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BudapestRossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Der Barbier von Sevilla)
Sámuel Csaba Tóth; Csaba Káel; Hungarian State Opera; Éva Szendrényi; Anikó Németh; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus
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Glänzende Turandot an der Ungarischen Staatsoper
Aufregend dirigiert und überwiegend gut gesungen sollte diese üppige aber schnörkellose Turandot sowohl Traditionalisten und abenteuerlustige Operngänger erfreuen.
New Rusalka staging hits most of the right notes in Budapest
Andrea Brassói-Jőrös shines in the title role of János Szikora's new staging of Dvořák's fairy tale opera.
The Queen of Sheba a rare Hungarian delight in New York
The Hungarian State Opera's first New York tour featured an opera of forbidden love set in the Biblical Times by Karl Goldmark, and was a rare treat for the New York audience.
Sensational Hungarian double bill at Müpa
In a sensational Hungarian double bill of taut psychological drama at Müpa, Péter Eötvös' Senza sangue proves a thrilling partner to Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle.
Hungarian State Opera's slow-motion The Queen of Sheba
The score of Goldmark's opera is filled with lovely orchestral surprises, in addition to stunning arias, but is often filled with an abundance of slow tempos.
Bartók double bill at Müpa Budapest
Hungarian critic Sandor Hevesy once declared that Bluebeard’s Castle was “far too dark”. Yet, Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle and Miraculous Mandarin are probably the summation of his orchestral journey. And what better experience then making it to Budapest, to hear it in its birthplace?