András Kürthy Explained

András Kürthy
Birth Place:Hungary
Nationality:Hungarian
Occupation:Opera stage director

András Kürthy is a Hungarian opera stage director.

Education

Kürthy graduated from Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest. He wrote his M. A. thesis on the history of the Ricordi publishing house and its role in the history of Italian music in the 19th century. He went on studying music, musicology and theatrical art in Budapest, Rome and Milan. He did research on Verdi's operatic oeuvre. In 1987/88 he won his second scholarship as stage director to study in Italy at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, which had a decisive impact on his career. He worked with stage directors Michael Bogdanov, Michael Hampe, Roberto De Simone and Luca Ronconi and with composer Karlheinz Stockhausen on productions of Teatro alla Scala and Teatro Romolo Valli (Reggio Emilia).

Career

From 1985 to 1992 he was member of the Hungarian State Opera House, Budapest, first as assistant stage director, later as chief dramaturg, then secretary general and finally as programme director.

Between 1991 and 2001 he worked as a permanent guest director at the Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera (Romania). There he realised a most successful series of stagings: Simon Boccanegra, Macbeth and Nabucco by Verdi, the world premiere of a Hungarian rock opera as well as several gala evenings and guest performances. For his activities there he was awarded the Ruzitska József Prize in 2001.

From 1991 till 2003 he worked with the Rudas Theatrical Organization on Luciano Pavarotti's large concerts and on The Three Tenors (Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras) productions. As stage director, he took part in a Turandot production in Beijing and held master classes in China several times.

In 1995 he started his own production (Opera Viva) in Budapest, which launched summer festivals and set up an opera studio for young artists to acquire and practice stage skills.

In 2011 he started a bi-weekly radio series on opera titled Stage Director's Score on Hungarian Catholic Radio.

In 2012 he held an opera workshop at the Hungarian Opera House of Cluj (Romania)[1] and made a new production of L'elisir d'amore by Donizetti.[2] [3]

In 2013 he directed Aida by Verdi in two occasions: the first in April, in Iasi, Romania,[4] [5] [6] [7] and the second one in July, in Szombathely, Hungary.[8]

In 2014 he directed Opera Romana Craiova's production of The Gypsy Princess (Silvia) by Emmerich Kálmán.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

The following year, he returned successfully to Craiova with a new version of L'elisir d'amore[15] [16] [17] [18]

In 2016, he returned to Cluj, this time, to the Romanian National Opera, directing the national premiere of I Puritani by Vincenzo Bellini. He returned to Bellini's work in the city of Târgu Mureş, where he directed La sonnambula[19] in 2018, a year after his first production in the city, when he directed La traviata[20] [21] by Giuseppe Verdi.

In 2018, he directed a gala concert ("Do You Remember?") in honour of soprano Melinda Marton in Cluj,[22] his second work honouring a local singer, after the first one in 2001 ("Vissi d'arte"), honouring soprano Júlia Kirkósa.

Operatic productions

I puritani (2016)[23] [24]

L'elisir d'amore (1996, 1997, 2012, 2015)[15] [16] [17] [18] [25]

Il caffé di campagna (2011)[26]

Il mondo della luna, (2011)[27]

The Gypsy Princess [11] [28] [29] [30] [13] [31]

Così fan tutte (2009)

La serva padrona (as TV production as well) (1993, 1995)

Turandot (2001)

The Merry Widow (1994)

La Cenerentola (2010)

Simon Boccanegra (1992)

Awards

Ruzitska József Prize (2001): for his activities at the Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera.

Value of the Opera Prize (2013): for his production of Aida at the Romanian National Opera of Iasi.

