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BudapestMadama Butterfly

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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
István Dénes; Miklós-Gábor Kerényi; Opéra d'État hongrois; Kentaur; Ilona Vágvölgyi; Orchestre de l'Opéra d'État hongrois; Chœurs de l'Opéra d'État hongrois

BudapestMahler: Symphony No. 8

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Mahler: Symphonie no. 8 en mi bémol majeur « des Mille »
Orchestre de l'Opéra d'État hongrois; János Kovács; Zita Szemere; Lilla Horti; Zsuzsanna Kapi; Andrea Szántó

BudapestBest of Händel / Purcell: Dido & Aeneas

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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (Didon et Énée)
Augustin Szokos; Dóra Barta; Opéra d'État hongrois; Dániel Erdélyi; László Bartal; Ildikó Tihanyi; Andrea Kovács

BudapestBartók: Bluebeard’s CastleVersion de concert

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Bartók: Le Château de Barbe-Bleue
Zsolt Hamar; Opéra d'État hongrois; Levente Török; Orchestre de l'Opéra d'État hongrois; András Palerdi; Christopher Maltman

BudapestWagner: Die Walküre

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Wagner: La Walkyrie (Die Walküre)
Ulf Schirmer; Géza M. Tóth; Opéra d'État hongrois; Gergely Zöldy Z; Ibolya Bárdosi; Orchestre de l'Opéra d'État hongrois; István Kovácsházi

BudapestVerdi: RigolettoVersion de concert

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Verdi: Rigoletto
Leonardo Sini; Opéra d'État hongrois; Orchestre de l'Opéra d'État hongrois; Chœurs de l'Opéra d'État hongrois; Alexandru Agache; Michele Kalmandy
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Visually splendid, dramatically parched La Gioconda in Budapest

Andrea Szántó (Laura) and Francesca Tiburzi (La Gioconda) © Valter Berecz | Hungarian State Opera
Hungarian State Opera's cut-down, dramatically inert Gioconda fails to ignite the stage in Budapest, despite a solid musical foundation. 

Fine voices, staid production: Rigoletto at Hungarian State Opera

Zita Szemere (Gilda) and Attila Mókus (Rigoletto) © Valter Berecz | Hungarian State Opera
Attila Mókus's dramatic baritone was scornful at one moment, tender, distressed, vengeful, or broken in mourning at others, vocal signposts in Rigoletto’s descent into the hell of his own making.

Epic swing and miss: Boris Godunov opens at Hungarian State Opera

Boris Godunov © Valter Berecz | Hungarian State Opera
András Almási-Toth production of the original version of Mussorgsky's historical epic underwhelms in Budapest. 

Sumptuous revival of Arabella at Hungarian State Opera

Polina Pasztircsák (Arabella) and Csaba Szegedi (Mandryka) © Attila Nagy | Hungarian State Opera
Hungarian State Opera revives their mostly period production of Strauss' Arabella with star turns by sopranos Polina Pasztircsák and Laura Topolánszky.

Peace and War: a Hungarian victory for Bieito’s bold production

War and Peace © Valter Berecz | Hungarian State Opera
Calixto Bieito takes on Prokofiev's Tolstoy epic – and wins in the opera's Hungarian premiere. 

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.