30 result(s) for hungarian director in Events
Richard Wagner: Parsifal, Hungarian State Opera Budapest, 31 March
- 31 Mar 2024 4:00 PM
- classical
In Parsifal, his final music drama, Wagner embeds fear of the temptations of the world and sinful desires into a tale of redemption. The work is indeed a festival play for the stage rather than an opera.
Many viewers – perhaps out of their own fears – criticised Wagner, who wrote both the libretto and the music, for what could be called the piece’s virtue and remarkable complexity, which is ...
Policy Solutions Book Launch, “What kind of EU do Hungarians want?”, Európa Pont Budapest, 21 September
- 21 Sep 2023 10:00 AM
- community
In a panel discussion following the presentation of the new study, renowned EU experts will help interpret the findings.
Date and time of the event: 21 September 2023 (Thursday), 10:00-12:00
Programme:
10:00–10:10 – Opening remarks
Andrea Lővei, Head of the European Parliament’s Liaison Office in Hungary
János Molnár, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Budapest office
10:10–10:30 – Presentation ...
Concert on the Oldest Working Organ in Budapest, St. Michael's Church, Every Sunday
- 3 Sep 2023 6:00 PM
- classical
Join in at a Sunday evening concert featuring the gems of centuries of organ music. Come to relax and experience the beauty, passion, and uplifting nature of perfectly written classical music performed by great musicians. Varied solo organ or chamber music concerts are offered in the series depending on the date of your visit.
Old Hungarian organ music and pieces composed by Bach, Dubois, ...
Art Nouveau Festival, György Ráth Villa Budapest, 6-10 June
- 6 Jun 2023 6:40 PM
- contemporary
With World Art Nouveau Day taking place on 10 June, the Museum of Applied Arts is holding a five-day festival starting on 6 June and held – given the ongoing major renovation of the museum itself – at the historic György Ráth Villa.
In the run-up to the main global celebration, for which a whole day’s events are planned, there’s a series of presentations by experts that should fascinate ...
American Beauty, Bem Cinema Budapest, 4 June
- 4 Jun 2023 7:30 PM
- community
This stunning film debut by theatre director Sam Mendes swept the board at the Oscars, picking up five awards for its devastating portrayal of suburban America.
Kevin Spacey plays a burnt-out ad exec in the throes of a mid-life crisis and a marriage breakdown with his wife, Annette Benning.
Both partners stray, Benning into an ill-advised affair with a rival realtor, Spacey into a fantasy ...
Iván Nagy International Ballet Gala, Opera House Budapest, 27 May
- 27 May 2023 7:00 PM
- classical
2014 saw the sudden passing of the international ballet artist and ballet director Iván Nagy. After his retirement, he had returned to serve his country by working as head artistic consultant for the Hungarian State Opera.
He used his wide-ranging knowledge of the profession to help the work of the Hungarian National Ballet; his departure left a gaping hole in the members of the corps de ...
The Wooden Prince, Opera House Budapest, 17 February
- 17 Feb 2023 7:00 PM
- classical
“There is no date in the half-a-century history of our Opera House as important as the premier day of Béla Bartók’s first pantomime ballet The Wooden Prince on 12 May 1917.
It was the first time that the Hungarian spirit, the genius of Vörösmarty, Petőfi and Ady’s nation was expressed in its true greatness and absolute authenticity in the music played in the Hungarian opera”, writes ...
Opera: War & Peace, Opera House Budapest, 8 February
- 8 Feb 2023 6:00 PM
- classical
Opera in thirteen scenes, in two parts, in Russian with Hungarian and English subtitles
Prokofiev was inspired to compose a musical drama based on Leo Tolstoy’s colossal historical novel War and Peace by the invasion of Russia by Nazi Germany.
The Peace in the first half of the opera is a series of Prokofiev’s most beautiful and intimate tableaus, and it forms a strong contrast with the ...
Recirquel: 'Crystal", Millenáris Budapest, 13 December
- 13 Dec 2022 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Awaiting adults and children alike at Millenáris is the magical world of Kristály, where amazing fairy-tale images frozen in glistening ice come to life before the eyes of the audience, and with their involvement.
This contemporary circus production conceived by artistic director Bence Vági recalls classic fairy tales with a story of how the mistress of the Crystal World loses her faith in ...
