János Vajda (composer)
János Vajda (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈvɒjdɒ ˈjaːnoʃ]; born 8 October 1949, in Miskolc) is a Hungarian composer.
Works, editions, recordings[]
Operas
- Barabás – opera after Frigyes Karinthy (1977)
- Márió és a varázsló – after Thomas Mann (1988) - Mario und der Zauberer[1]
- Leonce és Léna – opera after Georg Büchner, libretto: Váradi Szabolcs, 1999
- Karnyóné – opera after Mihály Csokonai Vitéz, libretto: Váradi Szabolcs, 2004
Recordings:
- Songs - Orbán Spanish songs. Songs to words by Sándor Weöres. János Vajda, Songs to words by Géza Szöcs: Andrea Meláth (mezzo-soprano), Emese Virág (piano). HCD31827 Hungaroton
- Missa in A, Orban: Missa prima HCD31929 Hungaroton
References[]
- ^ Mario and the magician Thomas Mann, Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter - 1931 The Hungarian quarterly: Volume 44 2003 "Further additions to the gallery of Hungarian heroic-lyric opera were to be Mario und der Zauberer by Janos Vajda, Leonce and Lena by the same composer,"
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Categories:
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Hungarian composers
- Hungarian male composers
- People from Miskolc