World premiére of the bards of Wales - Beirdd Cymru
Date of issue: 21 June 2011
On 21 June 2011 the world première of the cantata The Bards of
Wales – Beirdd Cymru by Karl Jenkins will be performed in English at the
Palace of Arts. The everlasting message of János Arany’s wellknown
ballad is that there always have been and always will be people who dare
to speak up for freedom even if it means risking their lives. The new
cantata praises human bravery and civil courage in the face of tyranny
and all forms of oppression. Karl Jenkins, who was born in Wales and is
today the most performed contemporary British composer in the world,
will conduct the piece himself. This onetime star of the Montreux Jazz
Festivals in the 1970s will first appear in Hungary with his new, large
scale symphonic work inspired by Arany’s ballad. A 170 strong mixed
choir of Welsh, English and Hungarian singers together with renowned
soloists will sing at the world première in Budapest in English
accompanied by the MÁV Symphony Orchestra. Source: mupa.hu
The
commemorative cover released for the world première of the cantata
features an illustration by Mihály Zichy of János Arany’s The Bard of
Wales. Unusually, the inscriptions on the cover are in Hun-garian,
English and Welsh. The For Youth stamp released in 1997, which
celebrated the 150th anniversary of Arany’s epic poem Toldi, is
cancelled with a special postmark commemorating the world première.
SO
Order code: 2011183060012
Date of issue: 21 June 2011
Selling price: HUF 330
Number of copies issued: dependent on demand.
Initial quantity: 2,000 covers
Printed by Con-X Nyomda
Designed by Barnabás Baticz
