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BudapestBizet: Carmen
Bizet: Carmen
Gábor Hontvári; Calixto Bieito; Hungarian State Opera; Flores Tarres Ildefonso; Mercè Paloma; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus
BudapestDelibes: Lakmé
Delibes: Lakmé
Ádám Cser; János Szemenyei; Tamás Rákay; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Kata Tóth; Klára Kolonits
BudapestWagner: ParsifalKonzertante Aufführung
Wagner: Parsifal
Péter Halász; Hungarian State Opera; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Michele Kalmandy; Károly Szemerédy
BudapestMascagni: Messa di Gloria & Cavalleria rusticanaKonzertante Aufführung
Mascagni
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Gergely Madaras; Adorján Pataki; Gabriella Balga; Mária Farkasréti; Attila Mókus
BudapestDonizetti: Maria Stuarda
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Kálmán Szennai; Máté Szabó; Hungarian State Opera; Csaba Antal; Anni Füzér; Csaba Szilárdi; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
BudapestVerdi: Il trovatoreNeuinszenierung
Verdi: Il trovatore
Martin Rajna; Gergely Kesselyák; Hungarian State Opera; Edit Zeke; Rita Velich; Tamás Pillinger; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
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In András Almási-Toth's engaging new production, magnificent orchestral and choral performances let Wagner's music do the talking.
No salvation: Budapest Don Carlo paints a dark picture of humanity
The Hungarian State Opera presents a new modern production of Don Carlo by a director who depicts the historical cruelty as very much present in our world today.