{"id":1449,"date":"2026-09-08T06:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T06:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/?page_id=1449"},"modified":"2026-09-08T06:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T06:32:15","slug":"2025-programs-archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/2025-programs-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 programs archive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"mec-wrap mec-skin-list-container  \" id=\"mec_skin_1448\">\r\n    \r\n    \r\n            <div class=\"mec-skin-list-events-container\" id=\"mec_skin_events_1448\">\r\n        <div class=\"mec-wrap \">\r\n\t<div class=\"mec-event-list-accordion\">\r\n\t\t\r\n                        <div class=\"mec-month-divider\" data-toggle-divider=\"mec-toggle-202505-1448\"><span>May 2025<\/span><i class=\"mec-sl-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n            \r\n                        <article class=\"mec-past-event mec-event-article  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class=\"sp-tab__nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sp-tab__nav-link sp-tab__active\" data-sptoggle=\"tab\" for=\"#tab-11721\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tab_title_area\"><H4 class=\"sp-tab__tab_title\">Description<\/H4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<div class=\"sp-tab__tab-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"tab-11721\" class=\"sp-tab__tab-pane sp-tab__show sp-tab__active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-tab-content animated fadeIn\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Gregory Porter<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>in concert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>17 may 2025 saturday 20:00<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Margareth Island Open Air Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The first concert of the 2025 season is a true sensation! The acclaimed star, the american jazz and soul singer and songwriter Gregory Porter will debut on the stage of the Margareth Island Open Air Theatre.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Porter is a global phenomenon, one of the few performers who can bring contemporary jazz to the masses with her music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Even his first album Water (2010) received a GRAMMY nomination. He received it in the Best Jazz Vocal Album cathegory in 2014 for his third album called Liquid Spirit. More then one million copies of this album was sold all over the word.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">His 2016 follow-up Take Me To The Alley won Porter his second GRAMMY for Best Vocal Jazz Album and firmly established him as his generation\u2019s most soulful jazz singer-songwriter.<br \/>In 2016 Gregory Porter was recipient of Jazz FM Awards in Impact Award cathegory.<br \/>In addition to his solo concerts in America and Europe, he regularly appears as a guest on the albums of other artists and is considered the most sought-after jazz singer of our time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In 2019 he launched his own podcast series called The Hang, in which he talks to a number of famous guests about life, art and fashion, among other things.<br \/>His 2021 release Still Rising collected new songs, covers, duets, and a selection of his much-loved favorite songs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In 2023 he launched his own cooking show The PorterHouse, in which the singer shared recipes inspired by his local community, experiences from touring the globe, and family cooking traditions from growing up with his mother and seven siblings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">GREGORY PORTER<br \/>Vocals<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">CHIP CRAWFORD<br \/>Piano | Fender Rhodes<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">EMANUEL HARROLD<br \/>Drums<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">TIVON PENNICOTT<br \/>Saxophone<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">JAHMAL NICHOLS<br \/>Upright and Electric Bass<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">ONDREJ PIVEC<br \/>Hammond Organ<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gregory Porter - Take Me To The Alley (1 mic 1 take)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qj5z4SbrH20?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Film-Music Concert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>May 24, 2025, Saturday, 8:00 PM<\/strong> (rain date: May 25)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Margareth Island Open-Air Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Duration: 140 minutes (with one intermission)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Featuring:<\/strong><br \/>Danubia Orchestra<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Conductor:<\/strong><br \/>Ernst van Tiel<\/p>\n<p>Get ready for a truly unique \u2013 one might say otherworldly \u2013 experience! Steven Spielberg\u2019s heartwarming masterpiece, E.T. \u2013 The Extra-Terrestrial, one of the brightest stars in film history, will be presented in the magical setting of an outdoor event. The 10-year-old lead character Elliot and his lonely little alien\u2019s adventure has captivated cinema lovers for generations, but now it will come to life in a new dimension on the stage of the Margaret Island Open-Air Theatre: John Williams\u2019 Oscar-winning film score will be performed live by a full symphonic orchestra, perfectly synchronized with the scenes unfolding on the big screen.<\/p>\n<p>\"I grew up with Johnny from the very beginning. What he did for me, I can\u2019t even comprehend,\" said Spielberg about the legendary composer John Williams. Over the past 50 years, the duo has created world-renowned films together, such as Jaws, Jurassic Park, and E.T.<br \/>For this work, John Williams received an Oscar, and rightfully so. His wonderful, soaring music opens new dimensions in the listener's heart, freeing and uplifting them. The music of E.T.\u2019s flying scene is a breathtaking musical creation in itself, one of the most beloved, significant, and iconic works in the film music genre.<\/p>\n<p>Relive the thrills, mystery, and touching moments of friendship on a giant screen under the starry sky! Don\u2019t miss Steven Spielberg's legendary film E.T. \u2013 The Extra-Terrestrial, as you\u2019ve never seen it before: this time, the magical adventure is accompanied live by the Oscar-winning score by John Williams, performed by a symphonic orchestra! 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Dance to<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Budapest on the 30 may 2025 8pm<\/strong><br \/><strong>Rainday: 31 may 2025 8pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Passionate Drumming. Explosive Dance. Fiery Theatrics. <\/strong><br \/><strong>Argentina\u2019s answer to Stomp and Riverdance!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Budapest \u2013 30.05.2025 \u2013 Direct from Argentina, MALEVO takes the stage at Margareth Island Open Air Theatre on 20 hours Backed by a live band, this all-male group elevates Malambo traditions with urban percussion and dance. Testing strength, dexterity and agility, elements of flamenco, tango and Irish stepdance meet and the result is a performance that not only pushes the Malambo style beyond its limits but gives audiences an extraordinary visual and sensory theatrical experience unlike any other.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MALEVO t\u00e1nc-show - Margitszigeti Sz\u00ednh\u00e1z - 2025. m\u00e1jus 30.\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MWz4ofqP4Rg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">After being named an official Cultural Ambassador to the National Identity of Argentina and achieving numerous successes including performances in Las Vegas, New York, Paris, and London, MALEVO has appeared with Latin pop star Ricky Martin, Cirque du Soleil, and on the hit television show America's Got Talent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">MALEVO was created by director, choreographer, and dancer, Mat\u00edas Jaime. The Company has re-envisioned the Argentine dance of Malambo -- taking what are traditional Argentinian folkloric dance duels performed by Gauchos of the Pampas region and transforming in a modern and visionary way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">While maintaining the great virility and dexterity of Malambo, the Company has elevated this traditional dance by fusing its classic technique with other styles such as Flamenco and incorporating live percussion onstage. Set to a pulsating rhythm of drums, the choreography combines the use of boleadoras, a leather and stone hunting tool used by Gauchos, with fast leg movements, energetic zapateados (stomping), and quick cepillados (brushing\/scrubbing).