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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
BudapestVenekei / Williams / Dés: A Streetcar Named Desire
Dés: A Streetcar Named Desire
Marianna Venekei; Hungarian National Ballet; Hungarian National Ballet Institute; Gergely Zöldy Z; Bianca Imelda Jeremias; Csontos Balazs; Lea Földi
BudapestBoito: Mefistofele
Boito: Mefistofele
János Kovács; Balázs Kovalik; Hungarian State Opera; Csaba Antal; Mari Benedek; 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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Tradition reconsidered in Bartók Dancetriptych in Budapest
Three iconic Bartók dance scores are newly-interpreted at the Hungarian National Ballet.
Sympathy for the Devil in revival of Mefistofele in Budapest
Balázs Kovalik’s opulent staging of Boito's Faustian opera threatens to overshadow the singers, but it makes for an exciting spectacle.
A Streetcar Named Desire premieres in Budapest
The Hungarian National Ballet brilliantly closes the season with the world premiere of Marianna Venekei’s version of Tennessee Williams’ classic A Streetcar Named Desire on music by László Dés.
Stairway to heaven: thrilling Mefistofele in Budapest
Rarely performed, Boito’s Mefistofele is an audacious, spectacular opera, needing an audacious, spectacular staging to do it justice. That’s exactly what it gets in Balázs Kovalik’s production for Hungarian State Opera.
Devilishly good fun: Faust in Budapest
The devil may not get all the best tunes in Gounod’s Faust, but Gábor Bretz certainly stole the show in this new production at Hungarian State Opera.