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Krisztián Cser

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Krisztián Cser
Krisztián Cser opera singer
Pronunciation[kristiaːn t͡ʃɛr]
Born (1977-12-09) December 9, 1977 (age 46)
Szeged, Hungary
CitizenshipHungarian
Alma materLiszt Academy
University of Szeged
Occupations
  • Opera singer
  • musician
  • physicist
Years active1998-present
Employer(s)Hungarian State Opera
Theater Chemnitz Opernhaus
Children2
Parents
  • Cser Miklós (conductor) (father)
  • Andrea Balló (painter) (mother)
Relatives
  • László Cser (elder brother)
  • Cser Ádám (conductor, younger brother)
  • Kinga Cser (younger sister)
  • Júlia Keszericze-Cser (younger sister)
  • Lóránt Gyozsán (younger brother)
Awards"Youth of March"
Mihály Székely Commemorative Medallion
Hungarian Silver Cross of Merit
Gusztáv Oláh Commemorative Medallion
Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit
Websitewww.krisztiancser.com
The native form of this personal name is Cser Krisztián. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Krisztián Cser (pronounced [kristiaːn t͡ʃɛr]) (born 9 December 1977) is a Hungarian operatic and concert singer (bass) and physicist, the soloist of the Hungarian State Opera.

Biography

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Krisztián Cser was born in 1977, in Szeged, Hungary. He grew up in a family of musicians. His grandmother Tímea Cser was a soprano, grandfather Gusztáv Cser was a composer-conductor, father Miklós Cser was a conductor. His mother Andrea Balló is a painter. He has 5 siblings. One of his brothers, Ádám Cser is a musician too, he is a composer-conductor. He grew up in Szeged, Hungary, where he began his musical studies by playing the piano in his early childhood. After leaving high school, he graduated in physics at the University of Szeged in 2002 (Hungary) and began to work as a PhD student at the Institute of Biophysics of the Szeged Biological Research Centre. But his artistic roots proved strong, science was replaced by music in his life. He studied classical singing at the University of Szeged, where his vocal trainer was István Andrejcsik, then he attended the Department of Vocal and Opera Studies at the Liszt Academy, where the famous operatic singer Éva Marton was his professor and studied stage movement and acting with Balázs Kovalik.[1]

Krisztián Cser in February of 2020

Krisztián Cser succeeded in several Hungarian and international singing competitions, either he got into the finals, got a special prize, or even won.

He came out as an oratorio soloist in J. S. Bach's Saint John Passion in 1998. His repertoire includes a wide range of musical styles from early baroque to contemporary music. In opera roles he appeared first in 2008, since when he has been a member of the Hungarian State Opera. His first lead role at the Hungarian State Opera was Pomádé in Ránki's King Pomádé's New Clothes. He has sung under the baton of renowned Hungarian and foreign conductors such as Pierre Cao, Péter Eötvös, Helmuth Rilling, Peter Schreier, Muhai Tang, Gábor Hollerung, Kirill Karabits, Zoltán Kocsis, Ádám Fischer, Iván Fischer, Zoltán Peskó, György Vashegyi, Ken'ichiro Kobayashi, Zsolt Hamar and Tamás Vásáry. During the years, his title-role singing in Béla Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle became emblematic, he sings it in many Hungarian and international performances successfully with the contribution of renowned conductors.[2][3][4] In some of the countries during his tour around the world, the audience could listen to and watch this opera for the first time in his performance. Above all, on the CD published in 2018 for the centenary of the Bluebeard's Castle premiere, Krisztián Cser sings Bluebeard.

Besides Bartók's opera, he has played other remarkable roles on opera stages. He frequently sings the bass roles of Mozart's operas as Figaro, Leporello and Sarastro, and authentically plays the protagonists in Verdi and Wagner's operas, such as The Grand Inquisitor and Philip II in Don Carlos or Wotan in The Rhinegold. His other leading roles have included Colline in Puccini's La bohème and Don Basilio in Rossini's The Barber of Seville. His ever-expanding repertoire includes more than 60 operas and nearly 80 roles.

