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The Knight of the Ice Fields, Palace of Arts Budapest, 25 November
- 25 Nov 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
Two 20th century Russian contemporaries, both of whom suffered under the Soviet system and were time and again victims of the "cultural policy" of the dictatorship.
Prokofiev, who had returned to his homeland from the West in the hope of gaining recognition, originally composed this work as the soundtrack for Eisenstein's film of the same title.
Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 is one of his ...
Greek Inclusion - Migration Stories Yesterday & Today, Trafó Budapest
- 23 Aug 2021 7:00 PM
- contemporary
In the 21st century, from a migration aspect, Hungary is a transit country.
Most refugees tend to head for more welcoming countries and better economies. And those who stay have few opportunities for integration.
There was also a wave of migration under the Hungarian dictatorship in the late 1940s: during and after the Greek civil war, 65,000 people had to flee, of whom 7,500 were taken ...
'Dialogues Of The Carmelites', Opera Budapest, 3 April
- 3 Apr 2021 8:00 PM
- classical
Serving as the basis for French composer Francis Poulenc's opera was the true story of the martyrs of Compiègne: during the French Revolution, the terreur and the Jacobin dictatorship's antagonism toward the Church resulted in the execution of sixteen Carmelite nuns in Paris on 17 July 1794.
Their hair shorn and singing the Veni Creator Spiritus, the sisters each took their places under the ...
The Knight of the Ice Fields, Palace of Arts Budapest, 25 November
- 25 Nov 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
Two 20th century Russian contemporaries, both of whom suffered under the Soviet system and were time and again victims of the "cultural policy" of the dictatorship.
Prokofiev, who had returned to his homeland from the West in the hope of gaining recognition, originally composed this work as the soundtrack for Eisenstein's film of the same title.
Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 is one of his ...
Greek Inclusion - Migration Stories Yesterday & Today, Trafó Budapest
- 23 Aug 2021 7:00 PM
- contemporary
In the 21st century, from a migration aspect, Hungary is a transit country.
Most refugees tend to head for more welcoming countries and better economies. And those who stay have few opportunities for integration.
There was also a wave of migration under the Hungarian dictatorship in the late 1940s: during and after the Greek civil war, 65,000 people had to flee, of whom 7,500 were taken ...
'Dialogues Of The Carmelites', Opera Budapest, 3 April
- 3 Apr 2021 8:00 PM
- classical
Serving as the basis for French composer Francis Poulenc's opera was the true story of the martyrs of Compiègne: during the French Revolution, the terreur and the Jacobin dictatorship's antagonism toward the Church resulted in the execution of sixteen Carmelite nuns in Paris on 17 July 1794.
Their hair shorn and singing the Veni Creator Spiritus, the sisters each took their places under the ...