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July
21 - 26, 2009 - Clark Studio Theater, 70 Lincoln Center
Plaza
Rose Building, 7th Floor, West 65th St and Amsterdam Ave
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A yearlong
festival showcasing contemporary Hungarian visual,
performing, and literary arts in New York and Washington, D.C.,
throughout 2009, organized by the Hungarian Cultural Center, NY |
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Presented by
Lincoln Center Festival and
Extremely Hungary
PEASANT OPERA
performed by
BÉLA
PINTÉR AND COMPANY
from Budapest
Playwright and director:
Béla Pintér
Composer: Benedek Darvas
Performed in
Hungarian with English supertitles
Cast: |
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The Groom |
Béla
Pintér |
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The Bride |
Sarolta
Nagy-Abonyi |
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His Father |
József
Tóth |
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His Mother |
Szilvia
Baranyi |
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His Stepsister |
Éva
Enyedi |
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Her Mother |
Tünde
Szalontay |
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Her Father |
Sándor
Bencze |
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Stationmaster |
Szabolcs
Thuróczy |
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The Stranger |
Tamás
Deák |
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Musicians: |
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Harpshichord and Viola |
Benedek
Darvas |
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Violin |
Bertalan
Veér, Gábor Pelva, László Nyíri |
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Double Bass |
György
Póta |
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"With this farcical tale of taboos and
tradition in the Hungarian countryside, Béla Pintér, one of Hungary's
most exciting young directors, has created nothing short of an
uproarious musical soap opera, featuring an original score performed
live by composer Benedek Darvas and his four-person ensemble that
inventively melds Hungarian folk tunes with baroque styles and
structures."
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Extremely
Hungary
"Hungary's
Béla Pintér - a director-playwright with a
knockout ensemble - stages hallucinatory, comic
fables about nationalism, ethnicity, and country life, with exquisite
original music." -
The Village Voice |
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Photos:
Gabriella Gyorffy |
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Sexual content,
viewers discretion is advised |
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