
Kálmán Szennai
Opera répétiteur, conductor
Kálmán Szennai was born in 1973, in Budapest, where he studied piano and horn at the Béla Bartók High School of Music, and later, musicology and conducting at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music. He received his diploma in 1996, as a student of Ervin Lukács and Tamás Gál. After completing his studies, Géza Oberfrank hired him to work at the Hungarian State Opera, where he first served as a répétiteur, and later as a conductor. He has conducted at the Opera House regularly ever since. He has made guest appearances in Japan, Austria, Germany, and has been a recurring guest at the Budapest Operetta Theatre as well. He has conducted the Savaria Symphony Orchestra, the MAV Symphony Orchestra and the Budapest Festival Orchestra, and is a regular guest at the Jennersdorf and St. Margarethen opera festivals. He is a winner of the Komor, Juventus and Pless Awards. In 2018, he received the Hungarian Silver Cross of Merit, civil division. In 2023 he was awarded the Gusztáv Oláh Commemorative Plaque.
Performances
October 11. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 11. 13:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 12. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 12. 13:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 13. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 13. 13:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 16. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 16. 13:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 17. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 17. 13:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 18. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 18. 13:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 19. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 19. 13:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

Youth Programme
October 22. 17:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0
November 4. 19:30
concert
ILDIKÓ KOMLÓSI
December 2. 19:00
contemporary
opera
12
premiere
VALUSKA
December 8. 20:00
contemporary
opera
12
VALUSKA
December 10. 17:00
contemporary
opera
12
VALUSKA
December 15. 20:00
contemporary
opera
12
VALUSKA
December 17. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
VALUSKA
May 11. 11:00
classic
opera
12
premiere
FRA DIAVOLO, BANDIT OPERA IN TWO PARTS
May 18. 11:00
classic
opera
12
FRA DIAVOLO, BANDIT OPERA IN TWO PARTS
May 25. 19:00
classic
opera
12
FRA DIAVOLO, BANDIT OPERA IN TWO PARTS
June 1. 19:00
classic
opera
12
FRA DIAVOLO, BANDIT OPERA IN TWO PARTS
June 14. 20:00
contemporary
opera
14
PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE
June 16. 11:00
contemporary
opera
14
PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE
June 23. 15:00
contemporary
opera
14