369 result(s) for conductor
The Fairy Queen - Opera Noir At The Hungarian State Opera
- 26 May 2016 2:00 AM
- community & culture
Fans of early music can hardly wait for the end of the Opera’s season each year. Little wonder, either, for true to our tradition of the last three years, we are again closing it out with a Baroque opera. The final premiere in the Shakespeare Season of the Hungarian State Opera is Henry Purcell’s semi-opera, The Fairy Queen turned into opera noir by director András Almási-Tóth.
Shakespeare400+ Festival, 17 May - 2 June
- 18 May 2016 8:35 AM
- community & culture
To mark the start of the Shakespeare season, the Hungarian State Opera will host Shakespeare400+ festival in honour the esteemed playwright. This year, 17 adaptations will be presented in four different venues (the Opera House, Erkel Theatre, Music Academy and Müpa), including popular plays like Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Polish Award To Be Presented To Hungarian Composers
- 8 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A high Polish state award will be presented to the three Hungarian personalities who have composed a requiem to the victims of the Katyn massacre, the Polish embassy said. Ambassador Roman Kowalski will present the Polish Republic’s Order of Merit, Knight’s Cross, to composer László Király, poet Zoltán Polner and conductor-theatre director Sándor Gyudi at the embassy on Friday.
Budapest Spring Festival Starts Soon
- 7 Apr 2016 3:00 AM
- community & culture
This special festival, held in 2016 between April 8 and 24, offers expats many cultural programmes in a variety of categories, ranging from orchestral concerts through to opera and dance performances, and contemporary crossover productions.
Primavera '16 Festival, Erkel Theatre, 5 - 10 April
- 5 Apr 2016 9:06 AM
- community & culture
The Primavera '16 Festival features the productions of five Hungarian theatres plus the Hungarian Opera Kolozsvár (Cluj) between 5 and 10 April 2016.
Budapest Festival Orchestra: 2017 Season Overview
- 28 Mar 2016 5:00 AM
- community & culture
The programme Iván Fischer has compiled will guide audiences through the bohemian world of the artists of Montmartre: audiences will encounter the impressionists Debussy and Ravel alongside the emotional and endearing eccentric Erik Satie; a journey to the second half of the twentieth century will lead to Henri Dutilleux, whose centenary was celebrated by the musical world in January 2016.
Premiere: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore @ Erkel Theatre, 18 March
- 10 Mar 2016 1:45 AM
- community & culture
The new production of the Hungarian State Opera, Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi directed by renowned director Judit Galgóczy premieres at the Erkel Theatre on 18 March 2016.
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 ...
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra Program In Upcoming Months
- 3 Mar 2016 5:00 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Opera, has a history stretching back more than a century and a half, and as so is Hungary’s oldest functioning orchestra. As in previous years, the aim of the ensemble this season is nothing less than to retain its rank among the top concert orchestras in Hungary, capitalising on the special and unique musical skills gained from performing ...
The Fairy Queen - Opera Noir At The Hungarian State Opera
- 26 May 2016 2:00 AM
- community & culture
Fans of early music can hardly wait for the end of the Opera’s season each year. Little wonder, either, for true to our tradition of the last three years, we are again closing it out with a Baroque opera. The final premiere in the Shakespeare Season of the Hungarian State Opera is Henry Purcell’s semi-opera, The Fairy Queen turned into opera noir by director András Almási-Tóth.
Shakespeare400+ Festival, 17 May - 2 June
- 18 May 2016 8:35 AM
- community & culture
To mark the start of the Shakespeare season, the Hungarian State Opera will host Shakespeare400+ festival in honour the esteemed playwright. This year, 17 adaptations will be presented in four different venues (the Opera House, Erkel Theatre, Music Academy and Müpa), including popular plays like Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Polish Award To Be Presented To Hungarian Composers
- 8 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A high Polish state award will be presented to the three Hungarian personalities who have composed a requiem to the victims of the Katyn massacre, the Polish embassy said. Ambassador Roman Kowalski will present the Polish Republic’s Order of Merit, Knight’s Cross, to composer László Király, poet Zoltán Polner and conductor-theatre director Sándor Gyudi at the embassy on Friday.
Budapest Spring Festival Starts Soon
- 7 Apr 2016 3:00 AM
- community & culture
This special festival, held in 2016 between April 8 and 24, offers expats many cultural programmes in a variety of categories, ranging from orchestral concerts through to opera and dance performances, and contemporary crossover productions.
Primavera '16 Festival, Erkel Theatre, 5 - 10 April
- 5 Apr 2016 9:06 AM
- community & culture
The Primavera '16 Festival features the productions of five Hungarian theatres plus the Hungarian Opera Kolozsvár (Cluj) between 5 and 10 April 2016.
Budapest Festival Orchestra: 2017 Season Overview
- 28 Mar 2016 5:00 AM
- community & culture
The programme Iván Fischer has compiled will guide audiences through the bohemian world of the artists of Montmartre: audiences will encounter the impressionists Debussy and Ravel alongside the emotional and endearing eccentric Erik Satie; a journey to the second half of the twentieth century will lead to Henri Dutilleux, whose centenary was celebrated by the musical world in January 2016.
Premiere: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore @ Erkel Theatre, 18 March
- 10 Mar 2016 1:45 AM
- community & culture
The new production of the Hungarian State Opera, Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi directed by renowned director Judit Galgóczy premieres at the Erkel Theatre on 18 March 2016.
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 ...
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra Program In Upcoming Months
- 3 Mar 2016 5:00 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Opera, has a history stretching back more than a century and a half, and as so is Hungary’s oldest functioning orchestra. As in previous years, the aim of the ensemble this season is nothing less than to retain its rank among the top concert orchestras in Hungary, capitalising on the special and unique musical skills gained from performing ...