
Attila Toronykőy
Director
Attila Toronykőy was born in Szeged in 1969. While earning his degree in structural engineering at Budapest's Ybl Miklós Technical College, he also studied violin. In 1991, he wound up in the opera department of the National Theatre, where he started by working as an assistant director before becoming a director. He has worked together with such artists as András Békés, Judit Galgóczy, Balázs Kovalik, Miklós Gábor Kerényi, Viktor Nagy, János Szikora and Sándor Zsótér. His first independent production was Le nozze di Figaro, which was also presented in Debrecen after its Szeged premiere. His most significants works include Il matrimonio segreto, L'elisir d'amore, Háry János, Die Zauberflöte, Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, István Vántus's The Golden Coffin, La traviata and La forza del destino. He has also designed the sets for several productions. In 1996, he joined Szeged's “Little” Opera, where he staged several productions. As a teacher at Szeged's drama school, he has also directed spoken-word productions. He is a professor of stagecraft at the University of Szeged's Faculty of Arts. In 2009, Éva Marton invited him to direct the examination examinations of the students in the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music's opera programme. In that same year, he made his debut at the Opera House, staging György Ránki's children's opera King Pomade's New Clothes there. In Sopron and Veszprém, he directed Rossini's opera Il signor Bruschino. After staging two children's productions at the National Theatre of Szeged (The Pancake King and Mr A, or the Secret of the Tuning Fork), he went on there to direct Rossini's La Cenerentola and Marco Tuttino's Le braci (with which he also made his Avignon debut, as part of the Armel Opera Festival), and Verdi's Il trovatore. At the Hungarian State Opera, he directed the Little Magic Flute and Haydn's Il mondo della luna. He is also credited as the director of the Opera Tour with Papageno children's programme at the Opera House. At the invitation of Müpa Budapest, he has also directed several opera productions of works that can serve as an introduction for newcomers to the genre: Weber's Der Freischütz, Dvořák's Rusalka and Mozart's Die Zauberflöte.
Performances
September 18. 19:00
concert
RETURN VICTORIOUS!
September 25. 15:00
youth programme
7
Opera Tour with Papageno – At the Erkel Theatre
September 25. 16:00
concert
Song Afternoons with Gabriella Létay Kiss
September 28. 20:00
concert
A HUNTSMAN'S OPERA
October 2. 16:00
opera
Treasure Hunters
Händel: Rinaldo
October 16. 15:00
youth programme
7
Opera Tour with Papageno – At the Erkel Theatre
October 16. 16:00
concert
Song Afternoons with Lúcia Megyesi Schwartz
October 30. 16:00
concert
Song Afternoon with Éva Bátori
November 13. 15:00
youth programme
7
Opera Tour with Papageno – At the Erkel Theatre
November 20. 15:00
youth programme
7
Opera Tour with Papageno – At the Erkel Theatre
November 20. 16:00
opera
Treasure Hunters
Weber: Oberon
November 27. 16:00
concert
Song Afternoon with József Mukk
December 4. 16:00
opera
Treasure Hunters
Rossini: Le comte Ory
December 11. 15:00
youth programme
7
Opera Tour with Papageno – At the Erkel Theatre
December 18. 15:00
youth programme
7
Opera Tour with Papageno – At the Erkel Theatre
December 18. 16:00
concert
Songs Afternoon with Ilona Tokody
January 8. 14:00
youth programme
7
Opera Tour with Papageno – At the Erkel Theatre
January 8. 16:00
opera
Treasure Hunters
January 15. 11:00
concert
Songs from a Girl’s Bedroom – I Could Have Danced All Night
January 15. 15:00
youth programme
7
Opera Tour with Papageno – At the Erkel Theatre
January 29. 16:00
concert
Song Afternoons with Judit Németh
February 5. 15:00
youth programme
7
Opera Tour with Papageno – At the Erkel Theatre
February 5. 16:00
opera
Treasure Hunters
February 19. 15:00
youth programme
7
Opera Tour with Papageno – At the Erkel Theatre
February 20. 20:00
concert
