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Guide to Hungarian State Opera

The Hungarian Opera House will be under renovation until 2020 but you will find their events when you scroll down this page
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BudapestPorgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess
Erkel Színház (Erkel Theatre), Nov 20 18:00, Nov 21 18:00, Nov 23 11:00, Nov 28 18:00
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
András Almási-Toth; Hungarian State Opera; Sebastian Hannak
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BudapestLa fanciulla del West

La fanciulla del West
Erkel Színház (Erkel Theatre), Nov 22, 24 at 19:00
Puccini: La fanciulla del West
Vasily Barkhatov; Hungarian State Opera; Zinovy Margolin; Olga Shaishmelashvili
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BudapestRigoletto

Rigoletto
Erkel Színház (Erkel Theatre), Sat 23 Nov
Verdi: Rigoletto
Miklós Szinetár; Hungarian State Opera; Attila Csikós; Rita Velich
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BudapestThe Nutcracker

The Nutcracker
Erkel Színház (Erkel Theatre), Nov 29 19:00, Nov 30 11:00, 18:00, Dec 01 11:00, 18:00, Dec 04 19:00, Dec 05 19:00, Dec 06 19:00, Dec 07 11:00, 18:00, Dec 08 11:00, Dec 11 19:00, Dec 12 19:00, Dec 14 11:00, Dec 15 11:00, 18:00, Dec 17 19:00, Dec 19 19:00, Dec 22 11:00, Dec 23 11:00, Dec 24 11:00, Dec 25 11:00, Dec 26 11:00, 18:00, Dec 27 11:00, 18:00, Dec 29 11:00, 18:00, 2020 Jan 04 11:00, Jan 05 11:00
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; Tamás Solymosi; Wayne Eagling; Hungarian National Ballet; Gusztáv Oláh; Nóra Rományi
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BudapestLa bohème 2.0

La bohème 2.0
Erkel Színház (Erkel Theatre), Dec 08, 10 at 19:00
Puccini: La bohème
Damiano Michieletto; Hungarian State Opera; Paolo Fantin; Carla Teti
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BudapestKomlósi35 - Anniversary gala concert

Komlósi35 - Anniversary gala concert
Erkel Színház (Erkel Theatre), Mon 9 Dec at 19:30
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; János Kovács; Hungarian State Opera; Ildikó Komlósi
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BudapestDie Fledermaus

Die Fledermaus
Erkel Színház (Erkel Theatre), Dec 13 18:00, Dec 31 16:00, 20:30, 2020 Jan 02 19:00, Jan 03 19:00, Jan 04 19:00, Jan 05 19:00
Strauss II: Die Fledermaus
Miklós Szinetár; Hungarian State Opera; Attila Csikós; Nelly Vágó
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Szinetár lets the laughs rule in Hungarian Magic Flute

George Jahn, 10 Nov
The Hungarian State Opera's revival of The Magic Flute lacks a little magic. 
**111
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The Queen of Sheba a rare Hungarian delight in New York

Erika Gál (The Queen of Sheba) © Attila Nagy | Hungarian State Opera
Ako Imamura, 02 Nov
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.
***11
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Idiomatic Bluebeard's Castle from the Hungarians in New York

András Palerdi (Bluebeard) and Ildikó Komlósi (Judith) © Attila Nagy | Hungarian State Opera
Vishnu Bachani, 01 Nov
Powerful and evocative imagery, both literal and implied, lingered on beyond the drop of the curtain.
****1
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A worthy rarity: Erkel’s Bánk bán has its belated American première

Levente Molnár (Bánk bán) and István Rácz (Tiborc) © Attila Nagy
Edward Sava-Segal, 30 Oct
The music, a combination of Italian-sounding melodies, German instrumentation and Hugarian dotted rhythms, was remarkably captivating.
****1
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The Hungarian National Ballet brings its Don Quixote to New York

Tatiana Melnik (Kitri), Hungarian National Ballet's Don Quixote © Attila Nagy | Hungarian State Opera
Janet Ward, 09 Nov
In addition to providing a showcase for the principals, the ballet provides ample opportunity for the company's soloists to shine.
****1
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Theme and Variations / Études opens in Budapest

The Hungarian National Ballet in Etudes © Szilvia Csibi | Hungarian State Opera
Graham Watts, 17 Nov
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.  
***11
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Three shades of Hans van Manen

Aliya Tanykpayeva and Iurii Kekalo in Trois Gnossiennes © Attila Nagy | Hungarian State Opera
Jade Larine, 20 Oct
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
****1
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A strongly themed 2019-20 season for Hungarian State Opera

Bachtrack, 15 May
With over twenty new productions of opera, ballet, dance or staged choral works, the Hungarian State Opera and Hungarian National Ballet present a 2019/20 packed with interesting ideas, many of them with a Christian theme to celebrate the forthcoming Eucharistic Congress.
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