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BudapestHáry Jánoska (Johnny Háry)
Kodály: Háry János
Nikolett Hajzer; Mária Harangi; Hungarian State Opera; Gábor Michac; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Children's 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
BudapestR. Strauss: SalomeNeuinszenierung
Strauss R.: Salome
Martin Rajna; Máté Szabó; Hungarian State Opera; Márton Ágh; Ildikó Tihanyi; Csaba Szilárdi; Nicole Chevalier
BudapestTóth – Mechler: Beauty and the Beast
Tóth: Beauty and the Beast
Nikolett Hajzer; Attila Toronykőy; Hungarian State Opera; Balázs Fügedi; Katalin Juhász; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Children's Chorus
BudapestRánki: King Pomade’s New Clothes
Ránki: King Pomade's New Clothes
Johannes Marsovszky; Attila Toronykőy; Hungarian State Opera; Gábor Horváth; Katalin Juhász; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
BudapestKodály: The Spinning Room
Kodály: Székelyfonó (The Spinning Room)
István Dénes; Michał Znaniecki; Hungarian State Opera; Luigi Scoglio; Magdalena Dabrowska; Bogumil Palewicz; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
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The acting was patchy and the singing ranged from serviceable to laudable in this dazzling new production at the Budapest Spring Festival.
A new Traviata with passions running low in Budapest
Although with a promising concept, the Hungarian State Opera’s new production ultimately proved underdirected.