Jose Cura
, who was the star guest at the event, performed the songs Soneto IV and Somos Novios for ball-goers.
The task of the artist is to give people love and a positive feeling for life, Cura said. Artists are court fools or clowns in the positive sense of the word, he added.
"We are beauty's terrorists." The Hungarian mezzosoprano Ildiko Komlosi, who also performed during the evening, said she wanted guests to remember the ball for the rest of their lives. We have to show the foreign guests what "real Hungarian bravado" is, she added.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI) / Photo: MTI
