Bodrogi Éva
voice - soprano, voice
Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
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She received her Master's Degree in performance from the Vocal Department of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London as a student of Susan McCulloch, Emma Kirkby and Nancy Argenta, and she gained vocal teacher MA from Schultz Katalin at the Music Department of Miskolc University, Hungary.
In 2000, while staying in London, she won second prize in the German Song Singing Competition. It was partly this prize that led her to singing several opera roles as a member of the Palladium Chamber Opera Company, such as a nymph in Hypolite et Aricie by Jean-Philippe Rameau, the leading roles of Actéon by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Alcina by Georg Friedrich Handel, Clarice in Il Mondo della luna by Joseph Haydn, and Juliet in I Capuletti e i Montecchi by Vincenzo Bellini.
In London she was given the honour to work together with William Christie, Christian Cirnyn, David Roblou and Catherine MacCintosh. After returning home she performed in several highly acclaimed concert halls of Hungary and Europe, such as the St. John's Smiths Square and the Barbican Hall in London, the Pierre Montfort de L' Amoury in France, the Concert Hall of the Zuiderpershuis in Antwerp and the Melk Abbey in Austria, the Korundi in Rovaniemi, the Concert Hall of Slovak Philharmonic in Brno, the Liszt Academy Concert Center and the Palace of Arts in Budapest, among others. She participated in the Ax-An-Provance Festival, the Brno International Music Festival, and the Bath International Music Festival, the Silent Festival in Finnland, the Pentecost Early Music Festival, and the Perla Musica Early Music Festival.
She has co-operated with orchestras led by outstanding conductors. She has worked with Domonkos Héja, Márton Rácz, László Bartal, Géza Török, Imre Rohmann, László Tihanyi, Salamon Kamp, János Bali, László Gerhát, Soma Dinnyés, Zsuzsanna Gráf, Gábor Hollerung, Katalin Hegedűs Gönczy, the Musica Antiqua Austria, the Hungarian Radio Symphonic Orchestra, the Weiner-Szász Chamber Symphony Orchestra, the Gödöllő Symphonic Orchestra, the Kecskemét Symphonic Orchestra, the Ferenc Erkel Chamber Orchestra, the Solamente Naturali, the Collegium Marinum, the Ensemble Philippe and the Erdődy Chamber Orchestra.
She has made several CD recordings with the orchestras mentioned above for Hungaroton and Naxos. The recording of pieces by Hummel, conducted by Domonkos Héja, was awarded the Choc prize by the French magazine Le Monde de la Musique. She held master courses in vocal performance for 4 years at the Early Music Summer University in Tokaj, Hungary, together with her friend and colleague, Noémi Kiss. As a member of the Quadriga Trans Limites (with Noémi Kiss, Rita Papp and László Gerhát) she has performed numerous rare pieces of the vocal repertoire from the Baroque period till even the world of the Broadway.
She was a founding member of the Barefoot Musicians ensemble with guitarist Katalin Koltai. Their international members aim to perform contemporary music from all over the world. They had premiered several musical pieces, some of which have been composed to their ensemble especially. An outstanding example of her dedication to contemporary music is the contemporary docu-opera, Made in China with guitarist Kata Koltai and Jászai-awarded actress Annamária Láng, produced by the Krétakör Theatre, debuted in 2008, which has had over 40 performances in some renowned theatres of Hungary, such as the Vígszínház (Comedy Theatre), the Merlin Theatre and the Mu Theatre in Budapest, and the Gyula Castle Theatre. She also sang in the performance Pesti Esti with Eszter Csákányi, József Gyabronka, Zoltán Mucsi, Péter Scherer and Annamária Láng.
The other important pillar of her musical career is being the singer of the Ludium Ensemble, led by Gábor Csalog, pianist. The group focuses on performing pieces by the world-famous Hungarian composer, György Kurtág. With Thrensemble she regurarly performs contemporary world-premiers, most of them were composed specially for her.
She has leading roles at outstanding Hungarian theatres, performing in contemporary operas, such as Made in China, PestiEsti. She has been working as a director at Bük-Eckartsau Cultural Festival, directing Kacsohs János Vitéz and Mozarts Die Zauberflöte.
