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Richard Wagner: Parsifal, Hungarian State Opera Budapest, 31 March
- 31 Mar 2024 4:00 PM
- classical
In Parsifal, his final music drama, Wagner embeds fear of the temptations of the world and sinful desires into a tale of redemption. The work is indeed a festival play for the stage rather than an opera.
Many viewers – perhaps out of their own fears – criticised Wagner, who wrote both the libretto and the music, for what could be called the piece’s virtue and remarkable complexity, which is ...
Halsey, Liam Gallagher, Skrillex to Join Headliners at Sziget Fest '24
- 28 Mar 2024 5:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- entertainment
Liam Gallagher, Halsey, Skrillex, Janelle Monáe, Raye and Tom Odell are among the nearly fifty acts announced to perform at the Sziget Festival taking place in Budapest from August 7 to 12.
Video: Easter Festivals In Hungary
- 27 Mar 2024 12:23 PM
- community & culture
Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are both public holidays in Hungary, and the long weekend is packed with fun and feasts for all the family. Here are two of the biggest local Easter Festivals for your interest:
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 25 March
- 25 Mar 2024 7:45 PM
- classical
One of two surviving Bach passions, the Saint Matthew Passion, which can be considered the zenith of Protestant church music, is often performed today as a purely musical piece, even though it really is an example of applied music at its best, or as Iván Fischer describes it, "a ritual with spiritual content.”
When it was first presented on Good Friday 1727, the work was paused between its ...
Concert by boebeck, le:la, AF90, A38 Ship Budapest, 20 March
- 20 Mar 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Boebeck released her first song in 2021 under the title i am not, followed by the release of her first EP, comfortable, in the same year.
Since then, boebeck has been able to play not only at the most important Hungarian festivals, but also at several foreign clubs, including the WAVES Vienna and MENT Ljubljana showcase festivals.
In March 2023, now complete with a band, she recorded her ...
David Helfgott Concert, Dohány Street Synagogue Budapest, 17 March
- 12 Mar 2024 7:25 AM
- entertainment
Organisers are pleased to announce the return of the world-renowned Australian pianist, David Helfgott, to Budapest. With his unparalleled talent and captivating performance style, Helfgott has left unforgettable memories on numerous international stages.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 4.
- 5 Mar 2024 4:00 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Rhoda Scott Concert, Dohány Street Synagogue Budapest, 10 March
- 4 Mar 2024 5:28 AM
- entertainment
Organisers are delighted to announce the highly anticipated event, the "Masters & Pieces" concert, featuring four living legends: Rhoda Scott, the Queen of the Hammond organ, Roby Lakatos, the father of "unorthodox" Gypsy fusion music, Lisztes Jenő, the marvelous artist of the cimbalom, and Mexicanu, the emperor of the harmonica.
Internationally Renowned Don Giovanni Production at Opera House in Budapest
- 22 Feb 2024 5:20 AM
- community & culture
Following Salzburg, Berlin, Amsterdam, Madrid, and Paris, Claus Guth's critically acclaimed 2008 adaptation of Don Giovanni is being presented at the National Opera House in Hungary.
Richard Wagner: Parsifal, Hungarian State Opera Budapest, 31 March
- 31 Mar 2024 4:00 PM
- classical
In Parsifal, his final music drama, Wagner embeds fear of the temptations of the world and sinful desires into a tale of redemption. The work is indeed a festival play for the stage rather than an opera.
Many viewers – perhaps out of their own fears – criticised Wagner, who wrote both the libretto and the music, for what could be called the piece’s virtue and remarkable complexity, which is ...
Halsey, Liam Gallagher, Skrillex to Join Headliners at Sziget Fest '24
- 28 Mar 2024 5:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- entertainment
Liam Gallagher, Halsey, Skrillex, Janelle Monáe, Raye and Tom Odell are among the nearly fifty acts announced to perform at the Sziget Festival taking place in Budapest from August 7 to 12.
Video: Easter Festivals In Hungary
- 27 Mar 2024 12:23 PM
- community & culture
Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are both public holidays in Hungary, and the long weekend is packed with fun and feasts for all the family. Here are two of the biggest local Easter Festivals for your interest:
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 25 March
- 25 Mar 2024 7:45 PM
- classical
One of two surviving Bach passions, the Saint Matthew Passion, which can be considered the zenith of Protestant church music, is often performed today as a purely musical piece, even though it really is an example of applied music at its best, or as Iván Fischer describes it, "a ritual with spiritual content.”
When it was first presented on Good Friday 1727, the work was paused between its ...
Concert by boebeck, le:la, AF90, A38 Ship Budapest, 20 March
- 20 Mar 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Boebeck released her first song in 2021 under the title i am not, followed by the release of her first EP, comfortable, in the same year.
Since then, boebeck has been able to play not only at the most important Hungarian festivals, but also at several foreign clubs, including the WAVES Vienna and MENT Ljubljana showcase festivals.
In March 2023, now complete with a band, she recorded her ...
David Helfgott Concert, Dohány Street Synagogue Budapest, 17 March
- 12 Mar 2024 7:25 AM
- entertainment
Organisers are pleased to announce the return of the world-renowned Australian pianist, David Helfgott, to Budapest. With his unparalleled talent and captivating performance style, Helfgott has left unforgettable memories on numerous international stages.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 4.
- 5 Mar 2024 4:00 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Rhoda Scott Concert, Dohány Street Synagogue Budapest, 10 March
- 4 Mar 2024 5:28 AM
- entertainment
Organisers are delighted to announce the highly anticipated event, the "Masters & Pieces" concert, featuring four living legends: Rhoda Scott, the Queen of the Hammond organ, Roby Lakatos, the father of "unorthodox" Gypsy fusion music, Lisztes Jenő, the marvelous artist of the cimbalom, and Mexicanu, the emperor of the harmonica.
Internationally Renowned Don Giovanni Production at Opera House in Budapest
- 22 Feb 2024 5:20 AM
- community & culture
Following Salzburg, Berlin, Amsterdam, Madrid, and Paris, Claus Guth's critically acclaimed 2008 adaptation of Don Giovanni is being presented at the National Opera House in Hungary.