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BudapestMozart: Die Zauberflöte
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Péter Halász; Miklós Szinetár; Hungarian State Opera; Dárius Teremi; Péter Horgas; Rita Velich; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
BudapestR. Strauss: SalomeNeuinszenierung
Strauss R.: Salome
Martin Rajna; Máté Szabó; Hungarian State Opera; Márton Ágh; Ildikó Tihanyi; Csaba Szilárdi; Nicole Chevalier
BudapestBella – Almási: PassionUraufführung
Bella: Passion
Ádám Cser; András Almási-Toth; Hungarian State Opera; Lili Izsák; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Botond Pál
BudapestNabucco
Verdi: Nabucco
Gergely Kesselyák; Hungarian State Opera; Edit Zeke; Janó Papp; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus
BudapestVerdi: La traviata
Verdi: La traviata
Giampaolo Maria Bisanti; Ferenc Anger; Hungarian State Opera; Gergely Zöldy Z; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus
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A new Traviata with passions running low in Budapest
Although with a promising concept, the Hungarian State Opera’s new production ultimately proved underdirected.