HUNGARIAN STATE OPERA

by A.A. Cristi - February 20, 2024

Internationally renowned production of Don Giovanni at the Hungarian State Opera, featuring a provocative adaptation of the classic opera. Learn about the history and significance of this timeless tale of Don Juan....

by Stephi Wild - June 28, 2023

At the closing ceremony of the 2022/23 season of the Hungarian State Opera, recently reappointed general director Szilveszter Ókovács presented the prestigious Chamber Singer and Étoile awards, and announced 27-year-old Martin Rajna, one of the most outstanding young conductors emerging from Hungary...

by A.A. Cristi - June 06, 2023

On 18 June 2023, the Hungarian State Opera celebrates the greatest Hungarian soprano of the 20th century on the occasion of her birthday with performances by her former and current students, as well as the winners of the Eva Marton International Singing Competition. ...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 24, 2023

Prokofiev's opera War & Peace will be presented on 28 January 2023 by the internationally renowned Catalan opera director Calixto Bieito in a joint production between the Hungarian State Opera and the Grand Théâtre de Genève....

by A.A. Cristi - December 14, 2022

'Shattered, abandoned, dead...' is the title of the new permanent exhibition of the Hungarian State Opera opened in the basement of the building.  It commemorates 83 artists and employees who were dismissed and deported due to their descent during the Holocaust. The exhibition is open to visitors at...

by A.A. Cristi - July 29, 2022

The most beautiful excerpts of Italian opera are presented by Fabio Sartori, special guest start of the Tenorissimo festive opera gala. ...

by Marissa Tomeo - April 11, 2022

Featuring a cast headed by internationally renowned István Kovácsházi, Andrea Szántó, Károly Szemerédy and András Palerdi, the new production of Wagner's final opera is staged by András Almási-Tóth and conducted by Balázs Kocsár at the refurbished Opera House. The 15 April 2022 premiere is also stre...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 22, 2022

The Hungarian State Opera has announced its 2022/2023 thematic season titled Myth & History. The OPERA awaits the public in the renovated Ybl Palace on Andrássy Avenue with numerous new functions and services....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 28, 2021

The new Hungarian State Opera production of Andrea Chénier, the masterpiece by Umberto Giordano is available to view on OperaVision between 2 July 2021 (from 7:00 p.m. CET) and 2 January 2022. ...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 15, 2021

The 138th season of the Hungarian State Opera will presents seventeen premieres including seven that had to be postponed. The three venues of the Opera await audiences with 400 opera and ballet performances, and a further 1300 concerts, chamber concerts, special events, and multimedia activities mea...