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Mario and the Magician

Composer
Vajda János
Original / Hungarian title
Mario és a varázsló
Foreign language / English title
Mario and the Magician
Subtitle
Opera in one act fo mezzo soprano, 2 tenor, 2 bariton and bass soli, mixed choir and orchestra
Year of composition
1985
Type
Opera
Instrumentation
B., actor, Ms., T., 2 Bar. - 2 fl. (II anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 2 tr., 3 trb., tuba - perc. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
39 min
Movements, parts
1. Allegro: "Korán jöttünk"
2. Moderato: "Jó estét, uram!"
3. Allegro: "Jó estét"
4. "Hölgyeim es uraim!"
5. Moderato: "Amit eddig láttak"
6. Adagio, e molto rubato: "Jól látom, signora"
7. Tempo di Valse: "Hölgyeim es uraim!"
8. "Nohát, fiacskám"
9. Adagio
Text
MANN, Thomas; BÓKKON, Gábor
Language
Hungarian / German / Finnish
Premiere information
30 Január 1988, Hungarian State Opera
Publisher / Source
Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest V-27, Z. 13855
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Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-31122, 2005 - László Polgár (B.), Péter Rudolf (actor), Ferenc Gerdesits (T.), Etelka Csavlek (S.), Zsolt Bende (Bar.), Kázmer Sárkány (Bar.), Hungarian Radio and Television Chorus, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Géza Török (Recorded in 1990, Hungarian Radio)
1 min. sample
1 I.
2 II.
3 III.
4 IV.
5 V.
6 VI.
7 VII.
8 VIII.
9 IX.
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1983 - 1985

Libretto after Thomas Mann´s novel (Hungarian translation by György Sárközi) by Gábor Bókkon
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Vajda, János: Mario and the Magican Hungaroton