He regularly performs on Hungarian opera and concert stages. He gave recitals also at the Royal Festival Hall in London, at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg and many more famous concert hall. He has debut as Wotan in Wagner's The Rhinegold in 2018, and as Don Pizarro in Beethoven's Fidelio at the Opernhaus Chemnitz. In 2019 he sang the role of Bluebeard with the Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Iván Fischer, at Carnegie Hall in New York City. He also sang the role of Wotan in the fall of 2019 in Mexico City, where the 150th anniversary of the staging of Wagner's The Rhinegold was celebrated.[5]

Career

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Awards and scholarship

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Music competitions

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  • 4th Simándy József National Singing Competition | 2nd category - Winner (2004)
  • Montserrat Caballe Singing Competition | Finals (2008)
  • Geneva International Music Competition - Special Prize (2009)

Discography

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Opera

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Composer Opera Role Conductor,
Chorus and orchestra 		Recording

year

Release

year

Label OCLC
Béla Bartók Bluebeard's Castle Bluebeard Gábor Hollerung
Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok 		2017 2018 Hunnia Records

HRCD 1733

György Ránki King Pomádé's New Clothes Pomádé Péter Oberfrank
Opera Chorus Budapest

Danubia Orchestra Óbuda

2017 2017
György Selmeczi Spiritisti Il Duca János Kovács
Opera Chorus Budapest
Győr Philharmonic Orchestra 		2017 2017
Ferenc Erkel György Dózsa Friar Laurence Balázs Kocsár
Hungarian National Choir
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra 		2017
Mozart - Lackfi Útravaló 2015

Parázsfuvolácska

Sarastro 2015 2015 MÁO 014
Ferenc Erkel László Hunyadi

Original version 1844-1862

Ulrik Cillei Domonkos Héja
Honvéd Male Choir

Budapest Studio Choir

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra 		2012 2017 MÁO 002
Ferenc Erkel László Hunyadi Ulrik Cillei Domonkos Héja
Honvéd Male Choir

Budapest Studio Choir

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra 		2012 2014 Brilliant Classics

BRIL 94869

894367998

Oratorio, song

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Composer Work Conductor,
Chorus and orchestra 		Recording

year

Release
year 		Label OCLC
Miklós Kocsár

György Orbán

Laudatio Episcopi Sancti Martini

Magnificat

László Kovács
Eötvös Loránd University Béla Bartók Choir
and University Chamber Orchestra 		2016
Lajos Huszár Passio et mors Domini nostri Jesu Christi Mátyás Antal
Hungarian National Choir 		2009 Hungaroton Classic

HCD 32629

Christian Geist Kirchenkonzerte György Vashegyi
Chamber Ensemble of the Orfeo Orchestra 		2008 Hungaroton Classic

HCD 32587

268800626
Georg Lickl Sacred music

Missa Solemnis in C major

Offertorium Bone Deus, amor meus

Missa Solemnis in D minor

György Vashegyi
Purcell Choir
Erdődy Chamber Orchestra 		2007 2008 Hungaroton Classic

HCD 32480

244424120

Filmography

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Opera film

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Composer Opera Role Director Conductor
Chorus and orchestra 		Recording

year

Release
year 		NAVA ID
Mozart The Magic Flute Sarastro Miklós Szinetár Gábor Káli
Opera Chorus Budapest
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra 		2020 2020 3645995
Ponchielli Gioconda Alvise Badoero András Almási-Tóth Gergely Kesselyák
Opera Chorus Budapest
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra 		2020 2020 3632972
Puccini La bohème Colline Kálmán Nádasdy Gergely Kesselyák
Opera Chorus Budapest

Hungarian State Opera Children's Chorus

Hungarian State Opera Orchestra 		2019 2019 3586896
Verdi A Masked Ball Horn Fabio Ceresa Michelangelo Mazza
Opera Chorus Budapest
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra 		2018 2018 3363870
Rossini The Barber of Seville Don Basilio Csaba Káel Gábor Hollerung
Studio Chorus Budapest
Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok 		2017 2019 3471745
Mozart - Lackfi Parázsfuvolácska Sarastro Attila Toronykőy Géza Köteles
Opera Chorus Budapest
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra 		2014 2014 1883572
Monteverdi L'incoronazione di Poppea Lictor Domonkos Moldován Pál Németh
Savaria Baroque Orchestra 		2009 2010 1060676

