Presented by Opera Siam and the Embassy of Hungary with the cooperation of the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture
April 27, 2011/ 8 pm
At the NATIONAL THEATRE
BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE
in Hungarian with English and Thai supertitles
with Geza Gabor as Bluebeard
Grace Echauri as Judit
director Stefan Sanchez
The Siam Philharmonic Orchestra concert master Vilmos Olah
conducted by Somtow Sucharitkul
The brooding, sensuous music of Bartok's only opera contains the seeds of all the classic horror movie scores ... but this opera is more than a scary tale of a mysterious aristocrat and a woman who pries too much into his dark secrets. It's one of the greatest masterpieces of Hungarian art, a volcano of passion packed into one bare hour of music.
To celebrate Hungary's presidency of the EU, the Embassy of Hungary collaborates with Bangkok Opera Foundation/Opera Siam to produce an original new production of this masterwork, one of the few productions of Bluebeard's Castle ever staged in Asia. The Hungarian contribution includes the highly popular violinist Vilmos Olah as concertmaster as well as Hungarian bass Geza Gabor. Grace Echauri, last seen in Bangkok last year in a dazzling performance as Carmen, now returns in the darkly romantic role of Judit.
The newly refurbished National Theatre will be the venue for this production. Please note this date in your calendars.
ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY: 25% off until April 27
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT 25% until April 7th
50% concession for students and seniors
Shuttlebus with welcome drink available for 300B from lobby of Rembrandt Hotel, Sukhumvit Soi 22
As this will be Opera Siam's first production in the newly renovated National Theatre, the Bangkok Opera Foundation will organize shuttle bus service from the easily accessible Rembrandt Hotel Lobby. For 300 Baht, approximately what you'd pay for a taxi, enjoy a refreshment at the lobby and ride to and from the National Theatre without hassle, knowing that you will not have to find parking or miss the show.
Map to hotel:
http://www.rembrandtbkk.com/location-bangkok-sukhumvit-rembrandt-hotel
Tickets are now on sale at Thai Ticket Major outlets, or online at http://bit.ly/hPtoQX or call +66 (02) 262 3456.
Thai Ticket Major link: http://bit.ly/hPtoQX
For group sales, call K Ratana +66 (02) 231 5273. Groups of ten or more people are eligible for major discounts.
Bangkok Opera Foundation
Tel: +66 (02) 231 5273, or write to ratana@bangkokopera.com
Source: Bangkok Opera Foundation e-newsletter dated March 22, 201
Credit: Tourism Authority of Thailand (www.tourismthailand.org)
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