On 26th October, I’m conducting the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hungarian National Choir (prepared by Csaba Somos) in this single performance of Aida. Alongside the excellent orchestra and choir,

My 2023/2024 season started with two orchestral concerts with the Magyar Rádió Művészeti Együttesei: on 20th September in the Grand Hall at the  Zeneakadémia, conducting Verdi’s “Quattro pezzi sacri” and “Harold en Italie”

My familiarity with Rigoletto means that I feel a special love for this opera, since it also reminds me of unique moments in my career. I made my debuts at the Parma Verdi Festival in 2001 and at the New York Metropolitan in 2009 with this work.

Brescia’s Teatro Grande sees Madama Butterfly as one of its totems, and it was out of the question not to stage it for the year of Bergamo Brescia Italian Capital of Culture,