6 result(s) for dictatorship’ in Events
The Viceroy Bánk, Opera House Budapest, 10 March
- 10 Mar 2026 6:30 PM
- classical
In 1844, following on the heels of his triumph in the competition to set Ferenc Kölcsey's Hymnus – today the national anthem of Hungary – to music, Ferenc Erkel set about looking at the possibilities for using József Katona's much-attacked drama Bánk Bán as the subject for an opera.
History made the period of composition a lengthy one: first came the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848/49, ...
Puccini's Tosca, Opera House Budapest, 17 February
- 17 Feb 2026 12:47 PM
- classical
The point of Puccini's Tosca is not that it is set in Rome or in the summer of 1800. The dilemmas, emotions, and shocking plot twists make the piece interesting.
Equally important to the story is the frame of a totalitarian regime where the chief of police can do as he pleases: he can capture without warrant, unlawfully torture, imprison without trial, and execute without verdict whomever he ...
The Viceroy Bánk, Opera House Budapest, 12 March
- 12 Mar 2025 6:30 PM
- classical
In 1844, following on the heels of his triumph in the competition to set Ferenc Kölcsey's Himnusz – today the national anthem of Hungary – to music, Ferenc Erkel set about looking at the possibilities for using József Katona's much-attacked drama Bánk Bán as the subject for an opera.
History made the period of composition a lengthy one: first came the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848/49, ...
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 Viceroy Bánk, Opera House Budapest, 10 March
- 10 Mar 2026 6:30 PM
- classical
In 1844, following on the heels of his triumph in the competition to set Ferenc Kölcsey's Hymnus – today the national anthem of Hungary – to music, Ferenc Erkel set about looking at the possibilities for using József Katona's much-attacked drama Bánk Bán as the subject for an opera.
History made the period of composition a lengthy one: first came the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848/49, ...
Puccini's Tosca, Opera House Budapest, 17 February
- 17 Feb 2026 12:47 PM
- classical
The point of Puccini's Tosca is not that it is set in Rome or in the summer of 1800. The dilemmas, emotions, and shocking plot twists make the piece interesting.
Equally important to the story is the frame of a totalitarian regime where the chief of police can do as he pleases: he can capture without warrant, unlawfully torture, imprison without trial, and execute without verdict whomever he ...
The Viceroy Bánk, Opera House Budapest, 12 March
- 12 Mar 2025 6:30 PM
- classical
In 1844, following on the heels of his triumph in the competition to set Ferenc Kölcsey's Himnusz – today the national anthem of Hungary – to music, Ferenc Erkel set about looking at the possibilities for using József Katona's much-attacked drama Bánk Bán as the subject for an opera.
History made the period of composition a lengthy one: first came the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848/49, ...
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 ...