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Palace Of Arts In Budapest Celebrates Poetry Day With Shakespeare Sonnets Set To Music
- 9 Apr 2014 3:30 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s Palace of Arts will celebrate poetry day with a performance of Shakespeare’s sonnets set to music on Friday. The group W. H. was formed in 2009 by cellist and composer Albert Markos with the aim of placing the sonnets and songs of William Shakespeare in a modern musical context.
The Metropolitan Opera: Live In HD, Festival Theater, 6 April
- 4 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Replay of the live broadcast with English and Hungarian subtitle. The most frequently performed opera in the Metropolitan’s history, the tale of La Bohème, which portrays the life of hedonistic young artists with all its joys and tragedies, is presented here with an excitingly young cast in a classic production by Franco Zeffirelli and with the outstanding Italian conductor Stefano Ranzani at the ...
Emese Danks, Former Executive Director, UNICEF In Hungary
- 30 Mar 2014 12:00 PM
Emese is the executive director of the Hungarian National Committee of UNICEF, which is the world’s largest humanitarian organisation for children. Previously she was the communications director of Erste Bank Hungary for six years.
Recirquel: The Naked Clown, Festival Theatre Budapest, 30 March
- 28 Mar 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
It has been a busy year for Recirquel, the first Hungarian contemporary circus company. Making their debut in 2013, Bence Vági’s troupe pulled off a season of sell-out shows and a successful Russian tour. A favourite with the audience of the Palace of Arts, they are now preparing a new production for the Budapest Spring Festival. The Naked Clown invites viewers to a ball, where the scenes centre ...
Martin Grubinger & BBC Philharmonic, National Concert Hall, 25 March
- 24 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Juanjo Mena, one of today’s best-known, busiest maestros, is currently principal conductor with the BBC Philharmonic. Earlier he worked in Spain, his homeland, in Italy, and in Norway, where he was principal guest conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.
National Philharmonic Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 24 March
- 23 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
“The world is what it is, it will not be better or more attractive, it will not adjust itself to our beautiful dreams"-and this is painful." This could be a somewhat malicious summary of the world-weariness of early Romanticism, whose greatest bard was Lord Byron, a man of adventure. One of his most inspiring characters is Manfred, who is weighed down by a guilt whose origins are lost in the ...
Puccini: Tosca, Hungarian State Opera, Budapest, 21 March
- 18 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Tosca was an eagerly awaited piece, but its eventual reception was lukewarm. It was only gradually that this fast-paced work, often called an action opera, became a box-office success. Géza Csáth, who wrote about it a few years after the Italian premiere, credited Puccini with a comprehensive and thorough knowledge of theatre, music and the extremely complex psychological processes of reception.
Opening Concert Of Budapest Spring Festival, Palace of Arts, 21 March
- 17 Mar 2014 8:10 AM
- community & culture
This is not the first time the Szeged Contemporary Dance Company have been featured at the Spring Festival, or have performed with a symphonic orchestra. Following their cooperation with the Hungarian National Philharmonic for a production of The Wooden Prince, with choreography by Tamás Juronics, the company now appear with the Pannon Philharmonic.
Moulin Rouge, Festival Theatre Budapest, 6 March
- 4 Mar 2014 8:01 AM
- entertainment
Following its highly successful ballet production of Les Préludes / The Wooden Prince, GG Dance Eger presents another expansive show. Tamás Topolánszky, the choreographer of this balletic fantasy based on the life of French painter and poster designer Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, has once again adopted a multi-disciplinary artistic approach, blending contemporary dance with elements of fine art and ...
Palace Of Arts In Budapest Celebrates Poetry Day With Shakespeare Sonnets Set To Music
- 9 Apr 2014 3:30 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s Palace of Arts will celebrate poetry day with a performance of Shakespeare’s sonnets set to music on Friday. The group W. H. was formed in 2009 by cellist and composer Albert Markos with the aim of placing the sonnets and songs of William Shakespeare in a modern musical context.
The Metropolitan Opera: Live In HD, Festival Theater, 6 April
- 4 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Replay of the live broadcast with English and Hungarian subtitle. The most frequently performed opera in the Metropolitan’s history, the tale of La Bohème, which portrays the life of hedonistic young artists with all its joys and tragedies, is presented here with an excitingly young cast in a classic production by Franco Zeffirelli and with the outstanding Italian conductor Stefano Ranzani at the ...
Emese Danks, Former Executive Director, UNICEF In Hungary
- 30 Mar 2014 12:00 PM
Emese is the executive director of the Hungarian National Committee of UNICEF, which is the world’s largest humanitarian organisation for children. Previously she was the communications director of Erste Bank Hungary for six years.
Recirquel: The Naked Clown, Festival Theatre Budapest, 30 March
- 28 Mar 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
It has been a busy year for Recirquel, the first Hungarian contemporary circus company. Making their debut in 2013, Bence Vági’s troupe pulled off a season of sell-out shows and a successful Russian tour. A favourite with the audience of the Palace of Arts, they are now preparing a new production for the Budapest Spring Festival. The Naked Clown invites viewers to a ball, where the scenes centre ...
Martin Grubinger & BBC Philharmonic, National Concert Hall, 25 March
- 24 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Juanjo Mena, one of today’s best-known, busiest maestros, is currently principal conductor with the BBC Philharmonic. Earlier he worked in Spain, his homeland, in Italy, and in Norway, where he was principal guest conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.
National Philharmonic Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 24 March
- 23 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
“The world is what it is, it will not be better or more attractive, it will not adjust itself to our beautiful dreams"-and this is painful." This could be a somewhat malicious summary of the world-weariness of early Romanticism, whose greatest bard was Lord Byron, a man of adventure. One of his most inspiring characters is Manfred, who is weighed down by a guilt whose origins are lost in the ...
Puccini: Tosca, Hungarian State Opera, Budapest, 21 March
- 18 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Tosca was an eagerly awaited piece, but its eventual reception was lukewarm. It was only gradually that this fast-paced work, often called an action opera, became a box-office success. Géza Csáth, who wrote about it a few years after the Italian premiere, credited Puccini with a comprehensive and thorough knowledge of theatre, music and the extremely complex psychological processes of reception.
Opening Concert Of Budapest Spring Festival, Palace of Arts, 21 March
- 17 Mar 2014 8:10 AM
- community & culture
This is not the first time the Szeged Contemporary Dance Company have been featured at the Spring Festival, or have performed with a symphonic orchestra. Following their cooperation with the Hungarian National Philharmonic for a production of The Wooden Prince, with choreography by Tamás Juronics, the company now appear with the Pannon Philharmonic.
Moulin Rouge, Festival Theatre Budapest, 6 March
- 4 Mar 2014 8:01 AM
- entertainment
Following its highly successful ballet production of Les Préludes / The Wooden Prince, GG Dance Eger presents another expansive show. Tamás Topolánszky, the choreographer of this balletic fantasy based on the life of French painter and poster designer Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, has once again adopted a multi-disciplinary artistic approach, blending contemporary dance with elements of fine art and ...