37 result(s) for ókovács
Budapest Opera House Set To Close For 9 Month Refurbishment
- 10 Nov 2015 4:10 AM
- property
The State Opera House in Budapest plans to close for a nine-month renovation next year, the opera’s director told public television. “Thorough preparations have been made,” Szilveszter Ókovács told M1, adding that a related government decision concerning the iconic building on Andrássy Avenue would be made in January or February next year.
Budapest Opera To Close Year With Record Number Of Visitors
- 30 Dec 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera will close 2014 with a record high number of visitors, performances and ticket sales revenue for the past 25 years, its director-general Szilveszter Ókovács said. “The number of visitors paying for a ticket was over 550,000 and through public media broadcasts of opera-related content, the Budapest Opera has reached at least one million people,” he said.
Hungarian State Opera Celebrates 130 Years
- 26 Sep 2014 9:08 AM
- community & culture
It has been exactly 130 years since the Budapest Opera opened its gates on 27 September, 1884. The Hungarian State Opera commemorates the anniversary of the opening with crowds in period costumes, an extraordinary gala concert, the premier of a film, and the publication of a historical book.
Hungarian State Opera Celebrates 130th Anniversary With Gala
- 25 Sep 2014 7:35 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera House will celebrate the 130th anniversary of its opening with a gala evening on Sept. 27. The programme will begin by evoking the grand opening on this day in 1884, Szilveszter Ókovács, the Opera House’s director told a press conference.
Hungarian State Opera Marks Border Opening 25 Years Ago
- 6 Sep 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera House is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Austrian- Hungarian border with an international conference on Friday and a gala featuring renowned singers Anja Kampe, Piotr Beczala, Ferruccio Furlanetto and Andrea Rost on the day after.
In Memoriam Annie Fischer, Opera House Budapest, 14 April
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of internationally acclaimed pianist Annie Fischer, the Opera houses a concert on 14 April featuring the most renowned Hungarian pianists: Katalin Falvai, Jenő Jandó, Ilona Prunyi, Tamás Vásáry, Zoltán Kocsis, who is also to appear as a conductor during the evening
Opera House In Budapest May Be Renovated
- 18 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
The cabinet could approve a draft in the coming weeks for renovating the State Opera House, the institution’s director Szilveszter Ókovács told Inforádió on Monday. Ókovács recalled that the cabinet had issued a resolution calling on the Opera and the Ministry of Human Resources to present a strategic plan for several years ahead.
Hungarian State Opera House In Budapest Presents 15 New Shows In The Autumn
- 10 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The State Opera will premier 15 new productions next season, music director Domonkos Héja told reporters on Tuesday. The first new production at the reopened Erkel Theatre will be Zoltán Kodály’s János Háry, debuting on October 6.
Szilveszter Ókovács Appointed General Director Of The Hungarian State Opera
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Ministry of Human Resources has appointed Szilveszter Ókovács as General Director of the Hungarian State Opera for the duration of five years. The Minister’s decision has been made in accordance to the recommendation of the Official Tender Board.
Budapest Opera House Set To Close For 9 Month Refurbishment
- 10 Nov 2015 4:10 AM
- property
The State Opera House in Budapest plans to close for a nine-month renovation next year, the opera’s director told public television. “Thorough preparations have been made,” Szilveszter Ókovács told M1, adding that a related government decision concerning the iconic building on Andrássy Avenue would be made in January or February next year.
Budapest Opera To Close Year With Record Number Of Visitors
- 30 Dec 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera will close 2014 with a record high number of visitors, performances and ticket sales revenue for the past 25 years, its director-general Szilveszter Ókovács said. “The number of visitors paying for a ticket was over 550,000 and through public media broadcasts of opera-related content, the Budapest Opera has reached at least one million people,” he said.
Hungarian State Opera Celebrates 130 Years
- 26 Sep 2014 9:08 AM
- community & culture
It has been exactly 130 years since the Budapest Opera opened its gates on 27 September, 1884. The Hungarian State Opera commemorates the anniversary of the opening with crowds in period costumes, an extraordinary gala concert, the premier of a film, and the publication of a historical book.
Hungarian State Opera Celebrates 130th Anniversary With Gala
- 25 Sep 2014 7:35 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera House will celebrate the 130th anniversary of its opening with a gala evening on Sept. 27. The programme will begin by evoking the grand opening on this day in 1884, Szilveszter Ókovács, the Opera House’s director told a press conference.
Hungarian State Opera Marks Border Opening 25 Years Ago
- 6 Sep 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera House is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Austrian- Hungarian border with an international conference on Friday and a gala featuring renowned singers Anja Kampe, Piotr Beczala, Ferruccio Furlanetto and Andrea Rost on the day after.
In Memoriam Annie Fischer, Opera House Budapest, 14 April
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of internationally acclaimed pianist Annie Fischer, the Opera houses a concert on 14 April featuring the most renowned Hungarian pianists: Katalin Falvai, Jenő Jandó, Ilona Prunyi, Tamás Vásáry, Zoltán Kocsis, who is also to appear as a conductor during the evening
Opera House In Budapest May Be Renovated
- 18 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
The cabinet could approve a draft in the coming weeks for renovating the State Opera House, the institution’s director Szilveszter Ókovács told Inforádió on Monday. Ókovács recalled that the cabinet had issued a resolution calling on the Opera and the Ministry of Human Resources to present a strategic plan for several years ahead.
Hungarian State Opera House In Budapest Presents 15 New Shows In The Autumn
- 10 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The State Opera will premier 15 new productions next season, music director Domonkos Héja told reporters on Tuesday. The first new production at the reopened Erkel Theatre will be Zoltán Kodály’s János Háry, debuting on October 6.
Szilveszter Ókovács Appointed General Director Of The Hungarian State Opera
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Ministry of Human Resources has appointed Szilveszter Ókovács as General Director of the Hungarian State Opera for the duration of five years. The Minister’s decision has been made in accordance to the recommendation of the Official Tender Board.


















