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BudapestMadama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
István Dénes; Miklós-Gábor Kerényi; Hungarian State Opera; Kentaur; Ilona Vágvölgyi; 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
BudapestMozart: Don GiovanniConcert performance
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Gábor Hontvári; Hungarian State Opera; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Gyula Orendt; Miklós Sebestyén
BudapestMascagni: Messa di Gloria & Cavalleria rusticanaConcert performance
Mascagni
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Gergely Madaras; Adorján Pataki; Gabriella Balga; Mária Farkasréti; Attila Mókus
BudapestDonizetti: Maria Stuarda
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Kálmán Szennai; Máté Szabó; Hungarian State Opera; Csaba Antal; Anni Füzér; Csaba Szilárdi; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
BudapestNabucco
Verdi: Nabucco
Gergely Kesselyák; Hungarian State Opera; Edit Zeke; Janó Papp; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus
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Garbage bins and shopping trolleys
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