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The Erkel Theatre at Night
© Hungarian State Opera
Turandot
© Vera Eder
Sylvia
© Attila Nagy
Carmen
© Attila Nagy
Hungarian State Opera House
© Attila Juhasz
Madama Butterfly
© Vera Eder
Die Zauberflöte
© Szilvia Csibi
Auditorium of the Erkel Theatre
© Hungarian State Opera
Tosca
© Attila Nagy
St Matthew Passion
© Zsofia Palyi
Giordano's Andrea Chénier
© Zsofia Palyi
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KuressaareLe nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Balázs Kocsár; Judit Galgóczy; Hungarian State Opera; Attila Csikós; Nelly Vágó; Csaba Szegedi; Adrienn Miksch
KuressaareLa traviata
Verdi: La traviata
Balázs Kocsár; Ferenc Anger; Hungarian State Opera; Gergely Zöldy; Polina Pasztircsák; Erika Miklósa
KuressaareDer Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron)
Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron)
Domonkos Héja; Miklós Szinetár; Hungarian State Opera; Balázs Horesnyi; Márta Pilinyi; András Káldi Kiss; Gergely Boncsér
BudapestBilly Elliot - The Musical
John: Billy Elliot
Géza Köteles; Szirtes Tamás; Hungarian State Opera; István Silló; István Szlávik; Yvette Alida Kovács
BékéscsabaTrois Gnossiennes / 5 Tangos / Black Cake
Satie, Piazzolla, Various
Hans van Manen; Hungarian National Ballet
BudapestCarmina Burana
Orff: Carmina Burana
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Tibor Bogányi; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Hungarian State Opera; Hungarian National Ballet; Rita Rácz
WarsawV4 Opera Tour
Janáček, Kodály
Balázs Kocsár; Attila Vidnyánszky; Hungarian National Ballet; Petr Popelka; Oleksandr Bilozub; Szilvia Rálik
BratislavaV4 Opera Tour
Janáček, Kodály
Balázs Kocsár; Attila Vidnyánszky; Hungarian National Ballet; Petr Popelka; Oleksandr Bilozub; Szilvia Rálik
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Un ballo glitters but doesn’t ignite in Budapest
The acting was patchy and the singing ranged from serviceable to laudable in this dazzling new production at the Budapest Spring Festival.
Garbage bins and shopping trolleys
A new production of Humperdinck's charming opera fails to enchant at the Erkel Theatre.
Theme and Variations / Études opens in Budapest
A double bill that focuses on the purity of classical ballet form, in a fine combined 70th Anniversary celebration, excellently performed by Hungarian National Ballet.
Making a strong case for Verdi's Stiffelio
Show-stealing bass singing from Krisztián Cser and an immensely powerful Act 2 make a persuasive case for Verdi's neglected predecessor to Rigoletto.
Les Huguenots at Hungarian State Opera
Oliver von Dohnányi leads a great orchestral performance to drive Meyerbeer's grand historical epic, lit up by sparkling coloratura from Klára Kolonits.
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Theme and Variations / Études opens in Budapest
A double bill that focuses on the purity of classical ballet form, in a fine combined 70th Anniversary celebration, excellently performed by Hungarian National Ballet.
Three shades of Hans van Manen
Now an ever-developing city, Budapest has become much more than faded grandeur, actually, and the Hungarian National Ballet’s recent moves reflect just that
A Streetcar Named Desire premieres in Budapest
The Hungarian National Ballet brilliantly closes the season with the world premiere of Marianna Venekei’s version of Tennessee Williams’ classic A Streetcar Named Desire on music by László Dés.
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Puccini and plenty more: Hungarian State Opera in 2018-9
After an extensive tour while the Opera House is refurbished, the company returns to its ancestral home with a concentrated dose of all twelve Puccini operas. But the repertory system ensures that there's plenty of other fare.
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