The Woman without a Shadow - Schedule, Program & Tickets

Opera in three acts, in German, with Hungarian and English surtitles

The daughter of the Emperor of the Spirit Realm turned from a gazelle into a beautiful girl. Hunter and prey fell in love with each other: the fairy girl became the Empress of the Southeastern Islands. Since then, light has penetrated her body as if she were of glass: a spirit trapped in the world of humans. If she cannot obtain her shadow, the Emperor will turn into stone…
Conceived at wartime, this tale is about humanity, self-sacrifice and the appreciation of happiness.


Librettist
Hugo von Hofmannstahl

Director
János Szikora

Set designer
Balázs Horesnyi

Costume designer
Kati Zoób

Dramaturg
János Matuz

Hungarian surtitles
Máté Mesterházi

English surtitles
Judit Kenesey

Head of the Children's Chorus
Nikolett Hajzer

Chorus director
Gábor Csiki


Conductor
Stefan Soltész

The Emperor
István Kovácsházi

The empress
Eszter Sümegi

The Nurse
Ildikó Komlósi

The Messenger of the Spirits
Attila Dobák

The Guardian of the Threshold
Eszter Zemlényi

The Apparition of a Youth
Donát Varga

The Falcon
Anikó Bakonyi

A Voice from Above
Bernadett Fodor

Barak, the dyer
John Lundgren

Wife of Barak
Szilvia Rálik

The one-eyed man, Barak
Lajos Geiger

The one-armed man, Barak
Ferenc Cserhalmi

The hunchback, Barak
István Horváth

The voices of the town's watchmen
Attila Dobák
István Horváth
Lajos Geiger
Ferenc Cserhalmi

The children's voices
Ágnes Molnár
Zsófia Kálnay
Bori Keszei
Anikó Bakonyi
Eszter Zemlényi
Bernadett Fodor

Three servants
Bori Keszei
Zsófia Kálnay
Ágnes Molnár



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