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BudapestBizet: Carmen
Bizet: Carmen
Gábor Hontvári; Calixto Bieito; Hungarian State Opera; Flores Tarres Ildefonso; Mercè Paloma; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus
BudapestAdams: Nixon in China
Adams: Nixon in China
Gregory Vajda; András Almási-Toth; Hungarian State Opera; Sebastian Hannak; Richárd Marton; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
BudapestMozart: The Magic Flute for Children
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Simon Erdei; Attila Toronykőy; Hungarian State Opera; Katalin Juhász; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus
BudapestMozart: Die Zauberflöte
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Péter Halász; Miklós Szinetár; Hungarian State Opera; Dárius Teremi; Péter Horgas; Rita Velich; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
BudapestPuccini: La bohème
Puccini: La bohème
Martin Rajna; Kálmán Nádasdy; Sámuel Csaba Tóth; Gusztáv Oláh; Gergely Boncsér; Andrei Danilov
BudapestHungarian Christmas
Various, Kodály
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Nikolett Hajzer; Gábor Csiki; András Palerdi; Csaba Szegedi; Anna Csenge Fürjes
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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.
Fine voices, staid production: Rigoletto at Hungarian State Opera
Attila Mókus's dramatic baritone was scornful at one moment, tender, distressed, vengeful, or broken in mourning at others, vocal signposts in Rigoletto’s descent into the hell of his own making.
Sumptuous revival of Arabella at Hungarian State Opera
Hungarian State Opera revives their mostly period production of Strauss' Arabella with star turns by sopranos Polina Pasztircsák and Laura Topolánszky.
New Rusalka staging hits most of the right notes in Budapest
Andrea Brassói-Jőrös shines in the title role of János Szikora's new staging of Dvořák's fairy tale opera.
Of whales and metaphors: Peter Eötvös' Valuska premieres in Budapest
Peter Eötvös' 13th opera – the first in his native Hungarian – premieres at the Eiffel Art Studios in Budapest.
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.