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Leo Delibes, Jean de Nivelle
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Concert-format opera performance in three acts, with one intermission, in French
It is an important objective of the Hungarian National Philharmonic’s Opera season ticket to interpret not only popular hits of the genre, but also to present the audience with a rare and valuable work worth discovering from time to time. For the 2025/2026 season, the historically themed opera Jean de Nivelle, completed in 1880 by the composer of Coppélia and Lakmé Léo Delibes, will be revealed to the Müpa Buda-pest audience in a concert-format performance conducted by György Vashegyi and with an international cast comprising singing talent exclusively from outside Hunga-ry. The title role will be portrayed by Cyrille Dubois, while the performance is a co-production by the Hungarian National Philharmonic and Palazzetto Bru Zane.
Program and cast
Conductor: György Vashegyi
Jean de Nivelle: Cyrille Dubois
Arlette: Mélissa Petit
Simone: Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur
Diane: Judith van Wanroij
Le Comte de Charolais: Tassis Christoyannis
Malicorne: François Rougier
Beautreillis: Jean-Philippe Mc Clish
Le Page Isolin: Juliette Mey
Saladin / Un Héraut / Un Vieillard: Adrien Fournaison
Featuring:
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Hungarian National Choir (choirmaster: Csaba Somos)
Palace of Arts Müpa Budapest
When Müpa Budapest, Hungary and its capital's new cultural hub, opened in 2005, it was built to represent more than 100 years of Hungarian cultural history. As a conglomeration of cultural venues, the building has no precedent in 20th century Hungarian architecture and has no peers in the whole of Central Europe.
The creators of this ambitious project, the Trigránit Development Corporation, prime contractor Arcadom Construction and the Zoboki, Demeter and Partners Architectural Office, were driven by the desire to create a new European cultural citadel as part of the new Millennium City Centre complex along the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Danube waterfront. The result is a facility whose construction quality, appearance, functionality and 21st century technological infrastructure makes it ideally suited to productions of the highest standard. The building is also highly versatile and equipped to host performances of any genre and almost any scale.
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