<br \/>For more information, visit https:\/\/malevogroup.com.ar and follow @malevogroup on Facebook @malevook on Instagram, and @malevoofficialon YouTube.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">About Malambo<br \/>The Malambo is a traditional dance handed down from older South American Cowboys (Gauchos) to their younger counterparts, and one might imagine these dances taking place around campfires after a long day on horseback. Customarily a solo form, Malambo has long been among the original competitive dances. Argentinian Gauchos perfected their moves to wow, entertain and yes, beat out their fellow dancers.<br \/>In watching Malambo, what\u2019s evident is the beauty, fluidity, strength, and sheer bravado of the dancers. Chests are puffed and poised, and feet paw at the ground like those of horses, animals that are said to have inspired this dance. Like manes, long black hair trails behind as the men who comprise of Malambo face-off, preparing for a battle of complex rhythm and footwork. As the performance progresses, one may observe influences from seemingly disparate dance traditions and distant countries. A quick look at Argentina\u2019s history and trade practices reveals that indeed the dance vocabularies that appear in the Malambo are no coincidence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">About Matias Jaime<br \/>Matias Jaime, Artistic Director and theFounder and Artistic Director Malevo has taken the traditional folklore dance of themalambo and has staged it in a way that's exciting and engaging for today's contemporary audiences. 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One of Hungary's most prestigious symphony orchestras is a guarantee of the highest quality classical music.<\/p>\n<p>The special feature of this year's concert is that the orchestra's new general director, the Liszt and Kossuth award winner Gy\u00f6rgy Vashegyi, will conduct on our stage for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>The first part will be Beethoven, while the second part will feature melodies by Kod\u00e1ly, Dohn\u00e1nyi and Liszt.<\/p>\n<p>The pieces performed during the evening will commemorate the National Unity Day, as this extraordinary concert is not just a musical event but a cultural celebration that connects the past and present, celebrating diversity, and emphasizes togetherness.<\/p>\n<p>The performance of our country\u2019s most prestigious symphonic orchestra is an important part of the summer\u2019s opening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n            \r\n       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sp-tab__show sp-tab__active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-tab-content animated fadeIn\"><div style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Giacomo Puccini<\/b><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>MADAMA BUTTERFLY<\/b><\/h3>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Opera Premiere<\/b><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><b>June 26, 2025, Thursday at 8:00 PM<\/b><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">(Rain date: June 27)<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Margaret Island Open-Air Stage<\/b><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Duration: 150 minutes (with one intermission)<\/b><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>Featuring:<\/b><\/div>\n<div>The Orchestra of the Hungarian Philharmonic Society and the Kod\u00e1ly Choir Debrecen<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>Conductor:<\/b>&nbsp;D\u00e1niel Somogyi-T\u00f3th<\/div>\n<div>A true gem in Puccini's oeuvre,&nbsp;<i>Madama Butterfly<\/i>&nbsp;stands out not only for its moving storyline but also for its lyrical melodies, unparalleled emotional richness, and evocative musical atmosphere.<\/div>\n<div>Cio-Cio-San\u2019s great aria has been performed by many renowned opera divas, including Maria Callas, Maria Agresta, Angela Gheorghiu, Sylvia Sass, and Andrea Rost.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>In the summer of 2025 on Margaret Island, the role of the young geisha will be performed by Italian soprano&nbsp;<b>Francesca Sassu<\/b>, with&nbsp;<b>Szabolcs Brickner<\/b>, member of the Vienna Volksoper and frequent guest soloist of the Hungarian State Opera, as Pinkerton.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Francesca Sassu made her Hungarian debut at the Hungarian State Opera alongside Pl\u00e1cido Domingo as Amelia Grimaldi in&nbsp;<i>Simon Boccanegra<\/i>, and later as Desdemona in&nbsp;<i>Otello<\/i>. Her magnificent voice has captivated audiences in roles such as Mica\u00ebla in Franco Zeffirelli\u2019s famous&nbsp;<i>Carmen<\/i>&nbsp;at the Arena di Verona, and Nedda in a new production of<\/div>\n<div>Leoncavallo\u2019s&nbsp;<i>Pagliacci<\/i>&nbsp;conducted by Daniel Oren at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna.<\/div>\n<div>Both in his personal life and artistic work, Puccini was drawn to scandalous relationships.&nbsp;<i>Madama Butterfly<\/i>&nbsp;is another heartbreaking tale of honor, loyalty, and love. As a mature composer, Puccini explores his characters' emotional worlds with powerful musical depth\u2014ranging from playful lightness to rapturous love, steadfast heroism, and raw anguish.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The opera\u2019s libretto is based on a short story published in 1898 by John Luther Long, which was adapted into a play by David Belasco. Puccini saw the play in London and was immediately captivated by the theme. Soon after, he secured the rights to set it to music.<\/div>\n<div>To compose authentic Japanese-sounding music, Puccini consulted the wife of the Japanese ambassador, who was vacationing in Viareggio. 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center\"><b>Duration: 150 minutes (with one intermission)<\/b><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>Featuring:<\/b><\/div>\n<div>The Orchestra of the Hungarian Philharmonic Society and the Kod\u00e1ly Choir Debrecen<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>Conductor:<\/b>&nbsp;D\u00e1niel Somogyi-T\u00f3th<\/div>\n<div>A true gem in Puccini's oeuvre,&nbsp;<i>Madama Butterfly<\/i>&nbsp;stands out not only for its moving storyline but also for its lyrical melodies, unparalleled emotional richness, and evocative musical atmosphere.<\/div>\n<div>Cio-Cio-San\u2019s great aria has been performed by many renowned opera divas, including Maria Callas, Maria Agresta, Angela Gheorghiu, Sylvia Sass, and Andrea Rost.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>In the summer of 2025 on Margaret Island, the role of the young geisha will be performed by Italian soprano&nbsp;<b>Francesca Sassu<\/b>, with&nbsp;<b>Szabolcs Brickner<\/b>, member of the Vienna Volksoper and frequent guest soloist of the Hungarian State Opera, as Pinkerton.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Francesca Sassu made her Hungarian debut at the Hungarian State Opera alongside Pl\u00e1cido Domingo as Amelia Grimaldi in&nbsp;<i>Simon Boccanegra<\/i>, and later as Desdemona in&nbsp;<i>Otello<\/i>. Her magnificent voice has captivated audiences in roles such as Mica\u00ebla in Franco Zeffirelli\u2019s famous&nbsp;<i>Carmen<\/i>&nbsp;at the Arena di Verona, and Nedda in a new production of<\/div>\n<div>Leoncavallo\u2019s&nbsp;<i>Pagliacci<\/i>&nbsp;conducted by Daniel Oren at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna.<\/div>\n<div>Both in his personal life and artistic work, Puccini was drawn to scandalous relationships.&nbsp;<i>Madama Butterfly<\/i>&nbsp;is another heartbreaking tale of honor, loyalty, and love. As a mature composer, Puccini explores his characters' emotional worlds with powerful musical depth\u2014ranging from playful lightness to rapturous love, steadfast heroism, and raw anguish.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The opera\u2019s libretto is based on a short story published in 1898 by John Luther Long, which was adapted into a play by David Belasco. Puccini saw the play in London and was immediately captivated by the theme. Soon after, he secured the rights to set it to music.<\/div>\n<div>To compose authentic Japanese-sounding music, Puccini consulted the wife of the Japanese ambassador, who was vacationing in Viareggio. 