Mozart Piano Sonata no.17 in B-flat K. 570 – Kálmán Szennai
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer – Senta's ballad ('Johohoe… Traft ihr das Schiff') – Mária Farkasréti
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra – Fiesco's aria from Prologue ('Il lacerato spirito') – Géza Gábor
Beethoven: Fidelio – Leonora and Rocco' duet from Act 2 ('Nur hurtig fort, nur frisch gegraben') – Mária Farkasréti and Géza Gábor