Performer: Hungarian State Opera

BudapestLohengrinNew production

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Hungarian State Opera: Auditorium, Nov 18, 20

Wagner: Lohengrin

Martin Rajna; András Almási-Toth; Hungarian State Opera; Sebastian Hannak; Krisztina Lisztopád; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

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BudapestDie Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

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Hungarian State Opera: Auditorium, Nov 22 mat, eve, 26, 27, Dec 03, 10, 19

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Péter Halász; Miklós Szinetár; Hungarian State Opera; Péter Horgas; Rita Velich; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Istvan Horvath

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BudapestThe Nutcracker

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Hungarian State Opera: Auditorium, Nov 29 mat, eve, 30 mat, eve, Dec 02, 05, 06 mat, eve, 07 mat, eve, 08, 09, 11, 13 mat, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21 mat, 23 mat, eve, 24 mat, 25 mat, eve, 26 mat, 27, 28 mat, eve, 30, 2026 Jan 02 mat, eve, 03 mat, 04, 06, 07, 08, 10, 11 mat, eve

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; Hungarian National Ballet; Hungarian National Ballet Institute; Paul Marsovszky; Sámuel Csaba Tóth; Péter Dobszay; Beáta Vavrinecz

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Latest reviewsSee more...

All that glitters is not gold in Budapest's new Lohengrin

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Orsolya Gyárfás, 16 Nov

Klára Kolonits's radiant Elsa proves the main attraction in the Hungarian State Opera's visually appealing but conceptually lacking new Lohengrin.

**111

Visually splendid, dramatically parched La Gioconda in Budapest

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Gianmarco Segato, 11 Jun

Hungarian State Opera's cut-down, dramatically inert Gioconda fails to ignite the stage in Budapest, despite a solid musical foundation.

***11

Stumbling towards the chopping block: Maria Stuarda in Budapest

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Orsolya Gyárfás, 14 May

Martin Rajna's energetic conducting and Gabriella Balga's glorious Elisabetta are the bright spots in this flashy but empty house premiere of Donizetti's classic.

**111

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Maximum adaptability: Hungarian State Opera 2025–26

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Bachtrack, 16 Sep

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.

Witches, queens and more: Hungarian State Opera’s 2024–25 season

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Bachtrack, 11 Oct

The 2024–25 season features new productions of Turandot, Maria Stuarda, Macbeth and La Bayadère, as well as a host of titles in rep from Hungary and elsewhere.

Budapest pulls out all the stops: the new Hungarian State Opera season

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Bachtrack, 14 Sep

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.