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Elektra in Budapest: all goes well... until the last minute
Balázs Kovalik’s interpretation of Elektra is revived in Budapest, impressing until the B-movie cliché finale.
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.
The Queen of Sheba a rare Hungarian delight in New York
The Hungarian State Opera's first New York tour featured an opera of forbidden love set in the Biblical Times by Karl Goldmark, and was a rare treat for the New York audience.
Garbage bins and shopping trolleys
A new production of Humperdinck's charming opera fails to enchant at the Erkel Theatre.
Hungarian State Opera's slow-motion The Queen of Sheba
The score of Goldmark's opera is filled with lovely orchestral surprises, in addition to stunning arias, but is often filled with an abundance of slow tempos.