In 2000, while staying in London, she won second prize in the German Song Singing Competition. It was partly this prize that led her to singing several opera roles as a member of the Palladium Chamber Opera Company, such as a nymph in Hypolite et Aricie by Jean-Philippe Rameau, the leading roles of Actéon by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Alcina by Georg Friedrich Handel, Clarice in Il Mondo della luna by Joseph Haydn, and Juliet in I Capuletti e i Montecchi by Vincenzo Bellini.
In London she was given the honour to work together with William Christie, Christian Cirnyn, David Roblou and Catherine MacCintosh. After returning home she performed in several highly acclaimed concert halls of Hungary and Europe, such as the St. John's Smiths Square and the Barbican Hall in London, the Pierre Montfort de L' Amoury in France, the Concert Hall of the Zuiderpershuis in Antwerp and the Melk Abbey in Austria, the Korundi in Rovaniemi, the Concert Hall of Slovak Philharmonic in Brno, the Liszt Academy Concert Center and the Palace of Arts in Budapest, among others. She participated in the Ax-An-Provance Festival, the Brno International Music Festival, and the Bath International Music Festival, the Silent Festival in Finnland, the Pentecost Early Music Festival, and the Perla Musica Early Music Festival.
She has co-operated with orchestras led by outstanding conductors. She has worked with Domonkos Héja, Márton Rácz, László Bartal, Géza Török, Imre Rohmann, László Tihanyi, Salamon Kamp, János Bali, László Gerhát, Soma Dinnyés, Zsuzsanna Gráf, Gábor Hollerung, Katalin Hegedűs Gönczy, the Musica Antiqua Austria, the Hungarian Radio Symphonic Orchestra, the Weiner-Szász Chamber Symphony Orchestra, the Gödöllő Symphonic Orchestra, the Kecskemét Symphonic Orchestra, the Ferenc Erkel Chamber Orchestra, the Solamente Naturali, the Collegium Marinum, the Ensemble Philippe and the Erdődy Chamber Orchestra.
She has made several CD recordings with the orchestras mentioned above for Hungaroton and Naxos. The recording of pieces by Hummel, conducted by Domonkos Héja, was awarded the Choc prize by the French magazine Le Monde de la Musique. She held master courses in vocal performance for 4 years at the Early Music Summer University in Tokaj, Hungary, together with her friend and colleague, Noémi Kiss. As a member of the Quadriga Trans Limites (with Noémi Kiss, Rita Papp and László Gerhát) she has performed numerous rare pieces of the vocal repertoire from the Baroque period till even the world of the Broadway.
She was a founding member of the Barefoot Musicians ensemble with guitarist Katalin Koltai. Their international members aim to perform contemporary music from all over the world. They had premiered several musical pieces, some of which have been composed to their ensemble especially. An outstanding example of her dedication to contemporary music is the contemporary docu-opera, Made in China with guitarist Kata Koltai and Jászai-awarded actress Annamária Láng, produced by the Krétakör Theatre, debuted in 2008, which has had over 40 performances in some renowned theatres of Hungary, such as the Vígszínház (Comedy Theatre), the Merlin Theatre and the Mu Theatre in Budapest, and the Gyula Castle Theatre. She also sang in the performance Pesti Esti with Eszter Csákányi, József Gyabronka, Zoltán Mucsi, Péter Scherer and Annamária Láng.
The other important pillar of her musical career is being the singer of the Ludium Ensemble, led by Gábor Csalog, pianist. The group focuses on performing pieces by the world-famous Hungarian composer, György Kurtág. With Thrensemble she regurarly performs contemporary world-premiers, most of them were composed specially for her.
She has leading roles at outstanding Hungarian theatres, performing in contemporary operas, such as Made in China, PestiEsti. She has been working as a director at Bük-Eckartsau Cultural Festival, directing Kacsohs János Vitéz and Mozarts Die Zauberflöte.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Werner, Gregor Joseph: Vesperae de apostolis | Hungaroton | HCD 31646 |