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BudapestMessa di Gloria / Cavalleria rusticanaConcert performance
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Mascagni
Gergely Madaras; Hungarian State Opera; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Szabolcs Brickner; Gabriella Létay Kiss; Anna Csenge Fürjes
BudapestBastien und Bastienne / The Telephone
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Mozart, Menotti
Andrea Valkai; Hungarian State Opera; Zsófia Mihály-Geresdi; Enikő Perczel; One Nikon
BudapestThe Verdict / Royal HighnessWorld premiere
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Vajda, Selmeczi
János Kovács; Máté Szabó; Hungarian State Opera; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Péter Balczó; Antal Cseh
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All that glitters is not gold in Budapest's new Lohengrin
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Klára Kolonits's radiant Elsa proves the main attraction in the Hungarian State Opera's visually appealing but conceptually lacking new Lohengrin.
Visually splendid, dramatically parched La Gioconda in Budapest
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Hungarian State Opera's cut-down, dramatically inert Gioconda fails to ignite the stage in Budapest, despite a solid musical foundation.
Stumbling towards the chopping block: Maria Stuarda in Budapest
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Martin Rajna's energetic conducting and Gabriella Balga's glorious Elisabetta are the bright spots in this flashy but empty house premiere of Donizetti's classic.
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Maximum adaptability: Hungarian State Opera 2025–26
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With over 300 performances of operas, ballets and concerts, the Hungarian State Opera and National Ballet are ever resourceful. We preview their expansive 2025–26 season.
Witches, queens and more: Hungarian State Opera’s 2024–25 season
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The 2024–25 season features new productions of Turandot, Maria Stuarda, Macbeth and La Bayadère, as well as a host of titles in rep from Hungary and elsewhere.
Budapest pulls out all the stops: the new Hungarian State Opera season
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The vast 2023–24 season at Budapest boast 41 different operas and 19 ballets – with new productions of Boris Godunov, Rusalka, ballets by Bartók, and a world premiere from Peter Eötvös.