Songs from a Girl’s Bedroom – I Could Have Danced All Night
February 26. 15:00
youth programme
7
Opera Tour with Papageno – At the Erkel Theatre
February 26. 16:00
concert
Song Afternoon with Klára Kolonits
March 5. 14:00
opera
Treasure Hunters
March 19. 19:00
concert
Songs from a Girl’s Bedroom – I Could Have Danced All Night
March 26. 15:00
youth programme
7
Opera Tour with Papageno – At the Erkel Theatre
March 26. 16:00
concert
Song Afternoons with Polina Pasztircsák
April 2. 16:00
opera
Treasure Hunters
April 9. 15:00
youth programme
7
Opera Tour with Papageno – At the Erkel Theatre
April 23. 16:00
concert
Song Afternoons with István Kovács
April 30. 15:00
youth programme
7
Opera Tour with Papageno – At the Erkel Theatre
April 30. 16:00
concert
Song Afternoon with Klára Kolonits
May 7. 11:00
contemporary
opera
6
KING POMADE'S NEW CLOTHES
May 7. 16:00
contemporary
opera
6
KING POMADE'S NEW CLOTHES
May 14. 16:00
contemporary
opera
6
KING POMADE'S NEW CLOTHES
May 14. 16:00
opera
Treasure Hunters
May 15. 11:00
concert
Songs from a Girl’s Bedroom – I Could Have Danced All Night
May 21. 15:00
youth programme
7
Opera Tour with Papageno – At the Erkel Theatre
May 22. 11:00
contemporary
opera
6
KING POMADE'S NEW CLOTHES
May 28. 11:00
contemporary
opera
6
KING POMADE'S NEW CLOTHES
May 28. 16:00
concert
Songs Afternoon with Ilona Tokody
June 4. 16:00
concert
Song Afternoons with Tibor Szappanos
June 11. 16:00
concert
Song Afternoons with Gyöngyi Lukács
June 12. 19:00
classic
opera
12
L’OCA DEL CAIRO, OSSIA LO SPOSO DELUSO (THE GOOSE OF CAIRO OR THE DELUDED BRIDEGROOM)
June 18. 11:00
classic
opera
12
L’OCA DEL CAIRO, OSSIA LO SPOSO DELUSO (THE GOOSE OF CAIRO OR THE DELUDED BRIDEGROOM)
June 18. 16:00
concert
Song Afternoons with Beatrix Fodor
June 19. 19:00
classic
opera
12
L’OCA DEL CAIRO, OSSIA LO SPOSO DELUSO (THE GOOSE OF CAIRO OR THE DELUDED BRIDEGROOM)
June 24. 20:00
classic
opera
12
L’OCA DEL CAIRO, OSSIA LO SPOSO DELUSO (THE GOOSE OF CAIRO OR THE DELUDED BRIDEGROOM)
June 26. 19:00
classic
opera
12
L’OCA DEL CAIRO, OSSIA LO SPOSO DELUSO (THE GOOSE OF CAIRO OR THE DELUDED BRIDEGROOM)
July 3. 11:00
concert
Songs from a Girl’s Bedroom – I Could Have Danced All Night
September 17. 11:00
contemporary
opera
6
KING POMADE'S NEW CLOTHES
October 8. 11:00
contemporary
opera
6
KING POMADE'S NEW CLOTHES
October 15. 11:00
contemporary
opera
6
KING POMADE'S NEW CLOTHES
December 7. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Ervin Lázár Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

December 7. 13:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Ervin Lázár Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

December 8. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Ervin Lázár Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

December 8. 13:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Ervin Lázár Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

December 10. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
premiere
SCHICCHI 2.0
December 13. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Ervin Lázár Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

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

December 14. 11:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Ervin Lázár Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

December 14. 13:00
contemporary
opera
12
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Ervin Lázár Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme

January 7. 11:00
contemporary
opera
6
KING POMADE'S NEW CLOTHES
January 14. 11:00
contemporary
opera
6
KING POMADE'S NEW CLOTHES
January 21. 11:00
contemporary
opera
6
KING POMADE'S NEW CLOTHES
February 4. 11:00
contemporary
opera
6
KING POMADE'S NEW CLOTHES
February 11. 11:00
contemporary
opera
6
KING POMADE'S NEW CLOTHES
March 18. 11:00
contemporary
opera
6
KING POMADE'S NEW CLOTHES
April 15. 11:00
contemporary
opera
6
KING POMADE'S NEW CLOTHES
April 22. 11:00
contemporary
opera
6