Dee Dee Bridgewater's career is now in its sixth decade, and while she says she's put in a lot of work to find herself, there's no doubt that the jazz world sees her as an institution. She has been producing her records herself for a long time, and has even run her own label, DDB Records, since 2006. A former member of the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, she has worked with Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon and Dizzy Gillespie. She has also achieved many successes in the world of musical t...More details
Perhaps none of the other music dramas in the Ring entrust a single singer with so much. In order for the title role to be worthy of its name, it places heavy weights on the shoulders of its portrayer, and these weights therefore require strong shoulders - which in this case means heavy-duty vocal cords. Our Siegfried, the outstanding German heldentenor Stefan Vinke, has already won the audience's hearts at the Budapest Wagner Days before, and the memory of his previous great performance justifi...More details
The youngest boy, Bobby, may be the focal point of the story, but the other members of his family are far from mere extras. His dad is a jeweller, though not the wealthy kind. His mother is a straight-up Yiddishe mama. Bobby's older sister is a teacher, her husband a Communist. His older brother is a gangster. (It doesn't end well.) His uncle is a successful Hollywood agent. Family. And some things stay in the family. Other things are funny. Such as the fact that, in Hollywood, Bobby has no desi...More details
Tiken Jah Fakoly, who hails from the Ivory Coast, is an icon of African music and one of the biggest reggae stars in his homeland. Active since the 1980s, this politically infused performer took a decade to gain more global recognition. Since then, his hit records have proved to be some of the finest in his genre, while his fans adore his energetic concerts. The unique sound of his reggae is enriched with a plethora of brass players, as well as distinctive local influences and instruments. Fakol...More details
The world premiere of László Dubrovay's dance drama Faust, the Damned took place at Müpa Budapest in 2016, as part of the Budapest Spring Festival. This large-scale production inspired by Goethe's masterpiece debuted on the main stage of the National Theatre of Pécs in the 2023/24 season, and will run again in 2024 at Müpa Budapest's Festival Theatre. László Dubrovay's marvellously enchanting music comes to life with a spectacular set and an easy-to-follow plot passionately acted out by the danc...More details
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