| Friday 02 December 2022 | 20:00 |
| Sunday 04 December 2022 | 19:00 |
| Friday 09 December 2022 | 20:00 |
| Sunday 11 December 2022 | 19:00 |
| Saturday 17 December 2022 | 11:00 |
| Hungarian State Opera | ||
| János Szikora | Director | |
| Hungarian State Opera Orchestra | ||
| Hungarian State Opera Chorus | ||
| Marcell Bakonyi | Baritone | Mr. Kovács, a carpenter |
| Attila Fekete | Tenor | Mr. Király, a spy |
| András Káldi Kiss | Bass | Béla, bar owner |
| Zoltán Megyesi | Tenor | Keczei, photographer |
| Máté Fülep | Baritone | Arrow-cross man in civvies |
| Atilla Kiss B | Tenor | Blond arrow-cross man |
| Eszter Zemlényi | Soprano | Lucy, the lover of the king |
| Erika Gál | Mezzo-soprano | Irén, wife of Béla |
| Gabriella Létay Kiss | Soprano | Mrs. Kovács |
| Lajos Geiger | Baritone | Tall arrow-cross man |
| Péter Fried | Bass | Zsákoló nyilas |
Iván Madarász was commissioned by the Opera to compose The Fifth Seal using the screenplay of Zoltán Fábri’s legendary 1976 film. The film is based on Ferenc Sánta’s novel set in 1944 Hungary. Although the opera preserves the actual historical background of the Second World War, the composer also found it important to remove his work from the context of this period, and to emphasize the more general, in a way eternal meaning of the story that is not tied to any particular era. One of the many special features of this opera is that besides the standard symphonic orchestra, which is even used by the composer to illustrate the dramatic moments of the air raid, the popular music of the 1930s and ‘40s is also present in the work.
Subscriptions on sale until 30 June 2022; tickets on sale from 4 July 2022
