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Performer: Csaba Szegedi

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BudapestBest of Puccini

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Puccini
Gergely Madaras; Attila Toronykőy; Hungarian State Opera; István Dénes; Balázs Fügedi; Katalin Juhász; Tamás Pillinger

BudapestMahler: Symphony No. 8

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Mahler: Symphony no. 8 in E flat major "Symphony of a Thousand"
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; János Kovács; Zita Szemere; Lilla Horti; Zsuzsanna Kapi; Andrea Szántó

BudapestÁdám / Kocsár: Hungarian Christmas

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Various: Hungarian Christmas
Nikolett Hajzer; Attila Toronykőy; Hungarian State Opera; Katalin Juhász; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Children's Chorus; András Palerdi

BudapestPuccini: La bohème

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Puccini: La bohème
Martin Rajna; Kálmán Nádasdy; Sámuel Csaba Tóth; Gusztáv Oláh; Gergely Boncsér; Andrei Danilov

BudapestHungarian Christmas

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Various, Kodály
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Nikolett Hajzer; Gábor Csiki; András Palerdi; Csaba Szegedi; Anna Csenge Fürjes

BudapestOrff: Carmina Burana

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Orff: Carmina Burana
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Tibor Bogányi; Tímea Papp; Mónika Szelei; Dániel Erdélyi; Erika Miklósa
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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. 
***11
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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.
***11
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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. 
*****
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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.
****1
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Garbage bins and shopping trolleys

A new production of Humperdinck's charming opera fails to enchant at the Erkel Theatre. 
***11
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Boom or bust: the Hungarian State Opera's new Bánk Bán

The big heart and generous melodies of Ferenc Erkel's fine opera shine through in difficult circumstances in Atilla Vidnyánszky semi-abstract new staging at the Erkel Theatre.
****1
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