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July 2025 Friday 8 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Rainday: 12. July 2025 8 PM)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Margareth Island Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">A performance of the Ballet of the National Theatre Brno<br \/>Duration: 135 mins in two parts<\/p>\n<p>A story of visionary creativity that changed the way women dress. Coco Chanel as fearlessness, daring and risk, as well as taste, philosophy and brand. Mario Radachevsky\u2019s contemporary ballet about a woman who profoundly influenced the world of fashion.<\/p>\n<p>As a choreographer, he has in the past been fond of full-length titles inspired by the lives and works of great figures of human cultural history. We can recall the titles of ballets by Warhol, Beethoven, Michelangelo.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_2_placeholder\n<p>Now his creative attention has been captured by an extraordinary woman who, by changing the wardrobe of the modern woman, has turned the world of fashion upside down. Her journey to the top, as it is with exceptional people, was painful, thorny, but for choreographer Mario Radachevsky the most important word of characterization is that she was real, genuine. In today\u2019s world, we often give up without a fight because it\u2019s easier, more comfortable. Many of our decisions are postponed because they arouse the need for self-denial. But the road to success knows no shortcuts. And the story of Coco Chanel can serve as an example and is proof of the importance of the endurance factor of determination and clear direction to go for your goal and be able to sacrifice and submit almost everything for success.<\/p>\n<p>The choreographer is fascinated by the reach of Coco Chanel\u2019s influence and significance, her ability to transform her field in such a way that we perceive with exaggeration the world of fashion before and after Chanel. As with most of his productions, M\u00e1rio Rada\u010dovsk\u00fd work with his proven Slovak design team. 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He is a winner of several prestigious international music competitions, an MTV Music Awards recipient, and has sold over 5 million albums worldwide. He is coming to our country with his program titled SEGMENTI at the invitation of the Margitsziget Theater. He will be accompanied by his band, with string players, percussionists, and wind instruments also participating in the show. The evening will be made even more exciting with special lights and video effects.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MAKSIM \u2014 Game of Thrones [OFFICIAL VIDEO]\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WgRTWfb0TDw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Maksim already showed promise as a talented musician at an early age, completing his studies at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest and the Alexander Scriabin Conservatoire in Paris after winning the first prize at the national competition in Croatia and the first prize at the Rubinstein Piano Competition in France. His artistic versatility extends beyond music to the world of fashion, where his collaborations with leading brands such as Dolce &amp; Gabbana, Armani, and Christian Dior earned him recognition as the best-dressed man by Vogue Homme. His charisma and immense talent have also attracted brands like American Express, BMW, Samsung, Star Alliance, and Yamaha.<\/p>\n<p>His musical style breaks down the boundaries between genres, ranging from classical music to film scores, pop, and electronic music. He has collaborated with EMI, Sony, and Universal.<\/p>\n<p>\"We need to find a way to introduce classical music to younger audiences, otherwise one day there will be no one to carry on this musical direction.\" \u2013 Maksim Mrvica<\/p>\n<p>The musician is famous for experimenting with the fusion of classical music and pop music, sometimes spicing up famous classical works with electronic beats and sounds. 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With around two thousand compositions to his name, his work transcends jazz. Ellington himself liked to refer to his music as \u201cAmerican Music.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Duke appeared in several films with his orchestra, and many of his songs have featured in popular movies over the decades. His score for&nbsp;<i>Anatomy of a Murder<\/i>&nbsp;earned him three Grammy Awards, and his next film score even garnered an Oscar nomination.&nbsp;<i>Paris Blues<\/i>&nbsp;(1961) is a true jazz film, in which Paul Newman and Sidney Poitier portray American musicians. To this day, Ellington\u2019s compositions are widely used in films\u2014his music can be heard in&nbsp;<i>Mobsters<\/i>,&nbsp;<i>Murder on the Orient Express<\/i>,&nbsp;<i>Eyes Wide Shut<\/i>,&nbsp;<i>Saving Private Ryan<\/i>,&nbsp;<i>The Matrix<\/i>, and&nbsp;<i>Seven Years in Tibet<\/i>, among others.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qC43eihsLOo?si=ZSCZKcLDqiY_h_Ss\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Duke Ellington continued to tour and record until his passing on May 24, 1974. After his death, the orchestra was taken over by his son,&nbsp;<b>Mercer Ellington<\/b>, a brilliant trumpeter who had composed several songs for the band, including the standard&nbsp;<i>Things Ain\u2019t What They Used to Be<\/i>. Though both Duke and Mercer have since passed on, today\u2019s Duke Ellington Orchestra continues to perform with the same musical energy and vitality as it did a century ago. The current lineup features brilliant musicians who are deeply committed to presenting Duke\u2019s music, while also adding their own creative flair\u2014just as their predecessors did.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>Featuring:<\/b><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><b>Mark Gross<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Saxophone<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><b>Jason Marshall<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Baritone Saxophone<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><b>Don Block<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Tenor Saxophone<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><b>Robert Redd<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Piano<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><b>David F. Gibson<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Drums and Percussion<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><b>Tyrone Block<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Double Bass<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><b>Andre Hayward<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Trombone<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><b>Jon Mark McGowan<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Trumpet<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><b>Bryan Davis<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Trumpet<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><b>Andrae Murchison<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Trombone<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><b>James Zollar<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Trumpet<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><b>Shelley Paul<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Alto Saxophone<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><b>Charlie Young<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Musical Director &amp; Alto Saxophone<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><b>Shelley Paul<\/b>, tenor saxophonist, holds his place in the band\u2019s legacy in high esteem.<br \/>\u201cAs time goes on, I continually realize that I\u2019m part of something bigger than I can fully comprehend. 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center\"><b>Margaret Island Open-Air Stage<\/b><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Running time: 150 minutes (with one intermission)<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Featuring:<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">The Kod\u00e1ly Philharmonic Orchestra and the Kod\u00e1ly Choir Debrecen<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Conductor:<\/b>&nbsp;Istv\u00e1n D\u00e9nes<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We welcome our audience this season with grand opera premieres once again! True to our tradition, we have invited outstanding international and Hungarian singers to perform the leading roles in our two opera stars who have sung Verdi\u2019s emotionally charged&nbsp;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nabucco<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;on the world\u2019s greatest opera stages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Opera Stars in Leading Roles<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>title role of Nabucco<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, King of Babylon, will be performed by <\/span><b>Mih\u00e1ly K\u00e1lm\u00e1ndy.