54 result(s) for hungarian history in Events
St Matthew Passion, Opera House Budapest, 2 April
- 2 Apr 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
Saint Matthew Passion is Bach's greatest work, one which constitutes an unsurpassable pinnacle not only of Protestant church music, but in the universal history of music.
Forgotten after Bach's death, the work was played in Berlin on 11 March 1829, a century after its original performance, with Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy conducting.
The composer and conductor adapted the work to Romantic ...
Tesco Disco, Akvárium Klub Budapest, 20 March
- 20 Mar 2026 11:00 PM
- contemporary
This party was supposed to be on March 27th at the Turbina, but according to the latest Hungarian trends, if you say you bought vitamin C at any venue, they shut it down. So, as a result of some emergency venue hunting, the next house party with Attila is coming to the Lokál!
Matthias, the King of the World, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 17 March
- 17 Mar 2026 3:00 PM
- contemporary
King Matthias Corvinus is one of the most significant figures in Hungarian history, and his reign is remembered by many stories, legends and anecdotes.
The youth performance of the Hungarian National Dance Ensemble recalls his fabulous figure, and his court historian, the famous Galeotto Marzio, guides the audience through instructive stories.
The truthful shepherd, the wicked judge of ...
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, ...
Stephen the King, Opera House Budapest, 9 January
- 9 Jan 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
By far the most successful of the Hungarian crop of rock operas, ever since its original album release Stephen, the King has had not only symphonic features but has also been pervaded by the vocal, closed number structure characteristic of traditional operas, the presence of large tableaus, and instrumentation that gives the rock music universal perspectives.
The poems for Levente Szörényi, ...
La Bohème Opera Performance, Opera Budapest, 26 December
- 26 Dec 2025 6:30 PM
- classical
Opera in three parts, four acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles.
Some operas are legendary. None more so than Puccini's work telling the tale of young bohemians in Paris, in which one of the most beautiful romances in operatic literature begins with a burnt-out candle and a misplaced key.
There are also legendary opera productions, such as this one directed by ...
Händel – Mozart: Messiah, Opera House Budapest, 22 December
- 22 Dec 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
When, Baron van Swieten, known from Hungarian history as the head of the school programmes of Maria Theresa and her son Joseph II, commissioned Mozart to prepare arrangements of four works by Händel, no one could yet know that among them the Messiah would remain a festive delicacy for the world 250 years later.
Mozart shortened the work and enriched it with new instruments, yet in the spirit ...
Hungarian Christmas, Opera House, 17 & 18 December
- 17 Dec 2025 3:00 PM
- classical
Jenő Ádám, a student of Kodály’s and perhaps his greatest contemporary admirer, was also the one who structured and developed his pedagogical method: his Christmas one-act was the first work at the Opera House, which placed the pure Hungarian folk song on the same stage as the works of the great figures of classical music history.
On Christmas 1931, Hungarian Christmas premiered with the ...
Exclusive Vintage Vehicle Exhibition in Budapest
- 24 Oct 2025 10:00 AM
- contemporary
Car lovers in Budapest can enjoy a rare treat at The Glass House, home to one of the city’s most impressive and wide-ranging vintage vehicle exhibitions. Open all year round, this permanent showcase brings together over 100 historic cars, each with its own story and place in automotive history.
The collection includes exceptionally rare vehicles, some of which are the only examples of their ...
St Matthew Passion, Opera House Budapest, 2 April
- 2 Apr 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
Saint Matthew Passion is Bach's greatest work, one which constitutes an unsurpassable pinnacle not only of Protestant church music, but in the universal history of music.
Forgotten after Bach's death, the work was played in Berlin on 11 March 1829, a century after its original performance, with Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy conducting.
The composer and conductor adapted the work to Romantic ...
Tesco Disco, Akvárium Klub Budapest, 20 March
- 20 Mar 2026 11:00 PM
- contemporary
This party was supposed to be on March 27th at the Turbina, but according to the latest Hungarian trends, if you say you bought vitamin C at any venue, they shut it down. So, as a result of some emergency venue hunting, the next house party with Attila is coming to the Lokál!
Matthias, the King of the World, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 17 March
- 17 Mar 2026 3:00 PM
- contemporary
King Matthias Corvinus is one of the most significant figures in Hungarian history, and his reign is remembered by many stories, legends and anecdotes.
The youth performance of the Hungarian National Dance Ensemble recalls his fabulous figure, and his court historian, the famous Galeotto Marzio, guides the audience through instructive stories.
The truthful shepherd, the wicked judge of ...
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, ...
Stephen the King, Opera House Budapest, 9 January
- 9 Jan 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
By far the most successful of the Hungarian crop of rock operas, ever since its original album release Stephen, the King has had not only symphonic features but has also been pervaded by the vocal, closed number structure characteristic of traditional operas, the presence of large tableaus, and instrumentation that gives the rock music universal perspectives.
The poems for Levente Szörényi, ...
La Bohème Opera Performance, Opera Budapest, 26 December
- 26 Dec 2025 6:30 PM
- classical
Opera in three parts, four acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles.
Some operas are legendary. None more so than Puccini's work telling the tale of young bohemians in Paris, in which one of the most beautiful romances in operatic literature begins with a burnt-out candle and a misplaced key.
There are also legendary opera productions, such as this one directed by ...
Händel – Mozart: Messiah, Opera House Budapest, 22 December
- 22 Dec 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
When, Baron van Swieten, known from Hungarian history as the head of the school programmes of Maria Theresa and her son Joseph II, commissioned Mozart to prepare arrangements of four works by Händel, no one could yet know that among them the Messiah would remain a festive delicacy for the world 250 years later.
Mozart shortened the work and enriched it with new instruments, yet in the spirit ...
Hungarian Christmas, Opera House, 17 & 18 December
- 17 Dec 2025 3:00 PM
- classical
Jenő Ádám, a student of Kodály’s and perhaps his greatest contemporary admirer, was also the one who structured and developed his pedagogical method: his Christmas one-act was the first work at the Opera House, which placed the pure Hungarian folk song on the same stage as the works of the great figures of classical music history.
On Christmas 1931, Hungarian Christmas premiered with the ...
Exclusive Vintage Vehicle Exhibition in Budapest
- 24 Oct 2025 10:00 AM
- contemporary
Car lovers in Budapest can enjoy a rare treat at The Glass House, home to one of the city’s most impressive and wide-ranging vintage vehicle exhibitions. Open all year round, this permanent showcase brings together over 100 historic cars, each with its own story and place in automotive history.
The collection includes exceptionally rare vehicles, some of which are the only examples of their ...


















