Organization

Chorus master

Soma Szabo

Conductor

Aapo Häkkinen

Singer

Tenor

Patrick Grahl

Alfonso

Soprano

Lydia Teuscher

Estrella

Baritone

Krešimir Stražanac

Froila

Johannes Weisser

Mauregato

Bass

Arttu Kataja

Adolfo

Lighting designer

Mika Haaranen

Set designer

Sampo Pyhälä

Costume designer

Elina Ström

Stage director

Vilppu Kiljunen

Orchestra

Helsinki Baroque Orchestra

Müpa Budapest

Others

Cantemus Mixed Choir

Alfonso und Estrella -  (Alfonso and Estrella)

Budapest

Hungary

Alfonso und Estrella Schubert

Public

Alfonso and Estrella

Approved

Schubert composed his three-act German Romantic opera about the love story of Alfonso and Estrella in 1822, to a libretto by Franz von Schober. The work was never staged in his lifetime - having been rejected by the opera houses of Vienna, Berlin, Dresden and Graz. It was first conducted by Liszt, in Weimar in 1854. The Helsinki Baroque Orchestra has been in operation since 1997. Infused with the spirit of exploration, their productions both shed new light on long-known works and shine a spotlight on unfamiliar ones. Their guest conductors have included the likes of Reinhard Goebel, René Jacobs and Enrico Onorfi, and they have been joined by such guest artists as Isabelle Faust, Erich Höbarth, Franco Fagioli and Julia Leznyeva. Aapo Häkkinen, the orchestra's artistic director, started his career as a chorister. A versatile musician, working as a harpsichordist, organist and conductor, he is well versed with the styles of many composers, ranging from Monteverdi and Handel to Paisiello and Haydn, and is a regular guest at major international festivals. The international cast of singers for the performance includes luminaries from Germany, Croatia, Norway and Finland, while the chorus, Soma Szabó's Cantemus Mixed Choir, is the the globally celebrated pride of both Nyíregyháza and the Hungarian music world.

English

Alfonso and Estrella by Schubert, From (2022/2022), Directed by Vilppu Kiljunen,, Conductor Aapo Häkkinen, Müpa Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

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