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BudapestKodály: Háry JánosNew production

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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: Die Zauberflöte

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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Péter Halász; Miklós Szinetár; Hungarian State Opera; Dárius Teremi; Péter Horgas; Rita Velich; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

BudapestBartók: The Miraculous Mandarin / Bluebeard’s Castle

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Bartók
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Péter Halász; Iurii Kekalo; Mikalai Radziush; Lea Földi; Jessica Carulla Leon

BudapestGolden Age: Wagner & R. Strauss

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Wagner, Strauss R.
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Péter Halász

BudapestWagner: ParsifalConcert performance

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Wagner: Parsifal
Péter Halász; Hungarian State Opera; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Michele Kalmandy; Károly Szemerédy

BudapestVerdi: AidaConcert performance

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Verdi: Aida
Péter Halász; Hungarian State Opera; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Erika Gál; Gregory Kunde
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A promising class: 6th Éva Marton Competition grand final

Éva Marton with the five prizewinners © Liszt Academy | László Mudra
In its tenth year and going strong, the biennial Éva Marton International Singing Competition fields an even level of talent in an entertaining finale. 

Sumptuous revival of Arabella at Hungarian State Opera

Polina Pasztircsák (Arabella) and Csaba Szegedi (Mandryka) © Attila Nagy | Hungarian State Opera
Hungarian State Opera revives their mostly period production of Strauss' Arabella with star turns by sopranos Polina Pasztircsák and Laura Topolánszky.
***11
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New Rusalka staging hits most of the right notes in Budapest

Andrea Brassói-Jőrös (Rusalka) and Zoltán Nyári (Prince) © Attila Nagy | Hungarian State Opera
Andrea Brassói-Jőrös shines in the title role of János Szikora's new staging of Dvořák's fairy tale opera. 
****1
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Musical performances stand out in Budapest Siegfried

The third installment of Géza M. Tóth's staging of the Ring, this Siegfried is visually striking, but it's only a strong cast, and above all Egils Silins' Wanderer, that makes it worth attending.
***11
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Oldie but goodie: La bohème at the Hungarian State Opera

A warhorse on its own, Kálmán Nádasdy's 79-year-old production works surprisingly well, providing a nice evening's entertainment with a dedicated cast.
***11
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Whimsical Tempest takes Budapest by storm

Hungarian State Opera mount a successful première of Thomas Adès's take on Shakespeare, with the show stolen by Laure Meloy's Ariel.
***11
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