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Orsolya Gyárfás

A university student in Budapest, currently pursuing a degree in Aesthetics, Orsolya is an opera fan, particularly interested in the works of Mozart and Wagner.

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Budapest

Musicians of Monsalvat: a new Parsifal opens Budapest’s Wagner Days

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 05 Juni 2026

Birgit Kajtna-Wönig’s new semi-staging of Wagner's Bühnenweihfestspiel pays homage to Ádám Fischer's committed musical forces.

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Musicians of Monsalvat: a new Parsifal opens Budapest’s Wagner Days

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Wien

At half mast: Peter Stein’s Simon Boccanegra revived at the Wiener Staatsoper

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 19 April 2026

Marco Armiliato’s conducting thrills and Federica Lombardi's radiant Amelia stands out in the Wiener Staatsoper’s latest revival of Simon Boccanegra.

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At half mast: Simon Boccanegra revived in Vienna

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Bernard Richter (Idomeneo) © Michael Pöhn

Wien

An Idomeneo shattered to pieces at the Wiener Staatsoper

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 23 Januar 2026

A committed cast struggles to lend a spark of life to Kasper Holten's static staging of Mozart's first mature opera.

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An Idomeneo shattered to pieces at the Wiener Staatsoper

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Lohengrin at Hungarian State Opera © Valter Berecz/Hungarian State Opera

Budapest

All that glitters is not gold in Budapest's new Lohengrin

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 16 November 2025

Klára Kolonits's radiant Elsa proves the main attraction in the Hungarian State Opera's visually appealing but conceptually lacking new Lohengrin.

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All that glitters is not gold in Budapest's new Lohengrin

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Andrè Schuen (Don Giovanni) and Luca Pisaroni (Leporello) © Judit Horvath

Budapest

Unseduced: Don Giovanni opens the Budapest Festival Orchestra season

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 09 September 2025

Iván Fischer's reworking of his 2017 production of Don Giovanni is musically capable, but dramatically unconvincing.

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Unseduced: Don Giovanni opens the Budapest Festival Orchestra season

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Asmik Grigorian (Rusalka) © Wilfried Hösl (2023)

München

No fairy tale: Kušej’s Rusalka works with devastating force in Munich

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 26 Juli 2025

Asmik Grigorian leads a searing performance in Martin Kušej’s 15-year-old, yet ever-fresh, outstanding production of Dvořák's opera.

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No fairy tale: Kušej’s Rusalka works with devastating force in Munich

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

Stuck in purgatory: Tannhäuser at Budapest’s Wagner Days

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 29 Juni 2025

Individual performances impress, but conducting and production both prove too meandering in this year’s Wagner Days Tannhäuser.

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Stuck in purgatory: Tannhäuser at Budapest’s Wagner Days

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Orsolya Sáfár (Maria Stuarda) © Valter Berecz | Hungarian State Opera

Budapest

Stumbling towards the chopping block: Maria Stuarda premieres in Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 14 Mai 2025

Martin Rajna's energetic conducting and Gabriella Balga's glorious Elisabetta are the bright spots in this flashy but empty house premiere of Donizetti's classic.

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Stumbling towards the chopping block: Maria Stuarda in Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Wien

Scenes from a marriage: Barrie Kosky’s Figaro revived at the Wiener Staatsoper

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 28 September 2024

Peter Kellner and Slávka Zámečníková's charming duo anchors this revival of Barrie Kosky's high spirited production.

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Scenes from a marriage: Kosky’s Figaro revived at the Staatsoper

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Éva Marton with the five prizewinners © Liszt Academy | László Mudra

Budapest

A promising class of twelve: the grand final of the 6th Éva Marton Competition

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 07 September 2024

In its tenth year and going strong, the biennial Éva Marton International Singing Competition fields an even level of talent in an entertaining finale.

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Budapest

07 Sep 2024

A promising class: 6th Éva Marton Competition grand final

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Bregenz

Love in time of the drug wars: a contemporary Tancredi at Bregenz

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 18 Juli 2024

Anna Goryachova and Mélissa Petit shine as doomed lovers Tancredi and Amenaide, while Jan Philipp Gloger's contemporary setting has much to offer, but doesn't quite nail the landing.

