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BudapestLa traviata
Verdi: La traviata
János Kovács; Ferenc Anger; Hungarian State Opera; Levente Török; Gergely Zöldy Z; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
BudapestMadama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
István Dénes; Miklós-Gábor Kerényi; Hungarian State Opera; Kentaur; Ilona Vágvölgyi; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Gabriella Balga
BudapestLe nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Die Hochzeit des Figaro)
Gábor Káli; Judit Galgóczy; Hungarian State Opera; Attila Csikós; Nelly Vágó; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus
BudapestKodály: Háry JánosNeuinszenierung
Kodály: Háry János
Péter Halász; Attila Béres; Hungarian State Opera; Hanna Erős; Ildikó Tihanyi; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Children's Chorus
BudapestMozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Tibor Bogányi; Miklós H. Vecsei; Hungarian State Opera; Kiégő Izzók (Glowing Bulbs); Vecsei Kinga Réta; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus
BudapestBizet: Carmen
Bizet: Carmen
Gábor Hontvári; Calixto Bieito; Hungarian State Opera; Flores Tarres Ildefonso; Mercè Paloma; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus
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All that glitters is not gold in Budapest's new Lohengrin
Klára Kolonits's radiant Elsa proves the main attraction in the Hungarian State Opera's visually appealing but conceptually lacking new Lohengrin.
Fine voices, staid production: Rigoletto at Hungarian State Opera
Attila Mókus's dramatic baritone was scornful at one moment, tender, distressed, vengeful, or broken in mourning at others, vocal signposts in Rigoletto’s descent into the hell of his own making.
Sumptuous revival of Arabella at Hungarian State Opera
Hungarian State Opera revives their mostly period production of Strauss' Arabella with star turns by sopranos Polina Pasztircsák and Laura Topolánszky.
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.
Of whales and metaphors: Peter Eötvös' Valuska premieres in Budapest
Peter Eötvös' 13th opera – the first in his native Hungarian – premieres at the Eiffel Art Studios in Budapest.
A torrent of themes: Parsifal at Hungarian State Opera
In András Almási-Toth's engaging new production, magnificent orchestral and choral performances let Wagner's music do the talking.