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> He made his debut at the beginning of his career as a student at the Academy of Music in Cluj-Napoca, singing the title role in Verdi's Nabucco.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The excellent Hungarian leading baritone made his international debut with the title role in Verdi's Nabucco. Later, his international career began with the production of Nabucco at the Teatro Verdi in Trieste. Mih\u00e1ly K\u00e1lm\u00e1ndy has performed in Rome, Naples, Vienna, Stockholm, London, Warsaw, Seoul, New Zealand and other cities. Meanwhile, he sang major baritone roles at the Hungarian State Opera House.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Nabucco is a real historical figure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: the second king of the New Babylonian Empire, the builder of the Istar Gate, the 6th century BC Nabu-kudurri-uzur II, who invaded Judea and settled the Jews in his empire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Csilla Boross<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a Hungarian dramatic coloratura and spinto soprano with an impressive voice, winner of numerous Hungarian and international awards, launched her <\/span><b>international reputation with Abigail from Verdi's Nabucco in Rome in 2011, conducted by Riccardo Muti<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Since then, she has sung <\/span><b>the role more than140 times<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the world's most prestigious opera houses and festivals, and wherever she appears, this phenomenon is greeted with ovations and applause.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her rich repertoire includes iconic female characters from masterpieces of opera, such <\/span><b>as Tosca, Aida, Odabella, Minni, Maddalena, Gioergetta, Gioconda, and Venus and Elisabeth from Tannh\u00e4user<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, ranging from Baroque to contemporary works.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Csilla Boross has sung in performances by world-famous stage directors such as <\/span><b>Zeffirelli, La Fura dels Baus, Hugo de Ana, Thaddeus Strassberger, Werner Herzog,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and under the baton of great conductors such as <\/span><b>Riccardo Muti, Daniel Oren, Nicola Luisotti, Will Humburg, Asher Fisch, Toma\u0161 Hanus,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The role of <\/span><b>Fenena<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Nabucco\u2019s daughter, will be sung by Azerbaijani mezzo-soprano&nbsp;<\/span><b>Elmina Hasan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, who performed this role in Paris in 2024 alongside the world-renowned Pl\u00e1cido Domingo. Her enchanting voice has already won acclaim at international venues such as La Scala in Milan, the Vienna State Opera, and the Royal Opera House in London.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the role of Ismaele, the nephew of the King of Jerusalem, we will see the young and charismatic Venetian tenor&nbsp;<\/span><b>Riccardo Gatto<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, considered one of the most talented tenors of his generation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nabucco<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;unfolds along two intertwined storylines: one follows the madness and miraculous recovery of the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar and a personal family drama, while the other depicts the Babylonian captivity of the Jewish people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About&nbsp;<\/b><b><i>Nabucco<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the age of 27, Verdi had decided never to write another opera. He was in the depths of both personal and professional despair. In this seemingly hopeless situation, it was only at the urging of his agent that he agreed to read the libretto\u2014and from that moment came an opera that would change his life and ultimately unite a nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The unquenchable love of freedom and loyalty to one\u2019s nation is most memorably expressed in the Hebrew slaves\u2019 chorus\u2014one of the most iconic moments in musical history. Inspired by the plight of the Jewish people, Verdi\u2019s music became a beacon for nations. The golden-winged thought of Psalm 137 journeys through time, traveling from ancient Israel and Babylon to 19th-century Europe and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By the spring of 1842, all of Milan was humming <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cVa, pensiero...\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;The opera was soon performed at the most prominent theaters across the continent and premiered in America as well. The Hungarian premiere took place in January 1847 at the National Theatre in Budapest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yanGeMXWuLk?si=TBE0rKR9AGjjOr-A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"tab-12272\" class=\"sp-tab__tab-pane \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-tab-content animated fadeIn\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" td-modal-image alignleft wp-image-1241\" src=\"https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800-696x1044.jpg 696w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a>Csilla Boross \u2013 Opera Singer<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Csilla Boross first graduated as a piano teacher only after she received her Master of Music degree as a soloist singer from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. From September 2003 onwards she has been a permanent guest artist of the Hungarian State Opera.&nbsp; For several years, starting in August 2008 she was a member of the Brno Jan\u00e1cek Opera, the Jan\u00e1\u010dkovo Divadlo, where she sang, among others, Tatiana from Tchaikovsky\u2019s Onegin, Venus from Tannh\u00e4user (the latter in Japan -including Bunka Kaikan in Tokyo - as well), the lead roles of La Traviata, Tosca, Macbeth, Madame Butterfly, Nabucco and Aida. In 2009 she was the guest artist of the Prague National Theatre performing the roles of Elettra (Idomeneo), Fiordiligi, Donna Anna, Cio-Cio San,T osca, Aida and Abigaille for the benefit of the music loving audience of Prague.&nbsp; On March 20. in 2010 she was awarded the highest cultural award in the field of opera, the so-called Thalie 2009 Award for her outstanding performance of Madama Butterfly. In the same year she also received the professional award of the Brno Theatre, the Diva 2009 Prize.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;Her international career took off in Trieste in 2010 with La Traviata\u2019s Violetta. In the same year she debuted as Abigaille of Nabucco at the Palm Beach Opera House. In 2011 on the 150th anniversary of the birth of Italian national unity she sang the role of Abigaille of Verdi\u2019s Nabucco. The performance was conducted by Riccardo Muti, her partner was Leo Nucci and the event was broadcast live by the Italian Radio and Television and the ARTE TV. In the same year she was hugely successful as Manon in Puccini\u2019s Manon Lescaut on the stage of the Berlioz Opera House in Montpellier; the production was directed by Jean-Paul Scarpitta. She also sang the role of Tosca at the Rome Caracalla with Carlo Guelfi as Scarpia. The latter performance was directed by Arnaud Bernard, the conductor was Ascher Fisch.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;In 2012 the audience of the Opera de Lyon could see her as Sister Angelica and Giorgetta in Il Tabarro as part of the Puccini Triptychon performances directed by David Pountney and broadcast live by MEZZO TV as well as shown on ARTE TV at a later date. Her debuts at the Washington National Opera (conductor Philippe Auguine) and at the Philadelphia Opera House as Abigaille of the monumental Nabucco performances of Thaddeus Strassberger were also extremely well-received. In the summer of the very same year, she sang Aida at the Savonlinna Opera Festival, her partner was Johan Botha; in Ravenna she was Sancta Susanna in Hindemith\u2019s opera conducted by Riccardo Muti. In October she debuted as Tosca at the Macao International Music Festival, her partner was Roberto Aronica, the performance was conducted by L\u00fc Jia.