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Love in time of the drug wars: a contemporary Tancredi at Bregenz

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Mattia Olivieri (Count Almaviva) and Louise Alder (Susanna) © Wilfried Hösl

München

All play and no work: Louise Alder leads an exuberant Figaro in Munich

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 17 Juli 2024

Evgeny Titov's new production is heavy on the jokes and light in substance, but delights anyway thanks to its high-class cast.

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All play and no work: an exuberant Figaro in Munich

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Boris Godunov © Valter Berecz | Hungarian State Opera

Budapest

An epic swing and a miss: Boris Godunov opens at Hungarian State Opera

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 27 April 2024

András Almási-Toth production of the original version of Mussorgsky's historical epic underwhelms in Budapest.

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Epic swing and miss: Boris Godunov opens at Hungarian State Opera

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Wien

Neither hope nor salvation: a sombre Parsifal with much to say in Vienna

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 01 April 2024

Elīna Garanča's Kundry proves the star of Kirill Serebrennikov's prison staging of Parsifal, a powerful exploration of religion and violence.

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Neither hope nor salvation: a sombre Parsifal with much to say

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Salzburg

A garden of musical delights: La clemenza di Tito at Salzburg's Mozartwoche

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 25 Januar 2024

While the semi-staging falters, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller and Magdalena Kožená prove a thrilling pair in Mozart's final opera seria.

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A garden of musical delights: La clemenza di Tito at the Mozartwoche

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

Wonders ev’ry where: Ádám Fischer enchants with Haydn's Creation

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 01 Januar 2024

A sense of marvel and joy permeates this New Year's Day performance of Haydn's oratorio at Müpa, Budapest.

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Wonders ev’ry where: Ádám Fischer enchants with Haydn's Creation

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Wien

In need of salvation: Tito at the Wiener Staatsoper

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 07 September 2023

A strong cast led by an energetic Pablo Heras-Casado struggles in the revival of Jürgen Flimm's ill-conceived 2012 production.

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In need of salvation: Tito at the Wiener Staatsoper

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

Commanding Götterdämmerung brings Müpa's Ring to a blazing end

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 18 Juni 2023

With Iréne Theorin's Brünnhilde rejuvenated, the Ring receives a worthy finale at the Budapest Wagner Days.

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Commanding Götterdämmerung brings Müpa's Ring to a blazing end

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Simone Schneider (Sieglinde) and Stuart Skelton (Siegmund) © Bálint Hirling, Müpa

Budapest

Wälsungenblut: Simone Schneider and Stuart Skelton shine at Budapest Wagner Days

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 16 Juni 2023

The pure magic of Ádám Fischer and the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra delights with two brilliant leads, but others disappoint on the second day of Müpa's Ring.

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Wälsungenblut: Schneider and Skelton shine at Budapest Wagner Days

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Tassis Christoyannis, Véronique Gens and György Vashegyi © Szilvia Csibi

Budapest

A radiant Werther in Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 22 Februar 2023

In their role debuts, Tassis Christoyannis and Véronique Gens make for an incredible pair in this concert performance of Massenet's opera.

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A radiant Werther in Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

Awesome grandeur: Berlioz’ Grand Messe des morts at Müpa Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 01 November 2022

Massed Hungarian forces impress in a monumental performance of Berlioz' grand work under Howard Williams' baton.

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Awesome grandeur: Berlioz’ Grand Messe des morts at Müpa Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

Hungarian Handelian delights: Emőke Baráth enchants at Müpa

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 02 März 2022

The opening night of Müpa’s Early Music Festival had all the makings of an excellent concert and it delivered in abundance.

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Hungarian Handelian delights: Emőke Baráth enchants at Müpa

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

Lidia Fridman a star in the making, but a faltering Lucrezia Borgia in Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 18 November 2021

A performance of highs and lows with a stellar step-in from Lidia Fridman as Lucrezia Borgia and a confused production by Ferenc Anger plays at the Palace of Arts.

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A faltering Lucrezia Borgia in Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

Love's reign: an entertaining L'incoronazione di Poppea premieres in Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 09 September 2021

Conducted by Iván Fischer, a strong cast delivers an entertaining performance of Monteverdi's opera in a production that amuses, but does not quite thrill.

