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The 2016/17 Season Of The Hungarian National Ballet
- 15 Sep 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The only classical ballet company of Hungary, the Hungarian National Ballet (resident at the Hungarian State Opera) is proud to announce its 2016/17 season. With over 120 performances throughout the season, fans of classical balett and contemporary dance performances are offered a wide selection in popular repertoire pieces and new productions at the Opera House and the Erkel Theatre.
State Medal Auction Yields 500 Pairs Of Shoes For Impoverished Children
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Sixteen Hungarian state medals were auctioned off Monday evening for a total of HUF 2.5 million (USD 9,300). The medals were donated to the Protective Charitative Association (Oltalom Karitatív Egyesület) for auction by various Hungarian notables after the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary was bestowed on Fidesz publicist Zsolt Bayer, an outspoken antisemite. The ...
Oscar-Winning Binoche At Miskolc Cinefest
- 12 Sep 2016 9:03 AM
- community & culture
Acting is a tool for expressing the truth, honesty is therefore rather important in this art, Oscar-winning French actress Juliette Binoche said in Miskolc, in northern Hungary, as guest of honour of this year’s CineFest International Film Festival. Binoche is the recipient of the festival’s special award.
Budapest Opera To Present Croatian Opera On Miklós Zrínyi
- 1 Sep 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest State Opera will present 19th-century Croatian composer Ivan Zajc’s opera Nikola Šubić Zrinski on September 18, Director Szilveszter Ókovács said. The opera tells the story of Hungarian-Croatian nobleman Miklós Zrínyi and the battle of Szigetvár in which he and his outnumbered troops tried to contain the advancing Ottoman forces commanded by Sultan Suleiman I, the Magnificent, in ...
World Humanitarian Day, 19 August
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Currently some 130 million people are in humanitarian need: distressed civilian populations, families, and refugees stricken by natural or man-made disaster or armed conflict. Children are missing out on school, and the injured and sick lack medical treatment. Countless aid workers risk their lives every day for those in need. World Humanitarian Day on 19 August is dedicated to raising awareness ...
Venue Change: Free Concert - Plácido Domingo, Budapest Aréna, 10 August
- 9 Aug 2016 9:10 AM
- community & culture
During his career, audiences have come to know Plácido Domingo, one of the world’s top opera singers, as a diverse performer. In addition to his extraordinary singing and acting skills, he is also a renowned artist as a conductor, and has been leveraging his experience of unrivalled diversity as the general director of the Los Angeles Opera in recent years. He celebrated his 75th birthday in ...
Updated: Picasso Exhibition In Budapest Prolonged Until 28 August
- 21 Jul 2016 12:40 PM
- community & culture
A large-scale exhibition showing over 100 works by Pablo Picasso opened in the Hungarian National Gallery on Friday, the museum’s director said. The largest ever Picasso exhibition in Budapest, entitled “Picasso - Transfigurations, 1895-1972”, spans the painter’s ...
Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra, Vajdahunyad Castle, 4 August
- 21 Jul 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
One full month filled with 10 symphonic concerts await the music lover audience at the 25th jubilee Summer Music Festival at Vajdahunyad Castle. The main – and last – act of this exlusive concert series will be presented by the Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra and Hundred Gypsy Violins, on the evening of 4th August.
Hungarian State Opera Announces 2016/17 Hungarian Season
- 15 Jul 2016 9:06 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera is again offering more than 2000 programmes in the new season. The Hungarian Season will feature pieces by countless major Hungarian composers, choreographers and directors. In addition to the 28 opera and ballet premieres being added to the enormous classical repertoire, the season will also include a steady stream of musicals, grand operettas, concerts, talk programmes ...
The 2016/17 Season Of The Hungarian National Ballet
- 15 Sep 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The only classical ballet company of Hungary, the Hungarian National Ballet (resident at the Hungarian State Opera) is proud to announce its 2016/17 season. With over 120 performances throughout the season, fans of classical balett and contemporary dance performances are offered a wide selection in popular repertoire pieces and new productions at the Opera House and the Erkel Theatre.
State Medal Auction Yields 500 Pairs Of Shoes For Impoverished Children
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Sixteen Hungarian state medals were auctioned off Monday evening for a total of HUF 2.5 million (USD 9,300). The medals were donated to the Protective Charitative Association (Oltalom Karitatív Egyesület) for auction by various Hungarian notables after the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary was bestowed on Fidesz publicist Zsolt Bayer, an outspoken antisemite. The ...
Oscar-Winning Binoche At Miskolc Cinefest
- 12 Sep 2016 9:03 AM
- community & culture
Acting is a tool for expressing the truth, honesty is therefore rather important in this art, Oscar-winning French actress Juliette Binoche said in Miskolc, in northern Hungary, as guest of honour of this year’s CineFest International Film Festival. Binoche is the recipient of the festival’s special award.
Budapest Opera To Present Croatian Opera On Miklós Zrínyi
- 1 Sep 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest State Opera will present 19th-century Croatian composer Ivan Zajc’s opera Nikola Šubić Zrinski on September 18, Director Szilveszter Ókovács said. The opera tells the story of Hungarian-Croatian nobleman Miklós Zrínyi and the battle of Szigetvár in which he and his outnumbered troops tried to contain the advancing Ottoman forces commanded by Sultan Suleiman I, the Magnificent, in ...
World Humanitarian Day, 19 August
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Currently some 130 million people are in humanitarian need: distressed civilian populations, families, and refugees stricken by natural or man-made disaster or armed conflict. Children are missing out on school, and the injured and sick lack medical treatment. Countless aid workers risk their lives every day for those in need. World Humanitarian Day on 19 August is dedicated to raising awareness ...
Venue Change: Free Concert - Plácido Domingo, Budapest Aréna, 10 August
- 9 Aug 2016 9:10 AM
- community & culture
During his career, audiences have come to know Plácido Domingo, one of the world’s top opera singers, as a diverse performer. In addition to his extraordinary singing and acting skills, he is also a renowned artist as a conductor, and has been leveraging his experience of unrivalled diversity as the general director of the Los Angeles Opera in recent years. He celebrated his 75th birthday in ...
Updated: Picasso Exhibition In Budapest Prolonged Until 28 August
- 21 Jul 2016 12:40 PM
- community & culture
A large-scale exhibition showing over 100 works by Pablo Picasso opened in the Hungarian National Gallery on Friday, the museum’s director said. The largest ever Picasso exhibition in Budapest, entitled “Picasso - Transfigurations, 1895-1972”, spans the painter’s ...
Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra, Vajdahunyad Castle, 4 August
- 21 Jul 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
One full month filled with 10 symphonic concerts await the music lover audience at the 25th jubilee Summer Music Festival at Vajdahunyad Castle. The main – and last – act of this exlusive concert series will be presented by the Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra and Hundred Gypsy Violins, on the evening of 4th August.
Hungarian State Opera Announces 2016/17 Hungarian Season
- 15 Jul 2016 9:06 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera is again offering more than 2000 programmes in the new season. The Hungarian Season will feature pieces by countless major Hungarian composers, choreographers and directors. In addition to the 28 opera and ballet premieres being added to the enormous classical repertoire, the season will also include a steady stream of musicals, grand operettas, concerts, talk programmes ...