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2013 brought her four new Verdi lead roles: in Rome, once again conducted by Riccardo Muti and directed by Werner Herzog, she was Lucrezia Contarini in I due Foscari, then at the Melbourne Opera as Amelia of the Un Ballo in Maschera (conductor: Andrea Molino) directed by La Fura dels Baus \u2013 for which she won the prestigious Green Room Award in 2014. In Shanghai she also sang the role of Odabella of Attila (conductor Daniel Oren), and finally she appeared on the stage as Amelia from Simon Boccanegra at the Hungarian State Opera. In the summer she returned to the Savonlinna Opera Festival as Lady Macbeth.&nbsp; The Palm Beach Opera audience could see her in 2014 as Lady Macbeth; in Geneva she was Abigaille in a production conducted by John Fiore and directed by Roland Aeschlimann and broadcast live by the Swiss Radio. These performances were followed by singing the role of Tosca at the Hungarian State Opera where her partner was Jos\u00e9 Cura. In June she sang the title role of Norma in Palermo at the Teatro Massimo Opera conducted by Will Humburg.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;In the summer she saved the first night of Giordano\u2019s opera, Andrea Ch\u00e9nier by learning Maddal\u00e9na\u2019s role in a matter of days for the hugely successful performance at the Peralada Opera Festival where the conductor was Marco Armiliato and her partners were Carlos Alvarez and Marcelo Alvarez. In the second half of the season, she was once again triumphant as Lady Macbeth in Henning Brockhaus\u2019s ambitious direction at the Muscat Royal Opera House under the conductor, Donato Renzetti. Returning to her home country, she had a unique achievement singing both female lead roles (Venus and Elisabeth) of Wagner\u2019s Tannh\u00e4user at the Hungarian State Opera. In the second half of the season audiences in Budapest and Rome had the unique experience of seeing her as Aida with Johan Botha and Fabio Sartori as her respective partners.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her 2015-16 season was launched with Verdi\u2019s Nabucco \u2013 as Abigaille she had a roaring success at the first night of Opera Pittsburgh. Returning to Budapest, she had her debut as Elisabetta di Valois in Verdi\u2019s Don Carlos at the Erkel Theatre in November, and in February as Leonora in La Forza del destino in Geneva(broadcast worldwide ). At the end of the season, she made her house debut in Opera de Marseille as Lady Macbeth after which she returned for the fifth time to Rome, this time with her beloved Abigaille of Nabucco.&nbsp; In 2016 November she sang Tosca with Marcello Giordani at the Erkel Theatre in Budapest, where she turned back later as Aida and Suor Angelica. In February 2017 she made her debut as La Gioconda in Brno with outstanding success. In April she made her house debut as Norma in the Teatro Fondazione di Verona. In July she returned to Rome as her beloved Abigaille in Nabucco.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;In 2016 she received the prestigious Hungarian Order of Merit Knight's Cross for her outstanding performances abroad and in Hungary. In 2017-18 she started with two house debuts in China , Zeffirelli's Aida with the Teatro alla Scala in Guangzhou under the baton of Maestro Renzetti and Andrea Chenier in Macau with Teatro Regio Torino led by Maestro Guidarini. This season is followed by Tosca in Budapest and her successful debut as Judith in Bart\u00f3k's Bluebeard's castle at the Opera Limoges.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The season 2018-19 included Macbeth in Mexico,Nabucco in Plze\u0148, Tosca in Rome , Il Tabarro and Gioconda in Budapest, Brno and Banska Bystrica and Aida cover at the Metropolitan Opera just to mention a few.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2019-20 started with Madama Butterfly at the Hungarian Opera in Cluj , which was followed by Nabucco in teatro Regio Torino under the baton of Maestro Renzetti.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the\u201dpandemic\u201d summer of 2020 she performed her iconic role of Abigaille at Brno's Open Air Opera Festival. She even made a role debut as Senta on Mr Tomasz Konieczn\u00fd's side as Holl\u00e4nder in Wagner's Der fliegende Holl\u00e4nder in Mikulov.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sadly, the following performances were cancelled that season due to pandemia&nbsp; : In Brno Aida and Gioconda , at the MET covering Elisabetta in Donizetti's Maria Stuarda and Aida in Verdi's Aida ; Abigaille in Marseille , Lady Macbeth in Plze\u0148 Open Air Opera Festival, Turandot in Szeged .&nbsp; From June she\u2019s been seen as Abigaille in a new production at Jan\u00e1\u010dkovo Divadlo in Brno.&nbsp; In the season 2021- 2022 she made two role debuts, such as Elisabetta in Maria Stuarda, and Minni in Puccini's masterpiece La fanciulla del west. Besides she's been seen as Aida, Amelia Grimaldi in Simon Boccanegra and her signature role Abigaille in Nabucco. The end of the season was crowned by a jump in as a successful Gioconda at Chor\u00e9gies d'Orange under the baton of M\u00b0Daniele Callegari.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The season 2022-23 started with a very interesting, political Tosca debut in Budapest, which was followed by Abigaille and Tosca in Brno,&nbsp; Cio-Cio-San in Prague, then another Tosca at the Stockholm Royal Operahouse, (Kungliga Operan), Abigaille in Marseille , Butterfly in Budapest.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Season 2023-24 started with Nabucco in Brno, followed by&nbsp; Verdi\u2019s Attila in Marseille, and a role debut as Milada in Smetana\u2019s Dalibor in Brno, the season ended with a new production of Butterfly in Bratislava.&nbsp; Season 2024-25 started with Adriana Lecouvreur in with Pittsburgh Festival Opera under the baton of Christopher Franklin, followed by Nabucco in Brno and Butterfly in Bratislava,&nbsp; in December&nbsp; she performed 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class=\"sp-tab__tab_title\">Description<\/H4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sp-tab__nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sp-tab__nav-link\" data-sptoggle=\"tab\" for=\"#tab-12302\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tab_title_area\"><H4 class=\"sp-tab__tab_title\">Csilla Boross Opera singer<\/H4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<div class=\"sp-tab__tab-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"tab-12301\" class=\"sp-tab__tab-pane sp-tab__show sp-tab__active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-tab-content animated fadeIn\"><div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<div><b>Giuseppe Verdi<\/b><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>NABUCCO<\/b><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>Opera Premiere<\/b><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 8:00 PM<\/b><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>(Rain date: July 27)<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Margaret Island Open-Air Stage<\/b><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Running time: 150 minutes (with one intermission)<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Featuring:<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">The Kod\u00e1ly Philharmonic Orchestra and the Kod\u00e1ly Choir Debrecen<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Conductor:<\/b>&nbsp;Istv\u00e1n D\u00e9nes<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We welcome our audience this season with grand opera premieres once again! True to our tradition, we have invited outstanding international and Hungarian singers to perform the leading roles in our two opera stars who have sung Verdi\u2019s emotionally charged&nbsp;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nabucco<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;on the world\u2019s greatest opera stages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Opera Stars in Leading Roles<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>title role of Nabucco<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, King of Babylon, will be performed by <\/span><b>Mih\u00e1ly K\u00e1lm\u00e1ndy.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> He made his debut at the beginning of his career as a student at the Academy of Music in Cluj-Napoca, singing the title role in Verdi's Nabucco.