opera

20/03/2017

Grand operetta at the Erkel Theatre: Der Zigeunerbaron by Johann Strauss, Jr.

At the Erkel Theatre: The Gypsy Baron by Johann Strauss
06/03/2017

The Hungarian State Opera announces its 2017/2018 season

The Hungarian State Opera’s 2017/18 season will get off to an unusual start since the Opera House will not be opening its doors in September, check the video HERE:
24/02/2017

The Ring goes on: Siegfried – premiere at the Hungarian State Opera

Siegfried is directed by Balázs Béla Prize-winning and Oscar nominee animated film director Géza M. Tóth. #opera #Budapest #siegfried
20/02/2017

March anniversaries and jubilees at the Hungarian State Opera

In the first half of March 2017, the Opera celebrates three outstanding Hungarian artists whose careers surpassed the borders of their homeland and contributed so much to […]
16/01/2017

2017 to be year of major cultural investments, says Hungarian government

Budapest, January 15 (MTI) – The year ahead will be one of major cultural investments in Hungary, with the government set to spend more than 125 […]
13/01/2017

7 Hungarian artists among the world’s most sought-after musicians in 2016, the State Opera is the busiest

According to the Bachtrack British classical event finder website’s statistics, seven Hungarian musicians were among the artists who performed the most in 2016. Moreover, the Hungarian […]
02/01/2017

Newest opera by the Hungarian State Opera – Love and Other Demons

Péter Eötvös’s fifth opera was commissioned by the Glyndebourne Festival and composed to Kornél Hamvai’s multilingual libretto (constructed with elements of Yoruba, Latin and Spanish, in […]
26/11/2016

For the first time at the Hungarian State Opera: Dialogues des Carmélites

The final premiere at the Hungarian State Opera in the year 2016 is a piece that has never been performed at the Budapest Opera. Dialogues des […]
05/11/2016

Don Quixote: Hungarian National Ballet premiere at the Hungarian State Opera

The Hungarian National Ballet presents their first grand premiere of the 2016/17 season at the Hungarian State Opera. Don Quixote primarily focuses on a humorous love […]
02/10/2016

When 3D animation meets opera – fantastic video

According to origo.hu, mezzo-soprano opera singer Mónika Kertész’s and video clip director Dezső Gyarmati’s fantastic video came to life from the marriage of classical music and […]
29/07/2016

The Hungarian State Opera’s Choir chosen as the best in the world

Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu writes that the popular online classical music site, Bachtrack, nominated the Hungarian State Opera Choir in the Best Choir competition for their Turandot performance in […]
26/07/2016

Budapest is the city of music – Mini concerts still avaible

The Budapest Festival and Tourism Center organises again the free outdoor concert series with the title “Budapest, the City of Music” at historic locations of the […]
13/07/2016

Billy Elliot – The Musical at the Opera House

The Hungarian State Opera announced it in Februray 2015 that the musical by Lee Hall and Grammy Award winner Sir Elton John would be included in […]
20/06/2016

Hungarian State Opera announces 2016/17 Hungarian season

The Hungarian State Opera is again offering more than 2000 programmes in the new season. The Hungarian Season will feature pieces by countless major Hungarian composers, […]
15/05/2016

Hungarian State Opera: Shakespeare400+ Festival is coming soon

With the end of the Shakespeare season approaching, the Hungarian State Opera will be organising its biggest festival ever – and certainly its most varied – […]
01/09/2015

Budapest is also among world’s most beautiful operas

According to index.hu, David Leventi photographed forty operas of nineteen countries from a rarely seen perspective in eight years. Budapest is also among the forty most […]
05/09/2014

State Opera commemorates opening of Hungarian-Austrian border

Budapest, September 5 (MTI) – The Hungarian State Opera House is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Austrian-Hungarian border with an international conference […]
27/12/2013

Armel opera competition and festival looks forward to busy 2014

Budapest, December 27 (MTI) – The Armel opera competition and festival, which promotes Hungarian talent in international opera through co-productions, has expanded and is looking forward […]