Cecilia Bartoli is returning to Müpa Budapest! Any chance to host the world-famous Italian coloratura soprano/mezzo-soprano is a cause for celebration: her appearances are invariably made extraordinary by her cascading displays of scintillating technical feats and the emotional and passionate intensity of her performances.

On this occasion she will headline one of the immortal masterpieces from opera history: the 1769 Parma version of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, in which the composer assigns the lead role to a male castrato soprano and dispenses with the happy ending. The orchestra, Les Musiciens du Prince-Monaco, operates under the artistic direction of Bartoli herself.

Taking on the parts of Euridice and Amore, Melissa Petit signed with the Zurich Opera, where Bartoli also has close ties, after a successful showing at the 2009 Concorso Musica Sacra competition in Rome. Gianluca Capuano won the Abbiati Award for best conductor of the year in 2022.

Place: National Concert Hall Budapest

Address: 1095 Budapest, Komor Marcell utca 1