“Die Legende von der heiligen Elisabeth” in Budapest, Amsterdam & Brussels
Gabriela Scherer will sing for the first time the title role of Liszt’s Die Legende von der heiligen Elisabeth with the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir led by György Vashegyi. There will be three concerts. The first one will take place at the Müpa Budapest on the occasion of the Liszt Fest on October 9. The concert will be live video streamed at 7 p.m. CET on the following link:
https://mupa.hu/en/mupa-home/webcasts
After the concert in Budapest, there will be two guest performances at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam on October 12 (live radio broadcast on NPO Klassiek at 1 p.m. CET) and at the Flagey in Brussels on October 13.
Gabriela will share the stage with fellow soloists Johannes Kammler, Bogdan Talos, Dorottya Láng and Zoltán Nagy.
More information on the website of the orchestra: https://www.filharmonikusok.hu/en/koncertek/
[Photo: Victor Santiago]
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