Name: Solti Gala With Stars, Co-produced With The Georg Solti Accademia
Start: 2024-10-20T19:00:00
Location: Hungarian State Opera

Péter Halász

Hungarian State Opera House

The young György Solti, later to be known internationally as Sir Georg Solti, was contracted by the Hungarian Royal Opera in 1938. However, due to the dark clouds gathering, he could only conduct one single performance. Later, in 1948, he applied for a position once more, but following a couple of instances, he felt the foreboding of the new dictatorship and moved to London. During his long life, the renowned conductor took numerous talents under his wings, and one of his important legacies is the summer academy founded in 2004, where his former students and followers mentor those who wish to soar to this very day. In the past two decades of its existence, the academy trained nearly 300 singers and 100 répétiteurs with the participation of such international personalities as Kiri Te Kanawa, Leo Nucci, and José Carreras.