Performance History

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Year
City
Cast
Stage
Conductor

1980

MÜNCHEN

Behrens, Wenkoff, Nöchker, Adam

Everding

Sawallisch

1983

BOLOGNA

Vinzing, Neumann, Waller, Hölle

Ljubimov

Pesko

1985

BRUSSELS

Jones, Wenkoff, Grundheber, Schenk

Deflo

Cambreling

1985

STUTTGART

Lindholm, Jung, Wolansky, Meven, Knodt

Friedrich

Davies

1987

BOLOGNA

Gessendorf, Jones, Rydl

Maag

MILAN

Bundschu, Kruse, Holl

Zagrosek

Reviews

“Una straordinaria Brangania è stata Livia Budai”

CORRIERE DELLA SERA, December 1983, Bologna

“Livia Budai… autorevolissima Brangania”

LA REPPUBLICA, December 1983, Bologna

“Livia Budai (intensa Brangania) completa degnamente la compagnia”

L’UNITA, December 1983, Bologna

“Le voci femminili in particolare sono stupende… duttile ed espressiva l’impegnatissima Livia Budai”

IL CARLINO DI BOLOGNA, December 1983, Bologna

“Livia Budai (Brangania) e Mathias Hoelle (Re Marke) sono anche due belle voci in senso tradizionale, due timbri persuasivi”

LA STAMPA, December 1983, Bologna

“…liess sich die Brangäne von Livia Budai hören, die die Partie mit schönen mädchenhaften Zügen und schlanker Musikalität ausstattete.”

SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG, December 1983, Bologna

“Best of all was Livia Budai, a sincere, impassioned Brangäne”

OPERA LONDON, March 1984, Bologna

“Outstanding: Livia Budai as Brangäne”

Reinhardt Beuth, DIE WELT, April 1985, Brussels

“Livia Budai was excellent throughout in the difficult part of Brangäne: superlative singing in Act II.”

Marcel Croes, THE BULLETIN, April 1985, Brussels

“In spite of her thankless role, Lívia Budai left no doubt, that her casting as Brangäne was an absolute luxury. Her voice has such a secure fundament in the lower range and such scope in the upper register, that one can only wonder, why this Munich resident is so seldom heard in her own city’s opera house.”

Alexandre Alte, MÜNCHNER MERKUR, April 1985, Brussels

“The Brangäne of Lívia Budai and the Kurwenal of Franz Grundheber were also vocally distinguished by tremendous power of expression and overwhelming intensity.

M. V., NEUE ZÜRICHER ZEITUNG, April 1985, Brussels

“As Brangäne Livia Budai made the most of her opportunities, singing with tremendous resources. In addition, she and Grundheber sang with such exemplary diction that a curious situation resulted – the “vassals” vocally dominated the title roles.”

Hans-Ulrich Groth, OPER UND KONZERT, April 1985, Brussels

Livia Budai as Brangäne and Erich Knodt as Marke both knew how much Wagner’s works truly depend upon “singing”. Miss Budai sprang the boundary which relegates her role to the category of “secondary”. Through a musically flawless performance and composed acting, she became the focal point of the action.”

Rainer Lorber, STUTTGARTER ZEITUNG, June 1985, Stuttgart