569 result(s) for müpa budapest
Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 26 June
- 25 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Étienne Méhul (1763–1817), one of the most significant and influential opera composers during the French revolution and the politically turbulent decades thereafter, wrote some forty works for musical theatre. Enjoying the confidence of his friend and rival Luigi Cherubini, and even of Napoleon, Méhul expanded the range of themes adaptable to the opera genre, enriching its musical landscape.
The Bards Of Wales, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 29 June
- 25 Jun 2012 2:00 AM
- community & culture
At the invitation of Concert Masters International Budapest (CMI), the world-famous Welsh-born British composer Karl Jenkins recently wrote a large-scale cantata to János Arany’s ballad The Bards of Wales. The English-language world première took place in the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall on 21 June 2011, conducted by the composer himself under the patronage of HRH The Prince of Wales. This ...
DJ Bootsie Akoustic Big Band Concert, Festival Theatre Budapest, 20 June
- 18 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
DJ Bootsie is an active mover and shaper on the Hungarian hip-hop scene. While the beat of urban hip-hop provides the framework for his music, he also draws greatly on Hungarian culture. His predominantly instrumental, epically structured music is greatly influenced by electronic music, jazz, contemporary and folk music with a strong emphasis on movie soundtracks.
'Wagner In Budapest', National Concert Hall Budapest, 19 June
- 18 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, or Tannhäuser for short, is a Richard Wagner opera in three acts. The libretto was written by the composer himself on the basis of the Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, a collection of 13th century lyrical poems, and the 16th century Dannhauser songs. Its world première took place on 19 October 1845 at the Dresden Hoftheater, while the masterpiece was first ...
Wagner Tickets With Palace Of Arts Gift Vouchers In Budapest
- 15 Jun 2012 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Customers will receive a HUF 1,000 MÜPA gift voucher for each HUF 10,000 spent if they purchase tickets for the 2013 Wagner productions online or at the Palace of Arts ticket offices before the end of this year’s Wagner in Budapest Opera Festival – i.e. by 19 June 2012.
Heaven Street Seven, Festival Theatre Budapest, 12 June
- 11 Jun 2012 9:01 AM
- entertainment
"Almost a year ago to the day, one of the most striking bands of Hungarian light music, Heaven Street Seven (HS7), picked up the gong for “European Breakthrough 2006” at the Cannes MIDEM, as the only East European band.
Now On: Horizon Exhibition, Palace Of Arts Budapest
- 11 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
In a time of economic recession, the role of culture is particularly significant. The objective of the Palace of Arts as well is to bring art closer to visitors; to make its programmes more comprehensible to all. One of the tools to achieve this is editing its programming schedule according to a seasonal theme starting from the fall of 2012, thus in the future each season will be related to a ...
Győr Ballet: La Vie En Rose, Festival Theatre Budapest, 7 June
- 6 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
La vie en rose is a piece of dance theatre punctuated in spectacular style by the timeless chansons of Maurice Chevalier, Edith Piaf, Gilbert Bécaud and Jaques Brel. The audience experiences these popular and familiar songs through the homeless Jef, living and breathing their nostalgia and bitter-sweet melancholy without losing any of their self-deprecating irony. Jef finds shelter on the streets ...
Invitation: Photo Exhibition: Kocsis At 60, Palace Of Arts Budapest
- 30 May 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The critic András Pernye once said that if he had to choose between a picture or sound when passing judgement on how good a musician someone might be, he would be surer if he could only see them than if he could only hear them. Fortunately most of us do not have to make this choice in the case of Zoltán Kocsis, who can be both seen and heard, at the piano or with baton in hand, in his youth or ...
Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 26 June
- 25 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Étienne Méhul (1763–1817), one of the most significant and influential opera composers during the French revolution and the politically turbulent decades thereafter, wrote some forty works for musical theatre. Enjoying the confidence of his friend and rival Luigi Cherubini, and even of Napoleon, Méhul expanded the range of themes adaptable to the opera genre, enriching its musical landscape.
The Bards Of Wales, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 29 June
- 25 Jun 2012 2:00 AM
- community & culture
At the invitation of Concert Masters International Budapest (CMI), the world-famous Welsh-born British composer Karl Jenkins recently wrote a large-scale cantata to János Arany’s ballad The Bards of Wales. The English-language world première took place in the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall on 21 June 2011, conducted by the composer himself under the patronage of HRH The Prince of Wales. This ...
DJ Bootsie Akoustic Big Band Concert, Festival Theatre Budapest, 20 June
- 18 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
DJ Bootsie is an active mover and shaper on the Hungarian hip-hop scene. While the beat of urban hip-hop provides the framework for his music, he also draws greatly on Hungarian culture. His predominantly instrumental, epically structured music is greatly influenced by electronic music, jazz, contemporary and folk music with a strong emphasis on movie soundtracks.
'Wagner In Budapest', National Concert Hall Budapest, 19 June
- 18 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, or Tannhäuser for short, is a Richard Wagner opera in three acts. The libretto was written by the composer himself on the basis of the Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, a collection of 13th century lyrical poems, and the 16th century Dannhauser songs. Its world première took place on 19 October 1845 at the Dresden Hoftheater, while the masterpiece was first ...
Wagner Tickets With Palace Of Arts Gift Vouchers In Budapest
- 15 Jun 2012 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Customers will receive a HUF 1,000 MÜPA gift voucher for each HUF 10,000 spent if they purchase tickets for the 2013 Wagner productions online or at the Palace of Arts ticket offices before the end of this year’s Wagner in Budapest Opera Festival – i.e. by 19 June 2012.
Heaven Street Seven, Festival Theatre Budapest, 12 June
- 11 Jun 2012 9:01 AM
- entertainment
"Almost a year ago to the day, one of the most striking bands of Hungarian light music, Heaven Street Seven (HS7), picked up the gong for “European Breakthrough 2006” at the Cannes MIDEM, as the only East European band.
Now On: Horizon Exhibition, Palace Of Arts Budapest
- 11 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
In a time of economic recession, the role of culture is particularly significant. The objective of the Palace of Arts as well is to bring art closer to visitors; to make its programmes more comprehensible to all. One of the tools to achieve this is editing its programming schedule according to a seasonal theme starting from the fall of 2012, thus in the future each season will be related to a ...
Győr Ballet: La Vie En Rose, Festival Theatre Budapest, 7 June
- 6 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
La vie en rose is a piece of dance theatre punctuated in spectacular style by the timeless chansons of Maurice Chevalier, Edith Piaf, Gilbert Bécaud and Jaques Brel. The audience experiences these popular and familiar songs through the homeless Jef, living and breathing their nostalgia and bitter-sweet melancholy without losing any of their self-deprecating irony. Jef finds shelter on the streets ...
Invitation: Photo Exhibition: Kocsis At 60, Palace Of Arts Budapest
- 30 May 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The critic András Pernye once said that if he had to choose between a picture or sound when passing judgement on how good a musician someone might be, he would be surer if he could only see them than if he could only hear them. Fortunately most of us do not have to make this choice in the case of Zoltán Kocsis, who can be both seen and heard, at the piano or with baton in hand, in his youth or ...