The Count of Monte Cristo Musical

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December 2024
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Genre: Musical
Number of acts: 2
 

The Count of Monte Cristo is a true, grand, romantic musical. The story is well-known: a bustling port, the waves of the sea, old and new loves, the chance for a new life, a wild carnival atmosphere, intrigue, a thirst for revenge, satisfaction, and Paris, where life is better and easier... all come to life in the musical theater adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's world-famous novel.

 

A stunning performance with music by György Szomor, adapted by Zsolt Pozsgai, whose story, hits, and grand visuals will immediately enchant the audience!

 

The director and choreographer of the performance is Balázs Vincze.

 

Please note that due to the special set design, the English translation of the text may be limitedly visible from the balcony seating; please take this into account when purchasing tickets.

Program and cast

György Szomor: Edmond Dantes
Attila Dolhai: Edmond Dantes
Zsolt Homonnay: Edmond Dantes
Nikolett Füredi: Mercedes
Petra Gubik: Mercedes
Flóra Széles: Mercedes
Dénes Kocsis: Young Edmond Dantes
Dávid Péter Cseh: Dumas
László Szerényi: Dumas
Attila Serbán: Dumas
Ádám Bálint: Fernand, later Count Morcerf
Sándor György-Rózsa: Fernand, later Count Morcerf
Balázs Angler: Fernand, later Count Morcerf
Gábor Dézsy Szabó: Danglars
Zoltán Kiss: Danglars
Attila Bardóczy: Danglars
Tamás Földes: Villefort
Attila Németh: Villefort
Anna Peller: Pacalio
Veronika Nádasi: Pacalio
Alexandra Faragó: Pacalio
Soma Langer: Jacopo
Normand Szentmártoni: Jacopo
Bálint Kator: Jacopo
Gergely Altsach: Bonifacio
István László Czikora: Bonifacio
Ottó Magócs: Bonifacio
Attila Pálfalvy: Abbé Faria
Ottó Magócs: Abbé Faria
Lajos Csuha: Abbé Faria
Aisha Kardffy: Haydée
Veronika Fekete-Kovács: Haydée
Fanni Kelemen: Haydée
Márton Horváth (PBS): Albert, son of Mercedes
Tamás Bence Wéber: Albert, son of Mercedes
Attila Miklós: Jailor
Gergő Aczél: Jailor
Tibor Oláh: Napoleon
Tamás Kocsis: Napoleon

 

Conductor: Tassonyi Zsolt & Oberfrank Péter

 

György Szomor - Composer, lyricist
Zsolt Pozsgai - Written based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas
Zsolt Tassonyi - Musical director
Gábor Lippényi - Orchestration
Mónika Szabó - Conductor of choir
Dorottya Kapitány - Assistant choreographer
Gábor Lénárt - Assistant choreographer
András Tucker - Assistant director
Márta Angyal - Artistic assistant
József Dreiszker - Light designer
Balázs Sándi - Lead sound engineer
Diána Veréb - Costume executor
Anni Füzér - Costume designer
Krisztián Préger - Scenographer
Péter Somfai - Visual effects
Erzsébet Túri - Set designer
Gábor Lénárt - Choreographer associate
Balázs Vincze - Director-Choreographer

Budapest Operetta Theater

History

The history of the Operetta Theatre begins with the name of Károly Somossy who used to run an Orpheum in the building at 17 Nagymező street since 1884. In 1890 he bought the house and had it transformed into an entertainment house by the Felner and Helmer company, which opened in 1894. Its interior design was exalted by all accounts. Then the venture went bankrupt in 1899, Károly Albrech restaurant keeper took over the operation and from 1902 a Variety Show started to work there with the name of Fővárosi Orfeum, under the management of Imre Waldmann.

The Americal theatre entrepreneur, Ben Blumenthal, after having purchased the Vígszínházm also rented the Orpheum in 1922. The refurbished theatre opened its gates on 23 December 1922 first as Fővárosi Színház, a year later taking up the name of Fővárosi Operett Színház.

From 1929 to 1930 the Fővárosi Művész Színház (Arts Theatre) worked there with leadership of Gyula Kabos. From September 1930 the theatre took up again its old name and was lead by Dezső Sebestyén but it was forced to close several times because of the scanty attendance. From 1936 to 1938 it hosted the Arts Theatre of Artúr Bárdos.

After the siege of Budapest the theatre was opened in march 1945 with the popular operetta by Imre Kálmá, the Csárdáskirálynő. This soon became the biggest Hungarian and international success of the play. The theatre was nationalized in 1949, and Margit Gáspár appointed as director. The general renovation of the building had already been decided in 1960 but it was only realized in the second part of the sixties. In 1966 the company moved into the former building of the Petőfi Theatre, and the reconstruction started according to the plans of the Középüettervező Vállalat (Company of Public Constructions). The designers were: Halmi Iván, Pozsay Csaba és Vajda Ferenc. The festive opening was held on 17 April 1971, again with a staging of Csárdáskirálynő. This was the thousandth performance of Imre Kálmán’s operetta.

 Imre Halasi, who used to be the manager of the theatre from 1996 to 2000, changed the name of the theatre form 1. January 1998. Since then it is called Budapesti Operettszínház (Budapest Operetta Theatre). Another reconstruction of the building can be tied to the name of Halasi, the aim of which was the restoration of the original milieu. The designer, Mária Siklós, tried to free the building from the construction errors that got there during the several earlier reconstruction.

In March 2002 a studio theatre for 100 people was inaugurated, the so called Storage Room Theatre situated in the theatre’s wing in Mozsár street.

 

Architectural description

The unique character the theatre comes from the interesting features of the plot division. The main facade and the entrance of the Budapest Operetta Theatre opens from the Nagymező Street, however the functions of the theatre are built in to the inside courtyards framed by houses between the Andrássy, Nagymező and Mozsár streets. Therefore the mass of the auditorium and the flyloft is not perceptible from the street.

The two-storey  mass of the main facade was built at the turn of the century, according to the plans of the famous Viennese theatre designer duo, Ferdinand Fellner and Herman Helmer. The entrance axe is surrounded at the entire height of the building by arched closed pediment. The entrance projection is articulated with two opening axes. The windows on the first floor are squared closed, while those on the second floor are arched. On the attics closing this part of the building on the complete with of the projection stands a lyre indicating the function of the building.

The side wings are articulated with three opening axes and pilasters, which surround the first and second floors. Between the ground and first floor a dividing edge and balusters run around.  The first floor openings are arched, while those on the second floor are squared, closed with decorative frame and keystone. The ground floor surface is horizontally pointed. The wall plane of the storeys is punch coloured; the pilasters, the sides, the ornaments and the window frames are white.

The auditorium is fan-shaped with balconies on the first and second floor. The stage is framed with accented proscenium wall and proscenium boxes.

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