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Winners Of 10th Armel Opera Festival Announced
- 5 Jul 2017 2:10 AM
- community & culture
Udo Zimmerman’s opera Weisse Rose (White Rose), performed by Swiss theatre company Biel Solothurn Theatre Orchestra, won the prize for best performance at the 10th Armel Opera Festival in Budapest on Tuesday, and French soprano Morgane Heyse won best singer. Armel Festival combines a talent programme for opera singers and a music festival, staging five contemporary operas every year, organisers ...
Hungarian State Opera Closing For One And A Half Year
- 28 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The building will be under renewal until 2019, so it will not be open for the audience. The stage mechanism, the auditorium, the orchestra pit, the workshops and some other rooms will be renovated, according to PestBuda.hu.
Govt Allocates HUF 30 Bn For 2019 European Maccabi Games
- 13 Jun 2017 8:52 AM
- sport
The government has allocated over 30 billion forints (EUR 90.7m) for infrastructure development projects required for the European Maccabi Games Budapest will host in 2019, two dailies said. The projects will be overseen by National Development Minister Miklós Seszták, Magyar Nemzet said, citing a government decree published on Thursday.
Malfunctioning Door On New M3 Subway Car Raises Safety Concerns
- 12 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- getting around
Two and a half months into their operation, the recently renovated subway cars on the M3 metro line produced the most critical malfunction so far by opening doors on both sides of the car at the Kálvin tér station, reports index.hu based on information from the For the Metro Association.
Hungarian Author Anna Jókai Dies
- 8 Jun 2017 8:10 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian author Anna Jókai, an Artist of the Nation, has died after a long illness, at the age of 84. Born in Budapest in 1932, Jókai graduated at Eötvös Lóránd University of Arts and Sciences as teacher of history and Hungarian literature. She worked as a teacher in a primary school, then in a secondary one before becoming a full-time writer in 1976. Her first book, published in 1968 and ...
Greenpeace, Energiaklub Launch Legal Attack Against Paks II Environmental Permit
- 25 May 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The environmental organisations Greenpeace Magyarország and Energiaklub said they have asked a court to withdraw the environmental protection permit awarded for the planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant.
Fidesz To File Criminal Complaint Over Alleged Graft In N Hungary
- 25 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Szilárd Németh, the deputy leader of ruling Fidesz, has announced he will file a criminal complaint over a leaked recording which suggests that municipal leaders of Ózd, in northern Hungary, gave preferential treatment to a company during a public bidding process.
Street Music Festival @ Gozsdu Udvar, On Until 20 June
- 25 May 2017 2:35 AM
- entertainment
Popular downtown venue Gozsdu Courtyard (Gozsdu Udvar) is holding a street music festival between until 20 June. Events take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and lesser known Hungarian musicians are invited to compete for a prize of 500,000 forints (EUR 1,625), which will be awarded based on ‘likes’ by the audience.
Local Opinion: EU Fines Hungary For Irregular Tendering Under Socialist-Liberal Government
- 17 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the European Commission withdraws billions of Forints from Hungary because of irregular tendering between 2003 and 2009, a pro-government commentator accuses the former Socialist-Liberal government of corruption.
Winners Of 10th Armel Opera Festival Announced
- 5 Jul 2017 2:10 AM
- community & culture
Udo Zimmerman’s opera Weisse Rose (White Rose), performed by Swiss theatre company Biel Solothurn Theatre Orchestra, won the prize for best performance at the 10th Armel Opera Festival in Budapest on Tuesday, and French soprano Morgane Heyse won best singer. Armel Festival combines a talent programme for opera singers and a music festival, staging five contemporary operas every year, organisers ...
Hungarian State Opera Closing For One And A Half Year
- 28 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The building will be under renewal until 2019, so it will not be open for the audience. The stage mechanism, the auditorium, the orchestra pit, the workshops and some other rooms will be renovated, according to PestBuda.hu.
Govt Allocates HUF 30 Bn For 2019 European Maccabi Games
- 13 Jun 2017 8:52 AM
- sport
The government has allocated over 30 billion forints (EUR 90.7m) for infrastructure development projects required for the European Maccabi Games Budapest will host in 2019, two dailies said. The projects will be overseen by National Development Minister Miklós Seszták, Magyar Nemzet said, citing a government decree published on Thursday.
Malfunctioning Door On New M3 Subway Car Raises Safety Concerns
- 12 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- getting around
Two and a half months into their operation, the recently renovated subway cars on the M3 metro line produced the most critical malfunction so far by opening doors on both sides of the car at the Kálvin tér station, reports index.hu based on information from the For the Metro Association.
Hungarian Author Anna Jókai Dies
- 8 Jun 2017 8:10 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian author Anna Jókai, an Artist of the Nation, has died after a long illness, at the age of 84. Born in Budapest in 1932, Jókai graduated at Eötvös Lóránd University of Arts and Sciences as teacher of history and Hungarian literature. She worked as a teacher in a primary school, then in a secondary one before becoming a full-time writer in 1976. Her first book, published in 1968 and ...
Greenpeace, Energiaklub Launch Legal Attack Against Paks II Environmental Permit
- 25 May 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The environmental organisations Greenpeace Magyarország and Energiaklub said they have asked a court to withdraw the environmental protection permit awarded for the planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant.
Fidesz To File Criminal Complaint Over Alleged Graft In N Hungary
- 25 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Szilárd Németh, the deputy leader of ruling Fidesz, has announced he will file a criminal complaint over a leaked recording which suggests that municipal leaders of Ózd, in northern Hungary, gave preferential treatment to a company during a public bidding process.
Street Music Festival @ Gozsdu Udvar, On Until 20 June
- 25 May 2017 2:35 AM
- entertainment
Popular downtown venue Gozsdu Courtyard (Gozsdu Udvar) is holding a street music festival between until 20 June. Events take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and lesser known Hungarian musicians are invited to compete for a prize of 500,000 forints (EUR 1,625), which will be awarded based on ‘likes’ by the audience.
Local Opinion: EU Fines Hungary For Irregular Tendering Under Socialist-Liberal Government
- 17 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the European Commission withdraws billions of Forints from Hungary because of irregular tendering between 2003 and 2009, a pro-government commentator accuses the former Socialist-Liberal government of corruption.