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The excellent Hungarian leading baritone made his international debut with the title role in Verdi's Nabucco. Later, his international career began with the production of Nabucco at the Teatro Verdi in Trieste. Mih\u00e1ly K\u00e1lm\u00e1ndy has performed in Rome, Naples, Vienna, Stockholm, London, Warsaw, Seoul, New Zealand and other cities. Meanwhile, he sang major baritone roles at the Hungarian State Opera House.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Nabucco is a real historical figure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: the second king of the New Babylonian Empire, the builder of the Istar Gate, the 6th century BC Nabu-kudurri-uzur II, who invaded Judea and settled the Jews in his empire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Csilla Boross<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a Hungarian dramatic coloratura and spinto soprano with an impressive voice, winner of numerous Hungarian and international awards, launched her <\/span><b>international reputation with Abigail from Verdi's Nabucco in Rome in 2011, conducted by Riccardo Muti<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Since then, she has sung <\/span><b>the role more than140 times<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the world's most prestigious opera houses and festivals, and wherever she appears, this phenomenon is greeted with ovations and applause.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her rich repertoire includes iconic female characters from masterpieces of opera, such <\/span><b>as Tosca, Aida, Odabella, Minni, Maddalena, Gioergetta, Gioconda, and Venus and Elisabeth from Tannh\u00e4user<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, ranging from Baroque to contemporary works.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Csilla Boross has sung in performances by world-famous stage directors such as <\/span><b>Zeffirelli, La Fura dels Baus, Hugo de Ana, Thaddeus Strassberger, Werner Herzog,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and under the baton of great conductors such as <\/span><b>Riccardo Muti, Daniel Oren, Nicola Luisotti, Will Humburg, Asher Fisch, Toma\u0161 Hanus,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The role of <\/span><b>Fenena<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Nabucco\u2019s daughter, will be sung by Azerbaijani mezzo-soprano&nbsp;<\/span><b>Elmina Hasan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, who performed this role in Paris in 2024 alongside the world-renowned Pl\u00e1cido Domingo. Her enchanting voice has already won acclaim at international venues such as La Scala in Milan, the Vienna State Opera, and the Royal Opera House in London.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the role of Ismaele, the nephew of the King of Jerusalem, we will see the young and charismatic Venetian tenor&nbsp;<\/span><b>Riccardo Gatto<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, considered one of the most talented tenors of his generation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nabucco<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;unfolds along two intertwined storylines: one follows the madness and miraculous recovery of the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar and a personal family drama, while the other depicts the Babylonian captivity of the Jewish people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About&nbsp;<\/b><b><i>Nabucco<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the age of 27, Verdi had decided never to write another opera. He was in the depths of both personal and professional despair. In this seemingly hopeless situation, it was only at the urging of his agent that he agreed to read the libretto\u2014and from that moment came an opera that would change his life and ultimately unite a nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The unquenchable love of freedom and loyalty to one\u2019s nation is most memorably expressed in the Hebrew slaves\u2019 chorus\u2014one of the most iconic moments in musical history. Inspired by the plight of the Jewish people, Verdi\u2019s music became a beacon for nations. The golden-winged thought of Psalm 137 journeys through time, traveling from ancient Israel and Babylon to 19th-century Europe and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By the spring of 1842, all of Milan was humming <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cVa, pensiero...\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;The opera was soon performed at the most prominent theaters across the continent and premiered in America as well. The Hungarian premiere took place in January 1847 at the National Theatre in Budapest.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yanGeMXWuLk?si=TBE0rKR9AGjjOr-A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"tab-12302\" class=\"sp-tab__tab-pane \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-tab-content animated fadeIn\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" td-modal-image alignleft wp-image-1241\" src=\"https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800-696x1044.jpg 696w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/boross_csilla_2023.width-800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a>Csilla Boross \u2013 Opera Singer<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Csilla Boross first graduated as a piano teacher only after she received her Master of Music degree as a soloist singer from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. From September 2003 onwards she has been a permanent guest artist of the Hungarian State Opera.&nbsp; For several years, starting in August 2008 she was a member of the Brno Jan\u00e1cek Opera, the Jan\u00e1\u010dkovo Divadlo, where she sang, among others, Tatiana from Tchaikovsky\u2019s Onegin, Venus from Tannh\u00e4user (the latter in Japan -including Bunka Kaikan in Tokyo - as well), the lead roles of La Traviata, Tosca, Macbeth, Madame Butterfly, Nabucco and Aida. In 2009 she was the guest artist of the Prague National Theatre performing the roles of Elettra (Idomeneo), Fiordiligi, Donna Anna, Cio-Cio San,T osca, Aida and Abigaille for the benefit of the music loving audience of Prague.&nbsp; On March 20. in 2010 she was awarded the highest cultural award in the field of opera, the so-called Thalie 2009 Award for her outstanding performance of Madama Butterfly. In the same year she also received the professional award of the Brno Theatre, the Diva 2009 Prize.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;Her international career took off in Trieste in 2010 with La Traviata\u2019s Violetta. In the same year she debuted as Abigaille of Nabucco at the Palm Beach Opera House. In 2011 on the 150th anniversary of the birth of Italian national unity she sang the role of Abigaille of Verdi\u2019s Nabucco. The performance was conducted by Riccardo Muti, her partner was Leo Nucci and the event was broadcast live by the Italian Radio and Television and the ARTE TV. In the same year she was hugely successful as Manon in Puccini\u2019s Manon Lescaut on the stage of the Berlioz Opera House in Montpellier; the production was directed by Jean-Paul Scarpitta. She also sang the role of Tosca at the Rome Caracalla with Carlo Guelfi as Scarpia. The latter performance was directed by Arnaud Bernard, the conductor was Ascher Fisch.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;In 2012 the audience of the Opera de Lyon could see her as Sister Angelica and Giorgetta in Il Tabarro as part of the Puccini Triptychon performances directed by David Pountney and broadcast live by MEZZO TV as well as shown on ARTE TV at a later date. Her debuts at the Washington National Opera (conductor Philippe Auguine) and at the Philadelphia Opera House as Abigaille of the monumental Nabucco performances of Thaddeus Strassberger were also extremely well-received. In the summer of the very same year, she sang Aida at the Savonlinna Opera Festival, her partner was Johan Botha; in Ravenna she was Sancta Susanna in Hindemith\u2019s opera conducted by Riccardo Muti. In October she debuted as Tosca at the Macao International Music Festival, her partner was Roberto Aronica, the performance was conducted by L\u00fc Jia.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2013 brought her four new Verdi lead roles: in Rome, once again conducted by Riccardo Muti and directed by Werner Herzog, she was Lucrezia Contarini in I due Foscari, then at the Melbourne Opera as Amelia of the Un Ballo in Maschera (conductor: Andrea Molino) directed by La Fura dels Baus \u2013 for which she won the prestigious Green Room Award in 2014. In Shanghai she also sang the role of Odabella of Attila (conductor Daniel Oren), and finally she appeared on the stage as Amelia from Simon Boccanegra at the Hungarian State Opera. In the summer she returned to the Savonlinna Opera Festival as Lady Macbeth.