42 result(s) for hungarian origin in Events
Messa per Rossini, National Concert Hall Budapest
- 1 Nov 2024 7:30 PM
- classical
When Rossini died in 1868, Verdi urged his compatriots to compose a requiem in memory of the departed master, with each composer taking on a single movement.
The work was completed, but the originally planned premiere fell through, and it was not until 1988 that it was first played, in Stuttgart, with Helmuth Rilling conducting.
At this All Saints’ Day concert, the Müpa Budapest audience ...
Live Broadcast - Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann, Palace of Arts Budapest, 6 October
- 6 Oct 2024 6:00 PM
- classical
The subject matter is far from the only thing that promises to make this performance of Offenbach’s last work for the stage so fantastic, as we will get to hear some wonderful singers when Bartlett Sher’s captivating 2009 production of Tales of Hoffmann returns to the Met’s series of HD transmissions. The title role of the poet escaping into alcohol goes to today’s top French tenor, Benjamin ...
Gustav Mahler: Symphony no. 8, Opera House Budapest, 1 October
- 1 Oct 2024 7:00 PM
- classical
Concert performance in Latin and German with Hungarian, English, and original-language subtitles
Thanks to the spectacular development of our Orchestra and Chorus, since 2020 we have been able to perform Mahler’s enormous creation at the beginning of each season as a sort of preparation. Each year, it is directed by a different conductor. The work was last performed in Hungary 13 years before ...
Hungarian Rhapsody, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 13 September
- 13 Sep 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Rhapsody as a genre is characterized by caprice and the passionate undulation of emotion, thoughts, and the freedom of expression. Hungarian Rhapsody incorporates all of the peculiarities of thegenre, relying on tradition, and drawing inspiration from it, to create a special and unique dance rhapsody.
The colorful diversity of the Hungarian peasant traditions appear in dynamically alternating ...
The Daughter of the Regiment, Opera House Budapest, 22 May
- 22 May 2024 7:00 PM
- classical
Comic opera in two acts, in French, with spoken dialogues in Hungarian, with Hungarian, English, and French subtitles
Since being orphaned as a small child, the young and plucky Marie has grown up in the French army. Unaware of her aristocratic origins, she falls in love with a handsome peasant lad. Will she really marry him out of love?
Set during the Napoleonic Wars, La fille du régiment ...
'Carmina Burana', Opera House Budapest, 16 April
- 16 Apr 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Scenic cantata, in the original languages, with Hungarian and English surtitles.
O Fortuna. Everyone knows the overwhelmingly powerful opening motifs of Carl Orff's most famous work. What fewer people know is that Carmina Burana was not intended to be an oratorical work, but was instead expressly meant for the stage.
This becomes clear from the piece's (originally Latin) subtitle: “Secular ...
Folk Dance: “The Essence of Art...”, National Dance Theatre, 24 March
- 24 Mar 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Amrita Sher Gil, of Hungarian-Indian origin, was one of the most enigmatic and tragic artists of the first half of the 20th century. In the few active years she was given, she became one of the most important figures in contemporary Indian painting.
She created her art on the border between two worlds, constantly seeking a balance between the two. The dance piece brings her paintings to life. ...
Saint Matthew Passion, Opera Budapest, 24 March
- 24 Jan 2024 7:00 PM
- classical
Oratorio in two parts, in German, with Hungarian, English, and German subtitles
The 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 ...
Guided Tour & Mini Concert, Liszt Academy Budapest, 28 December
- 28 Dec 2023 3:00 PM
- classical
Visit the unique Art Nouveau building of the Liszt Academy.
Following a comprehensive refurbishment concluded in 2013, all decorations and details in the concert hall - a shrine of music history - were restored to their original condition as built in 1907.
Join the guided tour and marvel at the splendour of the Grand Hall, the elegance of the Small Hall, now known as the György Solti ...
Messa per Rossini, National Concert Hall Budapest
- 1 Nov 2024 7:30 PM
- classical
When Rossini died in 1868, Verdi urged his compatriots to compose a requiem in memory of the departed master, with each composer taking on a single movement.
The work was completed, but the originally planned premiere fell through, and it was not until 1988 that it was first played, in Stuttgart, with Helmuth Rilling conducting.
At this All Saints’ Day concert, the Müpa Budapest audience ...
Live Broadcast - Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann, Palace of Arts Budapest, 6 October
- 6 Oct 2024 6:00 PM
- classical
The subject matter is far from the only thing that promises to make this performance of Offenbach’s last work for the stage so fantastic, as we will get to hear some wonderful singers when Bartlett Sher’s captivating 2009 production of Tales of Hoffmann returns to the Met’s series of HD transmissions. The title role of the poet escaping into alcohol goes to today’s top French tenor, Benjamin ...
Gustav Mahler: Symphony no. 8, Opera House Budapest, 1 October
- 1 Oct 2024 7:00 PM
- classical
Concert performance in Latin and German with Hungarian, English, and original-language subtitles
Thanks to the spectacular development of our Orchestra and Chorus, since 2020 we have been able to perform Mahler’s enormous creation at the beginning of each season as a sort of preparation. Each year, it is directed by a different conductor. The work was last performed in Hungary 13 years before ...
Hungarian Rhapsody, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 13 September
- 13 Sep 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Rhapsody as a genre is characterized by caprice and the passionate undulation of emotion, thoughts, and the freedom of expression. Hungarian Rhapsody incorporates all of the peculiarities of thegenre, relying on tradition, and drawing inspiration from it, to create a special and unique dance rhapsody.
The colorful diversity of the Hungarian peasant traditions appear in dynamically alternating ...
The Daughter of the Regiment, Opera House Budapest, 22 May
- 22 May 2024 7:00 PM
- classical
Comic opera in two acts, in French, with spoken dialogues in Hungarian, with Hungarian, English, and French subtitles
Since being orphaned as a small child, the young and plucky Marie has grown up in the French army. Unaware of her aristocratic origins, she falls in love with a handsome peasant lad. Will she really marry him out of love?
Set during the Napoleonic Wars, La fille du régiment ...
'Carmina Burana', Opera House Budapest, 16 April
- 16 Apr 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Scenic cantata, in the original languages, with Hungarian and English surtitles.
O Fortuna. Everyone knows the overwhelmingly powerful opening motifs of Carl Orff's most famous work. What fewer people know is that Carmina Burana was not intended to be an oratorical work, but was instead expressly meant for the stage.
This becomes clear from the piece's (originally Latin) subtitle: “Secular ...
Folk Dance: “The Essence of Art...”, National Dance Theatre, 24 March
- 24 Mar 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Amrita Sher Gil, of Hungarian-Indian origin, was one of the most enigmatic and tragic artists of the first half of the 20th century. In the few active years she was given, she became one of the most important figures in contemporary Indian painting.
She created her art on the border between two worlds, constantly seeking a balance between the two. The dance piece brings her paintings to life. ...
Saint Matthew Passion, Opera Budapest, 24 March
- 24 Jan 2024 7:00 PM
- classical
Oratorio in two parts, in German, with Hungarian, English, and German subtitles
The 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 ...
Guided Tour & Mini Concert, Liszt Academy Budapest, 28 December
- 28 Dec 2023 3:00 PM
- classical
Visit the unique Art Nouveau building of the Liszt Academy.
Following a comprehensive refurbishment concluded in 2013, all decorations and details in the concert hall - a shrine of music history - were restored to their original condition as built in 1907.
Join the guided tour and marvel at the splendour of the Grand Hall, the elegance of the Small Hall, now known as the György Solti ...