31 result(s) for challenging in Community & Culture
Die Walküre Premiere, Opera House, 6 March
- 5 Mar 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
With this production of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner for the 2015/16 season, Balázs Béla Prize-winning and Oscar nominee animated film director Géza M. Tóth will be continuing his task of reconceiving the entire Ring cycle. Following on the heels of Das Rheingold, now Die Walküre will be imagined anew on the stage. This spectacular production will not be a look at remote Germanic mythology, but ...
January Highlights At The Hungarian State Opera
- 11 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- community & culture
In the first month of the New Year, the Hungarian State Opera offers a selection of premieres and concerts at the Opera House and the Erkel Theatre featuring international guest soloists and conductors.
Wagner: Tannhäuser, Mupa Budapest, 31 October
- 29 Oct 2015 8:06 AM
- community & culture
Richard Wagner‘s masterpiece returns to the Metropolitan Opera after a gap of more than a decade. The New York theatre's relationship with its music director James Levine is unique in the almost 140-year history of the Met, and probably of the world: the 72-year-old conductor has conducted a total of some 2,500 performances of nearly 90 operas here since his debut in 1971.
The Karamazovs, Erkel Theatre Budapest, From 20 June
- 16 Jun 2015 9:10 AM
- community & culture
The Opera’s ballet company will close both The Month of Dance and the season with The Karamazovs in Boris Eifman’s now-classic choreography. In addition to telling the well-known story in the language of dance, this grand ballet also explores the characters’ swirling minds, their complex relationships with each other and their internal struggles. The production will be staged at the Erkel Theatre ...
Video: Former U.S. Ambassador To Hungary Launches Book About Her Experiences
- 23 Apr 2015 1:35 AM
- community & culture
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a U.S. Ambassador? Find out first hand at a party on 6 May in San Francisco, CA, to celebrate Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis' memoir called 'Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest'. You can also learn details in the video below, and read all about it in a new book, by the first Greek-American woman ever to ...
See What Happened @ Julia Stosch Exhibition Opening, Műcsarnok Budapest
- 25 Nov 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
From 23rd November 2013 to 23rd February 2014, the Műcsarnok Budapest will show a selection of contemporary video art from the Julia Stosch Collection Dusseldorf.
Morricone To Tour Europe With Hungarian Musicians
- 11 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In 2014 renowned Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who has written music for 500-plus films, will tour Europe alongside Hungarian musicians. His score, for example, for Once Upon a Time in the West and Le Professionnel have become international hits. Morricone, who is also a noted conductor, will set out for his concert tour (perhaps his last) together with some 150 Hungarian musicians and choir ...
Challenging Disability & Ethnicity Discrimination In Education Across C.E. Europe
- 26 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Today, the New York Times published a letter by Dezideriu Gergely (Executive Director of the European Roma Rights Centre) and myself. It concerns the discrimination in education faced by Roma children and children with disabilities in central and eastern Europe." By Oliver Lewis, Executive Director, Mental Disability Advocacy Center, Budapest. Oliver tweets @olewis75. This article was first ...
Introducing Hungary's Richest Man: Mr. Sándor Demján
- 22 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
“For money one needs to have a strong character”- said one of the richest businessmen in Hungary Mr. Sándor Demján, who celebrated his 70th birthday on the 14th of May. Mr. Demjan, an investor and philanthropist is undeniably a living legend, finding the way to succeed next to all the tough leaders of the country starting from János Kádár, through Gyula Horn, up until the present Viktor Orbán.
Die Walküre Premiere, Opera House, 6 March
- 5 Mar 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
With this production of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner for the 2015/16 season, Balázs Béla Prize-winning and Oscar nominee animated film director Géza M. Tóth will be continuing his task of reconceiving the entire Ring cycle. Following on the heels of Das Rheingold, now Die Walküre will be imagined anew on the stage. This spectacular production will not be a look at remote Germanic mythology, but ...
January Highlights At The Hungarian State Opera
- 11 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- community & culture
In the first month of the New Year, the Hungarian State Opera offers a selection of premieres and concerts at the Opera House and the Erkel Theatre featuring international guest soloists and conductors.
Wagner: Tannhäuser, Mupa Budapest, 31 October
- 29 Oct 2015 8:06 AM
- community & culture
Richard Wagner‘s masterpiece returns to the Metropolitan Opera after a gap of more than a decade. The New York theatre's relationship with its music director James Levine is unique in the almost 140-year history of the Met, and probably of the world: the 72-year-old conductor has conducted a total of some 2,500 performances of nearly 90 operas here since his debut in 1971.
The Karamazovs, Erkel Theatre Budapest, From 20 June
- 16 Jun 2015 9:10 AM
- community & culture
The Opera’s ballet company will close both The Month of Dance and the season with The Karamazovs in Boris Eifman’s now-classic choreography. In addition to telling the well-known story in the language of dance, this grand ballet also explores the characters’ swirling minds, their complex relationships with each other and their internal struggles. The production will be staged at the Erkel Theatre ...
Video: Former U.S. Ambassador To Hungary Launches Book About Her Experiences
- 23 Apr 2015 1:35 AM
- community & culture
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a U.S. Ambassador? Find out first hand at a party on 6 May in San Francisco, CA, to celebrate Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis' memoir called 'Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest'. You can also learn details in the video below, and read all about it in a new book, by the first Greek-American woman ever to ...
See What Happened @ Julia Stosch Exhibition Opening, Műcsarnok Budapest
- 25 Nov 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
From 23rd November 2013 to 23rd February 2014, the Műcsarnok Budapest will show a selection of contemporary video art from the Julia Stosch Collection Dusseldorf.
Morricone To Tour Europe With Hungarian Musicians
- 11 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In 2014 renowned Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who has written music for 500-plus films, will tour Europe alongside Hungarian musicians. His score, for example, for Once Upon a Time in the West and Le Professionnel have become international hits. Morricone, who is also a noted conductor, will set out for his concert tour (perhaps his last) together with some 150 Hungarian musicians and choir ...
Challenging Disability & Ethnicity Discrimination In Education Across C.E. Europe
- 26 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Today, the New York Times published a letter by Dezideriu Gergely (Executive Director of the European Roma Rights Centre) and myself. It concerns the discrimination in education faced by Roma children and children with disabilities in central and eastern Europe." By Oliver Lewis, Executive Director, Mental Disability Advocacy Center, Budapest. Oliver tweets @olewis75. This article was first ...
Introducing Hungary's Richest Man: Mr. Sándor Demján
- 22 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
“For money one needs to have a strong character”- said one of the richest businessmen in Hungary Mr. Sándor Demján, who celebrated his 70th birthday on the 14th of May. Mr. Demjan, an investor and philanthropist is undeniably a living legend, finding the way to succeed next to all the tough leaders of the country starting from János Kádár, through Gyula Horn, up until the present Viktor Orbán.