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Love's reign: an entertaining Poppea in Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

Orfeo meets the Bacchae: Monteverdi with a twist in Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 18 September 2019

Iván Fischer’s take on Monteverdi’s opera offers a radical rewriting within the trappings of a traditional staging.

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Orfeo meets the Bacchae: Monteverdi with a twist in Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

Handel's Joshua at the Liszt Academy, Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 26 Februar 2019

Lead by Pál Németh, the Savaria Baroque Orchestra and the Kodály Choir Debrecen are the stars of this performance of Handel's oratorio.

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Handel's Joshua at the Liszt Academy, Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

Handelian dream team: Jaroussky and Baráth delight in Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 13 September 2018

Philippe Jaroussky and Emőke Baráth's team-up with the Ensemble Artaserse proved nothing short of wonderful.

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Handelian dream team: Jaroussky and Baráth delight in Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

Keeping Up with the Prussians: an homage to Wilhelmine von Bayreuth with Hasse's Artaserse

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 21 April 2018

In a pasticcio of Hasse’s Artaserse and Ezio, director Balázs Kovalik and the students of the Theaterakademie August Everding stage the life of Wilhelmine von Bayreuth.

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An homage to Wilhelmine von Bayreuth with Hasse's Artaserse

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

All good fun: a flesh-and-blood Falstaff at Müpa Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 06 März 2018

The Iván Fischer Opera Company makes a triumphant foray into Verdi's oeuvre.

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All good fun: a flesh-and-blood Falstaff at Müpa Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

A journey to the Indies: an excellent Les Indes galantes at Müpa Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 27 Februar 2018

A delightful performance of Rameau's opera opens the Müpa's Early Music Festival.

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Excellent Les Indes galantes at Müpa

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

A radiant start to the year in Budapest: Haydn's The Creation at Müpa

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 01 Januar 2018

Ádám Fischer delivers a remarkable performance of Haydn's great oratorio.

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A radiant start to the year in Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

Hungarian forces at their finest: Nabucco revived at the Erkel Theatre

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 19 Oktober 2017

With Gergely Kesselyák on double duty as conductor and director, this revival proves musically outstanding but theatrically less than satisfying.

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Hungarian forces at their finest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Wien

Giulio Cesare in concert: Lawrence Zazzo and Emőke Baráth came, saw and conquered Vienna

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 18 Oktober 2017

An outstanding cast under Ottavio Dantone at the Theater an der Wien was headed by Lawrence Zazzo and Emőke Baráth.

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Giulio Cesare in concert: Lawrence Zazzo and Emőke Baráth came, saw and conquered Vienna

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

Don Giovanni stripped bare in Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 24 September 2017

Iván Fischer's minimalist staging of Don Giovanni makes a triumphant return to Mupa, Budapest.

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Don Giovanni stripped bare in Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

Komische Oper's Zauberflöte enchants Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 20 April 2017

With a guest performance of the Komische Oper Berlin, Barrie Kosky's and Suzanne Andrade's magical production triumphs in Budapest.

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Komische Oper's Zauberflöte enchants Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

Musical performances stand out in new Siegfried at the Hungarian State Opera

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 19 März 2017

The third installment of Géza M. Tóth's staging of the Ring, this Siegfried is visually striking, but it's only a strong cast, and above all Egils Silins' Wanderer, that makes it worth attending.

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Musical performances stand out in Budapest Siegfried

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

A national classic in a convoluted staging: Erkel's Hunyadi László in Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 10 März 2017

With a convoluted production and uneven cast, Tamás Pál in the pit and Klára Kolonits as Erzsébet Szilágyi prove to be the highlights of the performance of this Erkel classic.

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Erkel's Hunyadi László in Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

A splendid Solomon in Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 01 Februar 2017

Led by Pál Németh, the Savaria Baroque Orchestra, the Debrecen Kodály Choir and a fine ensemble of soloists gave a memorable performance of Händel's oratorio.

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A splendid Solomon in Budapest

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest

Oldie but goodie: La bohème at the Hungarian State Opera

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 23 Dezember 2016

A warhorse on its own, Kálmán Nádasdy's 79-year-old production works surprisingly well, providing a nice evening's entertainment with a dedicated cast.

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Oldie but goodie: La bohème at the Hungarian State Opera

Von Orsolya Gyárfás

Budapest