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BudapestAdams: Nixon in China
Adams: Nixon in China
Gregory Vajda; András Almási-Toth; Hungarian State Opera; Sebastian Hannak; Richárd Marton; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
BudapestBest of Händel / Purcell: Dido & Aeneas
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Augustin Szokos; Dóra Barta; Hungarian State Opera; Dániel Erdélyi; László Bartal; Ildikó Tihanyi; Andrea Kovács
BudapestTallér: Leander and Linseed
Tallér: Leander and Linseed
Péter Dobszay; András Almási-Toth; Hungarian State Opera; Richárd Marton; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Attila Dobák; Boglárka Brindás
BudapestPoldini: Love Adrift
Poldini: Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift)
Sándor Szabolcs; András Almási-Toth; Hungarian State Opera; Balázs Fügedi; Márk Kiss; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus
BudapestBella – Almási: PassionWorld premiere
Bella: Passion
Ádám Cser; András Almási-Toth; Hungarian State Opera; Lili Izsák; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Botond Pál
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All that glitters is not gold in Budapest's new Lohengrin
Klára Kolonits's radiant Elsa proves the main attraction in the Hungarian State Opera's visually appealing but conceptually lacking new Lohengrin.
Visually splendid, dramatically parched La Gioconda in Budapest
Hungarian State Opera's cut-down, dramatically inert Gioconda fails to ignite the stage in Budapest, despite a solid musical foundation.
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.
Hungarian State Opera goes full The Last of Us with new Idomeneo
Hungarian State Opera presents Idomeneo for the first time in almost 50 years in a musically superb, but controversial pandemic-informed dystopian setting.
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.
Budapest welcomes its Enfants Terribles
Jean Cocteau meets Philip Glass at Hungarian State Opera in the new setting of the Eiffel Art Studios. Les Enfants Terribles unfolds at an infernal pace!
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Maximum adaptability: Hungarian State Opera 2025–26
With over 300 performances of operas, ballets and concerts, the Hungarian State Opera and National Ballet are ever resourceful. We preview their expansive 2025–26 season.
Budapest pulls out all the stops: the new Hungarian State Opera season
The vast 2023–24 season at Budapest boast 41 different operas and 19 ballets – with new productions of Boris Godunov, Rusalka, ballets by Bartók, and a world premiere from Peter Eötvös.