Prima Donnas + 1 Hero

Michele Kalmandy

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Eiffel Art Studios – Miklós Bánffy Stage
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Anyone who knows or at least heard Mihály Kálmándy sing knows that concentration, recognition of the best moment, and a sense of rhythm are among the most important virtues of this excellent baritone. He started playing the piano at the age of six, later he played the classical guitar and tried his hand at other instruments, all the while listening to operas on the radio and then conducting them while standing in front of the set. In 1985, he graduated from the Gheorghe Dima College of Music in Cluj-Napoca with a diploma in singing. It was here that he sang the role of Nabucco for the first time, which accompanied him throughout his entire career, and even started his international career with it in Trieste. His success brought him numerous invitations worldwide, he performed in Rome, Naples, Vienna, Stockholm, London, Warsaw, but he was also applauded in Seoul and New Zealand, while he continued to sing the major baritone roles at the Hungarian State Opera. Since his debut in 1988, he has grown into one of the most important members of the company, performing more than 600 times in front of the Budapest audience. In the 2024/25 season, the Kossuth Award recipient artist joins the heroines of the series that started in the previous season, so those interested can get to know him more closely as well.

Programme



C. GOUNOD: Faust – „Avant de quitter ces lieux” – Valentin imája a II. felvonásból | Kálmándy Mihály

G. PUCCINI: Bohémélet – „Donde lieta uscì al tuo grido d'amore...” – Mimi áriája a III. felvonásból | Sáfár Orsolya

P. MASCAGNI: Parasztbecsület – „Oh, il signore mi vanda” – Santuzza és Alfio kettőse | Sanja Anastasia, Kálmándy Mihály

U. GIORDANO: Fedora – „Amor ti vieta” – Loris áriája a II. felvonásból | Ujvári Gergely

F. CHOPIN: cisz-moll polonaise op 26., No. 1. | Szennai Kálmán

G. VERDI: Traviata – „Madamigella Valéry?” – Violetta Valéry és Giorgio Germont kettőse a II. felvonásból | Sáfár Orsolya, Kálmándy Mihály

G. VERDI: Don Carlos – „O don fatale, o don crudel” – Eboli áriája a III. felvonásból | Sanja Anastasia

G. PUCCINI: A nyugat lánya – „Ch’ella mi creda libero e lontano” –  Ramerrez áriája a III. felvonásból | Ujvári Gergely

U. GIORDANO: André Chénier – „Nemico della patria” – Gérard monológja a III. felvonásból | Kálmándy Mihály

J. OFFENBACH: Hoffmann meséi – Barcarolle – Giulietta és Nicklausse kettőse a III. felvonásból | Sáfár Orsolya, Sanja Anastasia

G. VERDI: Don Carlos – „Dio, che nell’alma infondere” – Carlos és Posa kettőse az I. felvonásból | Ujvári Gergely, Kálmány Mihály