Star recitals with piano accompaniment: Simon Keenlyside

This format was made necessary by life. By size, the Ybl Palace is one of the medium-sized opera houses, but in terms of beauty it is first class, which we further enhance by lighting it gorgeously. On its podium, or the top of its orchestra pit, the soloist can stand almost fully surrounded by the audience, and accompanied by our brand new Steinway—and of course an instrumentalist partner—he can give a most memorable recital featuring his favourite opuses for voice as well as his sensitively interpreted opera arias in the second part after the interval.

The British baritone is primarily known for his deep interpretations and productions rich in detail. It is his first time performing in a venue of the Hungarian State Opera, but he has sung with the OPERA Orchestra before in a concert in MÜPA. Simon Keenlyside will welcome His Hungarian audience on the stage of the reopened Ybl Palace now: in his intimate, special recital, he will perform a selection of songs and arias.

Featuring: Simon Keenlyside
Featuring on piano: Malcolm Martineau