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BudapestMadama Butterfly
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István Dénes; Miklós-Gábor Kerényi; Hungarian State Opera; Kentaur; Ilona Vágvölgyi; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Gabriella Balga
BudapestPuccini: ToscaConcert performance
Puccini: Tosca
Cornelius Meister; István Dénes; Gergely Kesselyák; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus
BudapestKodály: Háry JánosNew production
Kodály: Háry János
Péter Halász; Attila Béres; Hungarian State Opera; Hanna Erős; Ildikó Tihanyi; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Children's Chorus
BudapestR. Strauss: SalomeNew production
Strauss R.: Salome
Martin Rajna; Máté Szabó; Hungarian State Opera; Márton Ágh; Ildikó Tihanyi; Csaba Szilárdi; Nicole Chevalier
BudapestErkel: László Hunyadi
Erkel: Hunyadi László
Zsolt Hamar; Szilveszter Ókovács; Hungarian State Opera; Krisztina Lisztopád; Tamás Pillinger; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
BudapestPuccini: Turandot
Puccini: Turandot
Gergely Kesselyák; Dóra Barta; Hungarian State Opera; Ildikó Tihanyi; Zoltán Katonka; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus
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