1063492

Concert film

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Composer Title Director Conductor
Chorus and orchestra 		Recording

year

Release
year 		NAVA ID
J. S. Bach - Mendelssohn St Matthew Passion Viktor Homonnay György Vashegyi
Purcell Choir
Orfeo Orchestra 		2015 2015 2368000
Liszt The legend of Saint Elizabeth Eszter Petrovics Balázs Kocsár
Kodály Choir Debrecen

Cantemus Mixed Choir Nyíregyháza

Cantemus Children's Choir Nyíregyháza

Kodály Philharmonic Debrecen 		2015 2015 2372526
Mendelssohn Paulus György Vashegyi
Purcell Choir
Orfeo Orchestra 		2014 1841604
Ravel Fairy Tales of Ravel Gilbert Varga

Mátyás Antal

Zoltán Kocsis

Hungarian National Choir
Hungarian Philharmonic Orchestra

Hungarian Radio Orchestra

2013 2013 1731770
Verdi Attila Csaba Káel Pier Giorgio Morandi
Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera Choir
Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera Orchestra 		2013 2013 1559724
Purcell The Fairy-Queen Csaba Káel György Vashegyi
Purcell Choir
Orfeo Orchestra 		2013 2013 1632254
Händel Hercules Csaba Káel György Vashegyi
Purcell Choir
Orfeo Orchestra 		2013 2013 1516084
Händel

J. S. Bach

Vivaldi

Baroque Evening

(J. S. Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied)

Gábor Hollerung

György Vashegyi

Budapest Academic Choral Society

Purcell Choir

Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok

Orfeo Orchestra

Budapest Strings

2012 2012 1429786
J. S. Bach St Matthew Passion Viktor Homonnay György Vashegyi
Purcell Choir

Kodály Choir Debrecen

Orfeo Orchestra

Capella Savaria

2012 2012 1355520

Opera roles

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References

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  2. ^ "Kulcskeresésben Cser Krisztiánnal – hét ajtón át". February 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "Cser: "I don't usually decide ahead of time what kind of prince I will be"". Budapest Festival Orchestra.
  4. ^ Bachtrack, 11 Febr 2018
  5. ^ "Cser Krisztián: "Wagnernek Mexikóban is van létjogosultsága"". Papageno. October 31, 2019.
  6. ^ Bachtrack, 11 May 2016
  7. ^ "Die Zauberflöte, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Fischer, RFH | reviews, news & interviews | The Arts Desk". www.theartsdesk.com.
  8. ^ "The Magic Flute review – Fischer conducts with infectious joy". the Guardian. May 11, 2016.
  9. ^ "Opera Today : Budapest Festival Orchestra: a scintillating Bluebeard". www.operatoday.com.
  10. ^ "Sebestyén, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Fischer, RFH review - unforgettable Hungarians". www.theartsdesk.com.
  11. ^ Bachtrack, 24 May 2017
  12. ^ "Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer review – thought-provoking and exhilarating Bartók". the Guardian. May 24, 2017.
  13. ^ Bachtrack, 23 May 2017
  14. ^ "Chemnitz traut sich: Wagner aus weiblicher Sicht | nmz - neue musikzeitung". www.nmz.de.
  15. ^ "Die Deutsche Bühne". Die Deutsche Bühne.
  16. ^ Bachtrack, 28 Mar 2019
  17. ^ Bachtrack, 01 Apr 2019
  18. ^ "ConcertoNet.com - The Classical Music Network". www.concertonet.com.
  19. ^ Bachtrack, 07 Apr 2019
  20. ^ "Listen: Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra Live from Carnegie Hall | Carnegie Hall Live". WQXR.
  21. ^ "New York Classical Review". newyorkclassicalreview.com.
  22. ^ Bachtrack, 30 Jan 2017
  23. ^ Opera Now, Jan 2013[permanent dead link‍]
  24. ^ Bachtrack, 11 Apr 2016
  25. ^ "Videodokument in YouTube, 10 Febr 2020". YouTube.
  26. ^ ""Tündérkirálynő, légy a párom…"". February 6, 2009.
  27. ^ "Invigorating, Colourful Music in Selmeczi's New Opera – Seen and Heard International". seenandheard-international.com.
  28. ^ Bachtrack, 31 Oct 2017
  29. ^ Bachtrack, 27 May 2015
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