Other activities

András Kürthy has worked on the juries of some of the most acclaimed singing competitions all over the world. He is member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts of Salzburg.[32] He is also active in the field of photographic art. He has had several photo exhibitions and published an album. He took part in the jury of numerous singing competitions, which include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kultúrpart Erdély – Zene – Opera műhely . Kulturpart.ro . 12 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015130102/http://www.kulturpart.ro/zene/869/opera_muhely . 15 October 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Gaetano Donizetti: Szerelmi Bájital . Hungarianopera.ro . 12 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015000854/http://www.hungarianopera.ro/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=426%3A2012majus-24&catid=34%3Aelso&lang=hu . 15 October 2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: Szerelmi bájital | ERDON . Erdon.ro . 15 May 2012 . 12 October 2013 . 14 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014160404/http://www.erdon.ro/szerelmi-bajital/1981871 . dead .
  4. Web site: Aida – eveniment şi piatră de hotar mediatic . Ziarul de Iasi . 2013-05-01 . 9 January 2014.
  5. Web site: An Aniversar "Verdi": Opera Naţională Română Iaşi sărbătoreşte cu "Aida" . Ziarul Evenimentul . 24 April 2013 . 9 January 2014.
  6. Web site: "Aida", măreţia Egiptului antic . Ziarul Faclia . 1 May 2013 . 9 January 2014.
  7. Web site: A şasea producţie în şase luni . Onlinegallery.ro . 29 April 2013 . 9 January 2014.
  8. Web site: Igen színvonalas játék . Iseum.eu . 6 August 2013 . 9 January 2014 . 9 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140109141754/http://iseum.eu/node/90 . dead .
  9. Web site: Silvia (Premieră) . operacraiova.ro . 2014 . 13 September 2014.
  10. Web site: Opereta "Silvia", în premieră la Opera Română Craiova . Radio Romania Cultural . 15 May 2014 . 13 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140913215444/http://www.radioromaniacultural.ro/opereta_silvia_in_premiera_la_opera_romana_craiova-14796 . 13 September 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  11. Web site: Opereta "Silvia", în premieră la Opera Română Craiova . GDS.ro . 7 May 2014 . 13 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140913214321/http://www.gds.ro/print/251803 . 13 September 2014 . dead .
  12. Web site: Opera Română Craiova își prezintă "perla repertoriului": opereta "Silvia" . cvlpress.ro/ . 14 May 2014 . 13 September 2014.
  13. Web site: Opereta "Silvia", premiera astăzi la ORC . editie.ro . 15 May 2014 . 13 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140913213745/http://www.editie.ro/articole/actualitate/opereta-silvia-premiera-astazi-la-orc.html . 13 September 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  14. Web site: De două ori . adevarul.ro . 18 May 2014 . 13 September 2014.
  15. Web site: Elixirul dragostei . operacraiova.ro . 2015 . 9 January 2016.
  16. Web site: Poveste de iubire cu temperament italian la Opera Română Craiova: "Elixirul dragostei", în premieră . CVLPress.ro . 24 February 2015 . 9 January 2016.
  17. Web site: "Elixirul dragostei", pe scena Operei Române Craiova . Gazeta de Sud . 7 February 2015 . 9 January 2016.
  18. Web site: Elixirul dragostei, la Craiova . Youtube.com . 23 February 2015 . 9 January 2016.
  19. Web site: On "Sonnambula de Bellini" in the first absolute audition in Romania at the Virginia Zeani International Opera Festival. vaaju.com. en-US. 2018-08-26.
  20. Web site: Opera Traviata a încheiat festivalul omagial din Tg Mureş dedicat celebrei soprane Virginia Zeani – MUZICA INSTANTELOR. muzicainstantelor.ro. en-US. 2018-08-26.
  21. News: "La Traviata" a încheiat prima ediţie a Festivalului de operă "Virginia Zeani". 2017-06-29. Punctul.ro. 2018-08-26. ro-RO.
  22. Web site: Marton Melinda énekművészt ünnepli a magyar opera. szabadsag.ro. hu-HU. 2018-08-26.
  23. Web site: Puritanii de Bellini - o adevărată premieră . adevarul.ro . 13 December 2016 . 6 March 2017.
  24. Web site: 'Puritanii', premieră la Opera Română din Cluj-Napoca . adevarul.ro . 22 December 2016 . 6 March 2017.
  25. Web site: Primul Festival al Operelor Naţionale | onlinegallery.ro :: pixels of culture . onlinegallery.ro . 21 February 2008 . 12 October 2013.
  26. Web site: Színházi utak és útkeresések . Mno.hu . 20 June 2011 . 12 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017133324/http://mno.hu/migr_1834/szinhazi_utak_es_utkeresesek-191432 . 17 October 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  27. Web site: NolTV - "A nagy gesztusok itt hamisan hatnak" . www.noltv.hu . 22 May 2022 . https://archive.today/20120919003945/http://www.noltv.hu/video/3994.html . 19 September 2012 . dead.
  28. Web site: Silvia (Premieră) . operacraiova.ro . 2014 . 13 September 2014.
  29. Web site: Opereta "Silvia", în premieră la Opera Română Craiova | Top 5 evenimente la zi | Radio Romania Cultural. 13 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140913215444/http://www.radioromaniacultural.ro/opereta_silvia_in_premiera_la_opera_romana_craiova-14796. 13 September 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  30. Web site: Opera Română Craiova își prezintă "perla repertoriului": opereta "Silvia" . CVLPress.ro . 14 May 2014 . 13 September 2014.
  31. Web site: De două ori . adevarul.ro . 18 May 2014 . 13 September 2014.
  32. Web site: European Academy of Sciences and Arts . Euro-acad.eu . 12 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015000956/http://www.euro-acad.eu/members?filter=k&page=12 . 15 October 2013 . dead . dmy-all .

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