Cipolla by Vajda, Haydn, Van (2021/2021), Dirigent Csaba Somos, Vigadó Concert Hall, Boedapest, Hongarije

The varied programme for this concert starts out with a mature Haydn symphony, which will be followed by a symphony concertante, also written by the great Viennese classicist, featuring a violin, oboe, cello and bassoon engaged in an elaborate dialogue with each other. After the interval, though, we will change both era and genre, with our new destination the world of 20th-century opera! What we’ll be watching and hearing is a concise and shocking one-act with an extraordinarily taut atmosphere and an impact that cannot be matched: the kind of work that offers a genuine opportunity and true rewards to the singer in the role of the magician Cipolla.