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Operas in Hungarian, with Hungarian and English surtitles
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The Hungarian State Opera announces 2019/20 Christian Spirit Season
Having celebrated the Puccini anniversaries, with its new season the Hungarian State Opera will introduce the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress that is to take place in Budapest in 2020. The Opera announces its Christian Spirit Season as a monumental prologue to this significant event. At the Erkel Theatre and the newly opened Eiffel Art Studios, productions are to be staged that have either been inspired by biblical stories, or those that convey Christian ideas and values in more indirect ways, but also ones which debate them. -
OMG – the new Hungarian National Ballet show
Oh, my God! – is what the astonished audience might have said seeing George Balanchine’s and Harald Lander’s innovative choreographies when they were first performed. The OMG dance show of the Hungarian National Ballet pays tribute to the work of the two choreographers, evoking the era between 1947 and 1950 with three pieces from the oeuvres of the two masters. -
Immortal Love: The Daegu Opera House at the Erkel Theatre
To celebrate thirty years of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and Hungary, the Daegu Opera House brings the opera Immortal Love by Cho Sungryong to Budapest. The production featuring spectacular video projections, traditional costumes and instruments can be seen at the Erkel Theatre on 11 April, 2019. -
La Gioconda returns to the Erkel Theatre in a new production
As part of its season dedicated to Puccini’s Italy, the Hungarian State Opera presents La Gioconda, the most famous opera by Puccini’s master, Amilcare Ponchielli. The piece that is complex in plot and enthralling in music returns to the Erkel Theatre after a hiatus of twenty years in a new production staged by András Almási-Tóth. -
Opera divas at the Erkel Theatre
While the restoration of the Opera House in Budapest is still ongoing, international opera stars flock to the Erkel Theatre to enchant audiences. -
Nutcracker Festival 2018 – Advent at the Erkel Theatre
December at the Opera means that holiday magic returns to the stage and to the square around the Erkel Theatre. The Christmas market in front of the theatre is open until the last day of the year. Inside, opera and ballet performances, charity programmes, and a special concert awaits audiences. -
La fanciulla del West opens a series of Puccini performances at the Opera
Following extensive touring, the Hungarian State Opera returns to the Erkel Theatre to begin its 135th season dedicated to Puccini and his contemporaries. The first new production to honour the life and works of the Italian genius is La fanciulla del West staged by Vasily Barkhatov. -
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra debut at Carnegie Hall
As a part of the Hungarian State Opera's New York Tour, the Opera Orchestra makes its debut at the famour Carnegie Hall on November 5 with special guest stars Andrea Rost and Plácido Domingo. -
Carmina Burana in 3D – projection and dance to accompany the cantata
The season opener production of the Hungarian State Opera is a real treat. For the first time ever, Carl Orff’s masterpiece can be experienced in a way the composer always intended: a stage production. Commissioned by the Opera, this new production promises to enchant audiences with unique, magical images enhancing the well-known piece. -
29 performances of Billy Elliot - The Musical to take place at the Erkel Theatre
The Hungarian State Opera would hereby like to reassure the audience that 29 performances of the production Billy Elliot - The Musical will take place whereas 15 of the 44 performances planned for June and July had to be cancelled following the press controversy of the past weeks. -
Billy Elliot – The Musical closes the season at the Erkel Theatre
The Hungarian Sate Opera is to close its current season with the internationally popular piece by Sir Elton John and Lee Hall. Billy Elliot – The Musical is on stage of the Erkel Theatre from 19 June through 14 July, 2018. -
Bluebeard100 Festival at the Erkel Theatre
On the 100th anniversary of the premiere of Béla Bartók’s Bluebeard's Castle, the Hungarian State Opera stages a brand new version by Kasper Holten as well as showcases legendary productions paired with contemporary companion pieces between 24 May and 5 June, 2018. -
Bartók's DanceTriptych presented in Bartislava
The triple bill entitled Bartók DanceTriptych that premiered last year at the Opera is to be presented at the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava on 7 June, 2018. Ballet director Tamás Solymosi introduced the piece to the representatives of the media at a press conference in Bratislava on 9 May. In his speech he emphasized the results of the cooperation between the two companies as well as explained the special features of each piece. -
New York Tour
Tickets for the productions of the Hungarian State Opera and Hungarian National Ballet, which will make their U.S. debuts October 30-November 11, are available beginning Monday, April 16, 2018. Early ticket buyers will receive a 30% discount through May 16, 2018. -
The new season of the Opera takes audiences to Puccini’s Italy
16 premieres, 60 repertoire pieces, the inauguration of the Eiffel Arts Studios as well as the reopening of the Opera House are all featured in the 2018/19 season of the Hungarian State Opera. Until these venues are opened the resident companies of the Opera carry on touring: apart from guest appearances in county towns and Hungarian settlements beyond the borders of Hungary, the Opera is to visit New York, Berlin, the capitals of the Visegrád Group, and several Italian places that played an important role in the life of Puccini. -
The Hungarian State Opera and Hungarian National Ballet to make U.S. debut
Three hundred and fifty singers, dancers and musicians from the Hungarian State Opera will take over the David H. Koch Theater for two weeks when the Hungarian State Opera and Hungarian National Ballet make their U.S. debuts, October 30-November 11, in programs featuring a series of U.S. premieres and new productions. The announcement of the engagement was made by Szilveszter Ókovács, General Director of the Hungarian State Opera today (March 14) at the Hungarian Consulate in New York City. -
Zakharov / Asafyev: The Fountain of Bakhchisarai
This work has been an important piece in the Hungarian National Ballet's repertoire since it was first premiered at the Opera House in 1952. This season marks the return of the old favourite. -
Ramón Vargas song recital on 19 March 2018, at the Erkel Theatre
On 19 March 2018, one of the most acclaimed tenors of our time, Ramón Vargas performs his first song recital at the Erkel Theatre. -
Gyöngyi Lukács jubilee gala on 12 March 2018, at the Erkel Theatre
The world famous soprano, an eternal member of the Hungarian State Opera will celebrate the 30th jubilee of her career with a gala concert on 12 March 2018, at the Erkel Theatre. -
For the first time in Hungary: Die Rheinnixen by Offenbach at the Erkel Theatre
Although Die Rheinnixen has never been played in Hungary, the premiere on 24 February will feature familiar tunes like the famous Barcarolle. These were incorporated later in Les contes d’Hoffmann by the composer himself, whose almost forgotten first opera makes its debut at the Erkel Theatre in a production by Ferenc Anger. -
Historic moment at the Erkel Theatre – Porgy and Bess premieres on 27 January
The Hungarian State Opera is about to stage a unique premiere regarding cast and production. Porgy and Bess is to be staged by András Almási-Tóth in a reinvented world with Hungarian singers at the Erkel Theatre. -
Porgy and Bess®: the new Hungarian State Opera production
The first premier at the Hungarian State Opera might go down in opera history as a world sensation. András Almási-Tóth is to put The Gershwins®’ Porgy and Bess® on stage with Hungarian singers at the Erkel Theatre thus breaking the restriction of lmost forty years that only allowed all-black casts to perform the piece. -
Ring Gala with Roberto Alagna & Aleksandra Kurzak
On 10 February, 2018, French tenor superstar Roberto Alagna and Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak will make their debut on the stage of the Erkel Theatre during our Ring Gala. They will perform popular duets and arias from Romeo et Juliette, L'elisir d'amore, Otello, Gianni Schicchi and Madama Butterfly.