A hülyéje

It could be that even we ourselves often don’t fully comprehend how many ways the digital age has changed our relationship with music. Nevertheless, there remain themes that simply demand an analogue, more traditional approach. Active since the ’10s, singer-songwriter Gergő Szakács has transitioned over the years from monumental pop sounds to more intimate, live instrumental productions, and this journey will reach its next important milestone at Müpa Budapest.

Following her radiant turn in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette — which garnered raves for “high notes that spun like liquid gold... Sierra touched the operatic firmament” (The New York Times) — superstar soprano Nadine Sierra takes on another alluring French heroine, the irresistible title character of Massenet’s passionate drama. Leading tenor Matthew Polenzani is her idealistic lover, the Chevalier des Grieux, with rising-star baritone Andrzej Filończyk as her stalwart cousin, Lescaut, in a breathtaking Belle Époque staging by director Laurent Pelly.

Sokféleképpen lehet tisztelegni a száz éve született Miles Davis emléke előtt, de kevesen mondhatják el magukról, hogy testközelből élték át a Miles-varázst, és a játszótársaként kaptak tőle örök érvényű útravalót.