&nbsp; The Palm Beach Opera audience could see her in 2014 as Lady Macbeth; in Geneva she was Abigaille in a production conducted by John Fiore and directed by Roland Aeschlimann and broadcast live by the Swiss Radio. These performances were followed by singing the role of Tosca at the Hungarian State Opera where her partner was Jos\u00e9 Cura. In June she sang the title role of Norma in Palermo at the Teatro Massimo Opera conducted by Will Humburg.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;In the summer she saved the first night of Giordano\u2019s opera, Andrea Ch\u00e9nier by learning Maddal\u00e9na\u2019s role in a matter of days for the hugely successful performance at the Peralada Opera Festival where the conductor was Marco Armiliato and her partners were Carlos Alvarez and Marcelo Alvarez. In the second half of the season, she was once again triumphant as Lady Macbeth in Henning Brockhaus\u2019s ambitious direction at the Muscat Royal Opera House under the conductor, Donato Renzetti. Returning to her home country, she had a unique achievement singing both female lead roles (Venus and Elisabeth) of Wagner\u2019s Tannh\u00e4user at the Hungarian State Opera. In the second half of the season audiences in Budapest and Rome had the unique experience of seeing her as Aida with Johan Botha and Fabio Sartori as her respective partners.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her 2015-16 season was launched with Verdi\u2019s Nabucco \u2013 as Abigaille she had a roaring success at the first night of Opera Pittsburgh. Returning to Budapest, she had her debut as Elisabetta di Valois in Verdi\u2019s Don Carlos at the Erkel Theatre in November, and in February as Leonora in La Forza del destino in Geneva(broadcast worldwide ). At the end of the season, she made her house debut in Opera de Marseille as Lady Macbeth after which she returned for the fifth time to Rome, this time with her beloved Abigaille of Nabucco.&nbsp; In 2016 November she sang Tosca with Marcello Giordani at the Erkel Theatre in Budapest, where she turned back later as Aida and Suor Angelica. In February 2017 she made her debut as La Gioconda in Brno with outstanding success. In April she made her house debut as Norma in the Teatro Fondazione di Verona. In July she returned to Rome as her beloved Abigaille in Nabucco.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;In 2016 she received the prestigious Hungarian Order of Merit Knight's Cross for her outstanding performances abroad and in Hungary. In 2017-18 she started with two house debuts in China , Zeffirelli's Aida with the Teatro alla Scala in Guangzhou under the baton of Maestro Renzetti and Andrea Chenier in Macau with Teatro Regio Torino led by Maestro Guidarini. This season is followed by Tosca in Budapest and her successful debut as Judith in Bart\u00f3k's Bluebeard's castle at the Opera Limoges.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The season 2018-19 included Macbeth in Mexico,Nabucco in Plze\u0148, Tosca in Rome , Il Tabarro and Gioconda in Budapest, Brno and Banska Bystrica and Aida cover at the Metropolitan Opera just to mention a few.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2019-20 started with Madama Butterfly at the Hungarian Opera in Cluj , which was followed by Nabucco in teatro Regio Torino under the baton of Maestro Renzetti.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the\u201dpandemic\u201d summer of 2020 she performed her iconic role of Abigaille at Brno's Open Air Opera Festival. She even made a role debut as Senta on Mr Tomasz Konieczn\u00fd's side as Holl\u00e4nder in Wagner's Der fliegende Holl\u00e4nder in Mikulov.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sadly, the following performances were cancelled that season due to pandemia&nbsp; : In Brno Aida and Gioconda , at the MET covering Elisabetta in Donizetti's Maria Stuarda and Aida in Verdi's Aida ; Abigaille in Marseille , Lady Macbeth in Plze\u0148 Open Air Opera Festival, Turandot in Szeged .&nbsp; From June she\u2019s been seen as Abigaille in a new production at Jan\u00e1\u010dkovo Divadlo in Brno.&nbsp; In the season 2021- 2022 she made two role debuts, such as Elisabetta in Maria Stuarda, and Minni in Puccini's masterpiece La fanciulla del west. Besides she's been seen as Aida, Amelia Grimaldi in Simon Boccanegra and her signature role Abigaille in Nabucco. The end of the season was crowned by a jump in as a successful Gioconda at Chor\u00e9gies d'Orange under the baton of M\u00b0Daniele Callegari.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The season 2022-23 started with a very interesting, political Tosca debut in Budapest, which was followed by Abigaille and Tosca in Brno,&nbsp; Cio-Cio-San in Prague, then another Tosca at the Stockholm Royal Operahouse, (Kungliga Operan), Abigaille in Marseille , Butterfly in Budapest.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Season 2023-24 started with Nabucco in Brno, followed by&nbsp; Verdi\u2019s Attila in Marseille, and a role debut as Milada in Smetana\u2019s Dalibor in Brno, the season ended with a new production of Butterfly in Bratislava.&nbsp; Season 2024-25 started with Adriana Lecouvreur in with Pittsburgh Festival Opera under the baton of Christopher Franklin, followed by Nabucco in Brno and Butterfly in Bratislava,&nbsp; in December&nbsp; she performed at the centennial concert of Opera Marseille , after which she had the premiere of Macbeth at the Hungarian Operahouse in Budapest, then comes Dalibor&nbsp; 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A performance that reimagines Lewis Carroll\u2019s classic tale with a fresh artistic vision, offering a new perspective on this beloved story. A spectacular experience where breathtaking visuals, original costumes, and special effects bring Alice\u2019s unique journey to life\u2014and remind us that&nbsp;<i>nothing<\/i>&nbsp;is impossible!<\/div>\n<div><b>Alice in Wonderland<\/b>&nbsp;is a one-of-a-kind multimedia production that blends dance, acrobatics, and circus arts. Featuring breathtaking acts from international award-winning circus performers, dazzling costumes, energizing music, and amazing dancers, the show creates an enchanting atmosphere. Alice and her companions must overcome unimaginable challenges on their path to happiness.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The most iconic characters from the story come to life on stage: the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts, the King of Hearts\u2014and at the center of it all, the brave Alice.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The magical and mesmerizing world of Lewis Carroll\u2019s novel appears in the form of a circus show\u2014<b>for the first time ever in Hungary<\/b>. A fairy-tale experience for the entire family, already loved by audiences across Europe.<\/div>\n<div><b>\u201cThe White Rabbit was in a terrible hurry, running as fast as he could!\u201d<\/b><br \/><i>\u201cOh dear! I shall be late!\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>He took a watch out of his waistcoat pocket, glanced at it, and rushed off again.<br \/>Have you ever seen a rabbit in a waistcoat with a watch?<br \/>The White Rabbit leapt into the rabbit hole, hoping he\u2019d make it in time.<br \/>Shall we follow him?<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The clock strikes. 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class=\"sp-tab__tab_title\">Description<\/H4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sp-tab__nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sp-tab__nav-link\" data-sptoggle=\"tab\" for=\"#tab-12232\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tab_title_area\"><H4 class=\"sp-tab__tab_title\">Levon Minassian <\/H4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<div class=\"sp-tab__tab-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"tab-12231\" class=\"sp-tab__tab-pane sp-tab__show sp-tab__active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-tab-content animated fadeIn\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>CHICO AND THE GYPSIES<\/b><\/h3>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Concert<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><b>August 27, 2025, Wednesday, 8:00 PM<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">(Rain date: August 28)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Margaret Island Open-Air Theatre<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Hot melodies, invigorating rhythms!