John the Valiant – Erkel Theatre

Authors:
Libretto by: Enikő Perczel, Máté Szabó
Original libretto based on the poem by Sándor Petőfi: Jenő Heltai, Károly Bakonyi
Adapted by: Sándor Palcsó Jr.
Director: Máté Szabó
Set designer: Balázs Horesnyi
Costume designer: Anni Füzér
Animation based on Győző Somogyi’s drawings by: Dániel Huszár, Bálint Berkes, Zsombor Czeglédi
Graphic artist: Balázs Illés
Choreographer: Bertalan Vári
Dramaturg: Enikő Perczel
English subtitles: Arthur Roger Crane, Minka Benkő, Andrea Valkai
Head of the Children’s Chorus: Nikolett Hajzer
Chorus director: Gábor Csiki

General cast:
Conductor: Ilona Dobszay-Meskó
John the Valiant: Gergely Boncsér
Iluska: Zsófia Kálnay
Bagó: Csaba Sándor
The French King: András Hábetler
The French Princess: Zita Szemere
Stepmother of Iluska: Bernadett Wiedemann
Sergeant: Antal Cseh
The field guard of the village: Géza Gábor
Bartolo, a scientist: Balázs Csémy

Featuring the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Chorus, and Children’s Chorus, as well as the Hungarian National Ballet

More information: https://www.opera.hu/en/programme/megtekint/janos-vitez-2023/