Richard Wagner: Parsifal, Hungarian State Opera Budapest, 31 March
- 31 Mar 2024 4:00 PM
- classical
In Parsifal, his final music drama, Wagner embeds fear of the temptations of the world and sinful desires into a tale of redemption. The work is indeed a festival play for the stage rather than an opera.
Many viewers – perhaps out of their own fears – criticised Wagner, who wrote both the libretto and the music, for what could be called the piece’s virtue and remarkable complexity, which is ...
Policy Solutions Book Launch, “What kind of EU do Hungarians want?”, Európa Pont Budapest, 21 September
- 21 Sep 2023 10:00 AM
- community
In a panel discussion following the presentation of the new study, renowned EU experts will help interpret the findings.
Date and time of the event: 21 September 2023 (Thursday), 10:00-12:00
Programme:
10:00–10:10 – Opening remarks
Andrea Lővei, Head of the European Parliament’s Liaison Office in Hungary
János Molnár, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Budapest office
10:10–10:30 – Presentation ...
Concert on the Oldest Working Organ in Budapest, St. Michael's Church, Every Sunday
- 3 Sep 2023 6:00 PM
- classical
Join in at a Sunday evening concert featuring the gems of centuries of organ music. Come to relax and experience the beauty, passion, and uplifting nature of perfectly written classical music performed by great musicians. Varied solo organ or chamber music concerts are offered in the series depending on the date of your visit.
Old Hungarian organ music and pieces composed by Bach, Dubois, ...
Art Nouveau Festival, György Ráth Villa Budapest, 6-10 June
- 6 Jun 2023 6:40 PM
- contemporary
With World Art Nouveau Day taking place on 10 June, the Museum of Applied Arts is holding a five-day festival starting on 6 June and held – given the ongoing major renovation of the museum itself – at the historic György Ráth Villa.
In the run-up to the main global celebration, for which a whole day’s events are planned, there’s a series of presentations by experts that should fascinate ...
American Beauty, Bem Cinema Budapest, 4 June
- 4 Jun 2023 7:30 PM
- community
This stunning film debut by theatre director Sam Mendes swept the board at the Oscars, picking up five awards for its devastating portrayal of suburban America.
Kevin Spacey plays a burnt-out ad exec in the throes of a mid-life crisis and a marriage breakdown with his wife, Annette Benning.
Both partners stray, Benning into an ill-advised affair with a rival realtor, Spacey into a fantasy ...
Iván Nagy International Ballet Gala, Opera House Budapest, 27 May
- 27 May 2023 7:00 PM
- classical
2014 saw the sudden passing of the international ballet artist and ballet director Iván Nagy. After his retirement, he had returned to serve his country by working as head artistic consultant for the Hungarian State Opera.
He used his wide-ranging knowledge of the profession to help the work of the Hungarian National Ballet; his departure left a gaping hole in the members of the corps de ...
The Wooden Prince, Opera House Budapest, 17 February
- 17 Feb 2023 7:00 PM
- classical
“There is no date in the half-a-century history of our Opera House as important as the premier day of Béla Bartók’s first pantomime ballet The Wooden Prince on 12 May 1917.
It was the first time that the Hungarian spirit, the genius of Vörösmarty, Petőfi and Ady’s nation was expressed in its true greatness and absolute authenticity in the music played in the Hungarian opera”, writes ...
Opera: War & Peace, Opera House Budapest, 8 February
- 8 Feb 2023 6:00 PM
- classical
Opera in thirteen scenes, in two parts, in Russian with Hungarian and English subtitles
Prokofiev was inspired to compose a musical drama based on Leo Tolstoy’s colossal historical novel War and Peace by the invasion of Russia by Nazi Germany.
The Peace in the first half of the opera is a series of Prokofiev’s most beautiful and intimate tableaus, and it forms a strong contrast with the ...
Recirquel: 'Crystal", Millenáris Budapest, 13 December
- 13 Dec 2022 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Awaiting adults and children alike at Millenáris is the magical world of Kristály, where amazing fairy-tale images frozen in glistening ice come to life before the eyes of the audience, and with their involvement.
This contemporary circus production conceived by artistic director Bence Vági recalls classic fairy tales with a story of how the mistress of the Crystal World loses her faith in ...