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The Erkel Theatre at Night
© Hungarian State Opera
5 Tangos
© Attila Nagy
Bánk bán
© Attila Nagy
Billy Elliot
© Attila Nagy
Hungarian State Opera House
© Attila Juhasz
Die Königin von Saba (The Queen of Sheba)
© Peter Rakossy
Székelyfonó (The Spinning Room)
© Szilvia Csibi
Auditorium of the Erkel Theatre
© Hungarian State Opera
Troy Game
© Szilvia Csibi
St Matthew Passion
© Zsofia Palyi
Giordano's Andrea Chénier
© Zsofia Palyi
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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
PragueV4 Opera Tour
Janáček, Kodály
Balázs Kocsár; Attila Vidnyánszky; Hungarian National Ballet; Petr Popelka; Oleksandr Bilozub; Szilvia Rálik
BudapestTenor3
Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Andrij Jurkevics; René Barbera; Maxim Mironov; Fabio Sartori
BudapestCarmina Burana
Orff: Carmina Burana
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Tibor Bogányi; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Hungarian State Opera; Hungarian National Ballet; Rita Rácz
BudapestTriple Dance
Various, Lichtik, Schubert
Johan Inger; Sharon Eyal; Gai Behar; William Forsythe; Hungarian National Ballet
New York CityBánk bán
Erkel: Bánk bán
Balázs Kocsár; Attila Vidnyánszky; Hungarian State Opera; Oleksandr Bilozub; Viktória Nagy; Marcell Bakonyi; Judit Németh
New York CityDie Königin von Saba (The Queen of Sheba)
Goldmark: Die Königin von Saba (The Queen of Sheba)
János Kovács; Csaba Káel; Hungarian State Opera; Éva Szendrényi; Anikó Németh; Zoltán Kelemen; Erika Gál
New York CityBluebeard's Castle / Mario and the magician
Bartók, Vajda
Balázs Kocsár; Péter Galambos; Hungarian State Opera; Enikő Kárpáti; Ildikó Komlósi; András Palerdi
Latest reviewsSee more...
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.
PREVIEW
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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