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BudapestHungarian singers present Kodály folk songs
Andrea Brassói-Jőrös; Erika Gál; István Kovácsházi; Csaba Sándor
BudapestHungarian singers present Kodály
Andrea Brassói-Jőrös; Erika Gál; István Kovácsházi; Csaba Sándor
BudapestVerdi: Requiem
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Gergely Kesselyák; Zsuzsanna Ádám; Atala Schöck; István Kovácsházi; Krisztián Cser
BudapestMozart: Die Zauberflöte
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Péter Halász; Miklós Szinetár; Hungarian State Opera; Dárius Teremi; Péter Horgas; Rita Velich; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
BudapestNew Year's at the Opera House
Beethoven, Haydn
Gábor Hontvári; Lilla Horti; Atala Schöck; István Kovácsházi; Krisztián Cser
BudapestWagner: Die Walküre
Wagner: Die Walküre
Ulf Schirmer; Géza M. Tóth; Hungarian State Opera; Gergely Zöldy Z; Ibolya Bárdosi; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; István Kovácsházi
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Epic swing and miss: Boris Godunov opens at Hungarian State Opera
András Almási-Toth production of the original version of Mussorgsky's historical epic underwhelms 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.
Bánk bán evokes the loneliness of the Magyars at the Erkel Theatre
Considered Hungary's national opera, Ferenc Erkel's Bánk bán rarely travels beyond its borders, but is given a rousing performance by the Hungarian State Opera.
Wagner highlights in Budapest
This concert, with a running time of about two hours, was a lovely dip in the Rhine without the usual four-to-five hour Wagnerian full immersion.
Musical performances stand out in Budapest Siegfried
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.
Péter Eötvös: music for martyrs in Budapest
The Hungarian State Opera offered up a belated Hungarian première by one of its native sons, Péter Eötvös – his 2007 opera Love and Other Demons.