<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>CHICO &amp; THE GYPSIES will bring a real fiesta to the stage!<\/div>\n<div>The kings of flamenco return to Margaret Island with a program full of vibrant gypsy songs, heartfelt ballads, fiery rumbas, and romantic love songs. Chico and the Gypsies\u2019 music is a unique blend of Southern French and Spanish gypsy tunes, traditional flamenco, and the energy of rock.<\/div>\n<div>This year, the band will be joined by a very special guest: French-Armenian duduk player&nbsp;<b>Levon Minassian<\/b>, who has previously performed with Sting, Charles Aznavour, and Peter Gabriel, and contributed to the soundtrack of Mel Gibson\u2019s&nbsp;<i>The Passion of the Christ<\/i>.<\/div>\n<div><b>Chico Bouchikhi<\/b>&nbsp;is a true musical legend, co-writer of iconic hits such as&nbsp;<i>Djobi Djoba<\/i>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<i>Bambol\u00e9o<\/i>. The latter became an international sensation in the 1980s, launching the band into global fame and resulting in over twenty million albums sold.<\/div>\n<div>Chico is a proud ambassador of gypsy music and a UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace, working to bring people together through music. He believes that&nbsp;<i>\u201cGood music knows no boundaries \u2013 it is a bridge, a connection between people.\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\u201cWe play songs that alternate between the melancholic and joyful spirit of the gypsy soul,\u201d says Chico Bouchikhi.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div><b>Chico and the Gypsies<\/b>&nbsp;is one of the most significant cross-over acts in the world. They have collaborated with numerous artists and are the first French band to achieve platinum status in the USA through album sales.<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\u201cI\u2019ve had the chance to visit Budapest several times\u2014I love the city and its thermal baths, and it's always a joy to perform here. We\u2019re happy to return this year thanks to the Margitsziget Theater, and through our songs, we can personally express our love to the audience,\u201d said the band\u2019s founder.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>In 2024, Chico\u2019s autobiography&nbsp;<i>\u201cUnder the Gypsy Stars\u201d<\/i>&nbsp;(published by Robert Laffont) was released, recounting his life and adventures. Also in 2024, on November 8, the band released their new album&nbsp;<i>\u201cSacred Christmas Carols,\u201d<\/i>&nbsp;showcasing their versatility by performing in unconventional venues like churches.<\/div>\n<div>In&nbsp;<b>May 2025<\/b>, the band will celebrate its&nbsp;<b>45th anniversary<\/b>&nbsp;with a grand concert in Paris.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"tab-12232\" class=\"sp-tab__tab-pane \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-tab-content animated fadeIn\"><p>L\u00e9von Minassian was born in Marseille, in the Saint-J\u00e9r\u00f4me district, where his grandparents once found refuge. Surrounded by a family living in the cult of music and immersed in a very close-knit Armenian community fond of sounds, he began playing the mandolin at a very young age in a folk group. At the age of 15, with a Duduk brought back from Armenia by his parents, he announced to them that he wanted to learn to play it. Then begins a long apprenticeship.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/levon.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" td-modal-image aligncenter wp-image-1243 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/levon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/levon.jpg 640w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/levon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/levon-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/levon-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/levon-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a teenager, L\u00e9von Minassian, accompanied by his family, followed Armenian artists on their tours in France. He chases them to their hotels to gather some information. Then, from the end of the 70s, he went to Armenia several times with the aim of working on Duduk with the masters, notably with Djivan Gasparian and Valodia Haroutiounian. Penetrating the world of these artists was not an easy thing, remembers L\u00e9von Minassian, the Duduk players maintain in secret this ancestral tradition which is only transmitted between initiates and with parsimony. It is then with a lot of self-sacrifice and patience, and out of love for this instrument that he will seek by his own means to master all its subtleties.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, this artist has trained constantly. And little by little, the one who never sought fame will be recognized as one of the most talented Duduk players in the world.<\/p>\n<p>His determination and talent made him spotted by professionals. In 1985, the composer Georges Garvarentz asked him for the music for the film \u201cLes memoires tatou\u00e9s\u201d. A first collaboration for cinema which will be followed by many others, including the soundtracks of Mayrig and 588 rue Paradis by Henri Verneuil, L'Odyss\u00e9e de l'Esp\u00e8ce by Yvan Cassar, Amen by Costa Gavras, La passion du Christ by Mel Gibson, The Sleeping Child by Yasmine Kassari, The Earth Seen from the Sky and Home by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Go, Live and Become by Radu Mihaileanu, The Girl and the Wolves by Gilles Legrand, Like the 5 Fingers of the main and What the day owes to the night by Alexandre Arcady, The source of women by Radu Mihaileanu, Inch'Allah by Ana\u00efs Barbeau-Lavalette.<\/p>\n<p>Behind the man, humble and generous, appears an outstanding musician, whom some describe as a genius, whose melancholic melodies are now omnipresent both on the small screen and in the cinema.<\/p>\n<p>But above all, an incredible event changed his life: in 1992, L\u00e9von Minassian was asked by Peter Gabriel to participate in his album Us and then to open solo concerts on his Secret world live tour. A spotlight which will make him a Dudukist very popular with the big names of variety (Charles Aznavour, Patrick Fiori, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Segara, Christophe Ma\u00e9, Daniel Lavoie) as well as personalities of world music (Sting, I Muvrini, Simon Emerson, Manu Katch\u00e9).<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, L\u00e9von Minassian undertook more personal work with the composer of dances and film music Armand Amar, noted since for his film soundtracks (Amen, Le Couperet, La terre vue du ciel, Vas vis et deviens, Indig\u00e8nes\u2026) is with him that in 1998 he recorded his first album, L\u00e9von Minassian and Friends, designed from traditional secular or sacred themes and melodies in which the Duduk energizes its language by meeting other instruments from the world, from the Indian violin to the oud. In 2005, his second opus, Songs from a World Apart, gave the Duduk a new status as a solo instrument and a musical space outside the traditional context. The arrangements reveal new colors to the duduk dialoguing with guest instruments (nickelharpa, viola d'amore, kamantcha, oud, drums) accompanied by a symphony orchestra, the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra. Each meeting with musicians from other cultures constitutes for him an enrichment and an unforgettable event.<\/p>\n<p>In 1997, he played at the Elys\u00e9e, invited as a soloist by the President of the Republic Jacques Chirac during the visit of Armenian President L\u00e9von Ter P\u00e9trossian. In 2003, he was decorated Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by President Chirac.<\/p>\n<p>Levon Minassian contributed to ensuring that the Duduk became part of universal cultural values, mixing with other instruments from around the world its Armenian influences that were both happy and sad at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>The music that L\u00e9von Minassian gives us no longer belongs to what we call folklore, a museum of dead and resurrected souls, nor to a delimited geographical space called a country, but to this sphere outside of time and duration, where the soul needs to extend itself to discover that it still has one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n            \r\n            <!-- Custom Data Fields -->\r\n            \r\n            <!-- Links Module -->\r\n            <div class=\"mec-event-social mec-frontbox\">\r\n     <h3 class=\"mec-social-single 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