201 result(s) for mozart
Xpat Opinion: Sparkling Classical Duo In A Budapest Jewel Box
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Last of the 2012 recitals at the Hubay Jenő Zeneterem was a piano and violin program in one of Budapest's most atmospheric venues, a paste jewel box inside the Hotel Victoria, replete with stained glass, oil paintings, and ornate stove heater. Classical buffs clearly agree - the place was packed. The artists were veteran pianist Ilona Prunyi and rising star violinist Ádám Banda, superbly ...
Invitation: Jazz Workshop, Festival Theatre Budapest, 5 October
- 1 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
You asked for it, jazzed up: a live request show from half past seven. Almost as old as jazz itself is the reinterpretation of compositions from various other musical idioms to fit the distinctive stylistic parameters of jazz. Most jazz standards were borrowed from Hollywood or Broadway musicals, but many notable tunes from the various Latin genres and the worlds of rock, pop and classical music ...
UNESCO Honours Hungarian János Szentágothai & Sir Georg Solti
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- community & culture
On Friday, 14 September the United Nations' Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will host high-profile events to honour Hungarian neuroscientist János Szentágothai and Hungarian-born British conductor Sir Georg Solti in Paris.
Invitation: Mahler: Inspiration & Creation Exhibition, Palace Of Arts
- 13 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The work of great artists is fed by a cornucopia of diverse sources and influences. The ouevre of Gustav Mahler is no different, imprinted as it is with with inherent influences that have been built into the fabric of his music, lending his work a unique and distinct sound.
Invitation: 'Almira Emiri & Sivan Rotem', Budapest, 28 June
- 27 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Almira Emiri & Friends Concert Series, second concert presents "Isralb Duo" Almira Emiri piano & Sivan Rotem soprano. The concert takes place in Uránia Film Theater on 28-th of June , 19:30. "Isralb Duo" presents a Jewish-Yiddish-Ladino folk music repertoire with classical arias and tangos. Tickets are available in all Libri shops.
'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 ...
Mozart Operas In Budapest, Palace Of Arts Until 12 March
- 7 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Any opera house worth its salt must perform the works of Mozart, and any self-respecting company will keep at least the five “great” operas of the Mozart canon more or less in their regular repertoire.
Overview of 'Le Nozze Di Figaro', Budapest Opera, 9 February
- 8 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Figaro - he has given up his barber's shop to become Almaviva's personal servant, and today he is to marry Susanna, Countess Almaviva's chambermaid. The Count has obligingly given them married quarters in the room connecting his bedroom and the Countess'. Everybody in the castle except Figaro knows that the Count, who has grown tired of Rosina, and of pursuing the village girls for that matter, ...
'The Magic Flute', Palace Of Arts Budapest, 15 January
- 12 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"There are always several layers to any masterpiece and this certainly applies to The Magic Flute, one of the most popular and frequently performed operas ever written. Littered with a plethora of masonic symbols, its plot can be interpreted as an allegorical and vibrant fantasy story – so it is no coincidence that it has been performed for children for decades.
Xpat Opinion: Sparkling Classical Duo In A Budapest Jewel Box
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Last of the 2012 recitals at the Hubay Jenő Zeneterem was a piano and violin program in one of Budapest's most atmospheric venues, a paste jewel box inside the Hotel Victoria, replete with stained glass, oil paintings, and ornate stove heater. Classical buffs clearly agree - the place was packed. The artists were veteran pianist Ilona Prunyi and rising star violinist Ádám Banda, superbly ...
Invitation: Jazz Workshop, Festival Theatre Budapest, 5 October
- 1 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
You asked for it, jazzed up: a live request show from half past seven. Almost as old as jazz itself is the reinterpretation of compositions from various other musical idioms to fit the distinctive stylistic parameters of jazz. Most jazz standards were borrowed from Hollywood or Broadway musicals, but many notable tunes from the various Latin genres and the worlds of rock, pop and classical music ...
UNESCO Honours Hungarian János Szentágothai & Sir Georg Solti
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- community & culture
On Friday, 14 September the United Nations' Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will host high-profile events to honour Hungarian neuroscientist János Szentágothai and Hungarian-born British conductor Sir Georg Solti in Paris.
Invitation: Mahler: Inspiration & Creation Exhibition, Palace Of Arts
- 13 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The work of great artists is fed by a cornucopia of diverse sources and influences. The ouevre of Gustav Mahler is no different, imprinted as it is with with inherent influences that have been built into the fabric of his music, lending his work a unique and distinct sound.
Invitation: 'Almira Emiri & Sivan Rotem', Budapest, 28 June
- 27 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Almira Emiri & Friends Concert Series, second concert presents "Isralb Duo" Almira Emiri piano & Sivan Rotem soprano. The concert takes place in Uránia Film Theater on 28-th of June , 19:30. "Isralb Duo" presents a Jewish-Yiddish-Ladino folk music repertoire with classical arias and tangos. Tickets are available in all Libri shops.
'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 ...
Mozart Operas In Budapest, Palace Of Arts Until 12 March
- 7 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Any opera house worth its salt must perform the works of Mozart, and any self-respecting company will keep at least the five “great” operas of the Mozart canon more or less in their regular repertoire.
Overview of 'Le Nozze Di Figaro', Budapest Opera, 9 February
- 8 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Figaro - he has given up his barber's shop to become Almaviva's personal servant, and today he is to marry Susanna, Countess Almaviva's chambermaid. The Count has obligingly given them married quarters in the room connecting his bedroom and the Countess'. Everybody in the castle except Figaro knows that the Count, who has grown tired of Rosina, and of pursuing the village girls for that matter, ...
'The Magic Flute', Palace Of Arts Budapest, 15 January
- 12 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"There are always several layers to any masterpiece and this certainly applies to The Magic Flute, one of the most popular and frequently performed operas ever written. Littered with a plethora of masonic symbols, its plot can be interpreted as an allegorical and vibrant fantasy story – so it is no coincidence that it has been performed for children for decades.