A story about a theater company's prop girl, who knows all the lines of all the plays by heart, but has no chance to show her talent, until an unexpected event occurs.
When the loyal Palatine of Hungary sees the reckless Queen neglect her subjects and dishonour his wife, he decides to take matters into his own hands. Seize this rare opportunity to watch the most popular of all Hungarian operas in a unique production by Attila Vidnyánszky. The tragic story of Bánk bán has not left the repertoire in Hungary since it was first performed in 1861.
The first ever performances in Munich, this production was entrusted to Dmitri Tcherniakov, whose worldwide reputation is underpinned by productions like Eugene Onegin and Macbeth at the Paris Opera and Don Giovanni at Aix-en- Provence. The superb international cast includes a fine Blanche de la Force in Susan Gritton and an excellent Madame de Croissy by Sylvie Brunet, who was favourably compared to Rita Gorr in the press.
19-year old Dani Papp lives with his father Tibor, a sex-obsessed and hedonistic gynecologist who pushes his young son to follow in his footsteps. Dani is his exact opposite, shy and romantic, looking for true love instead of sex. A trip to France to visit his musician uncle helps him to understand his own personality and his relationship to his father.
