female choirs (a cappella)
male choirs (a cappella)
children's choirs
for vocal group
choirs with accompaniment
A Beautiful Hungarian Comedy
a lyric opera in 5 acts
after Bálint Balassi's poems and drama with the same title, based on Cristoforo Castelletti's Amarilli
libretto compiled and edited by Tamás Beischer-Matyó
the action takes place in the Scene 1 of the Act I on the Island of Candia (Crete), the rest in a Tuscan forest, in the second half of the 16th century
duration: 146 minutes
2018-2021baritone
JULIET, worshiping by Credulus
soprano
BRISEIDA, Juliet's good friend, a wise woman
soprano
SYLVANUS, friend of Credulus
baritone
GALATEA, lover of Sylvanus
soprano
DIENES, Sylvanus' shepherd, a peasant
tenor
ECHO, a fairy woman
mezzo-soprano
THYRSIS (YOUNG CREDULUS)
dancer
ANGELICA (YOUNG JULIET)
dancer
MONTAN
dancer
ADULT CREDULUS
dancer
ADULT JULIET
dancer
LEADER OF BARDS
baritone
3 BARDS
tenor, baritone, bass
Fairies
girls' choir
Nymphs, fauns, shepherds, shepherdesses
choir, dancers
young girls and boys, children in Candia
dancers
2 trumpets in C, 2 trombones (tenor and bass)
marimba (C2-C7), vibraphone, xylophone, crotales (C6-C8), sleigh bells, 4 conga drums (quinto, conga, tumba and super tumba),
2 bongos, 2 timbales, triangle, tambourine,
5 temple blocks
harp, harpsichord
lute (only in Act III, Scene 1)