130 result(s) for opera in Events
Porgy & Bess Online Stream, Erkel Theatre, 29 May
- 29 May 2021 8:00 PM
- classical
Pretty much everybody has heard the classic hits I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’ and It Ain’t Necessarily So, and, perhaps most famous of all: Summertime.
What most people don't realize, however, is that these great songs are not simply old jazz standards. They started life as the most popular parts of one of the most famous American operas: Porgy and Bess®.
'An Evening of Bartók', Palace Of Arts, 26 May
- 26 May 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
The content and form of Concerto, the symphonic work Béla Bartók wrote in the United States, cannot be separated from his experience, his mood, in 1943, prior to the composition: he was constantly ill, was tormented by homesickness, and was worried over the fate of his homeland and Europe.
He had not been able to compose for three years. Then, at a time when he was hospitalized, he was ...
Kelemen Quartet Concert, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 23 May
- 23 May 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
After a break of nearly three years, Kelemen Quartet takes to the stage in a new form, though Barnabás Kelemen and Katalin Kokas did not turn their backs on the genre in recent times. They formed ad hoc ensembles with such great musicians as Vilde Frang (Norway), Nicolas Altstaedt (Germany), Mon Puo Lee (Taiwan) and Dmitry Smirnov (Russia).
As they now join forces with Greek violinist Jonian ...
Hungarian Gems, Concerto Budapest Concert, 21 May
- 21 May 2021 7:00 PM
- classical
The programme of the closing concert of the Hungarian Gems series evokes three periods of music history through three exciting works that are new to many.
The Theatre Overture composed subsequently to precede Háry János is by no means always performed at the staging of the folk opera; the concert version of this work was first unveiled at the Vienna Musikvereinsaalin in 1932.
The A minor ...
Free Admission to Lupa Beach In Budakalász, 20 - 25 May
- 20 May 2021 1:14 PM
- community
Admission to Lupa Beach is free for a week from the opening, but unfortunately due to the likely low water temperature, bathing is not yet available these days – but Lupa’s gastronomy, sports, children’s and family services are all available.
As Lake Lupa operates as an outdoor, natural water beach and sports center, as well as with only open-air catering facilities with terraces, it can be ...
Vasily Petrenko & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 17 May
- 17 May 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
Born in 1976, he started his music education at his native St Petersburg's Capella Boys Music School, Russia's oldest music school, then went on to study at the city's Conservatoire.
He has appeared in concert with some of the world's most famous orchestras, and he is much sought after as an opera conductor. In this latter role he made his debut at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 2010, and ...
Man Of Gold - World Premiere, Palace Of Arts, 12 May
- 12 May 2021 2:29 PM
- contemporary
Bence Farkas's work was an award-winner of Müpa Budapest's autumn competition for composers, in the film music category.
Sándor Korda's classic of cinematic history presents a special challenge to the modern composer of incidental music: "This early silent film can easily prove demanding for today's watcher: it seems slow-paced, but it is still difficult to follow; the actors keep making ...
István Várdai & Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Palace Of Arts, 10 May
- 10 May 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
The modern accepted principles for structuring concert programmes were developed in the second half of the 20th century.
Prior to that, a more liberal logic for planning concerts prevailed. It used to be common to play just one or two movements from longer works or to embellish a lengthy work by inserting excerpts from another piece in the middle and then resuming the original music as though ...
Concert By Students Of Liszt Academy, Palace Of Arts, 9 May
- 9 May 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
Particularly challenging chamber pieces by Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály will be performed by Junior Prima Prize-winning artists, Gergely Devich (cello), Gergely Kovács and Krisztián Kocsis (piano), Korossy Quartet, a group that was formed recently but has already garnered considerable critical acclaim, and Zoltán Schwartz, who is the concertmaster of the Bayreuth Youth Orchestra.
The ...
Porgy & Bess Online Stream, Erkel Theatre, 29 May
- 29 May 2021 8:00 PM
- classical
Pretty much everybody has heard the classic hits I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’ and It Ain’t Necessarily So, and, perhaps most famous of all: Summertime.
What most people don't realize, however, is that these great songs are not simply old jazz standards. They started life as the most popular parts of one of the most famous American operas: Porgy and Bess®.
'An Evening of Bartók', Palace Of Arts, 26 May
- 26 May 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
The content and form of Concerto, the symphonic work Béla Bartók wrote in the United States, cannot be separated from his experience, his mood, in 1943, prior to the composition: he was constantly ill, was tormented by homesickness, and was worried over the fate of his homeland and Europe.
He had not been able to compose for three years. Then, at a time when he was hospitalized, he was ...
Kelemen Quartet Concert, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 23 May
- 23 May 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
After a break of nearly three years, Kelemen Quartet takes to the stage in a new form, though Barnabás Kelemen and Katalin Kokas did not turn their backs on the genre in recent times. They formed ad hoc ensembles with such great musicians as Vilde Frang (Norway), Nicolas Altstaedt (Germany), Mon Puo Lee (Taiwan) and Dmitry Smirnov (Russia).
As they now join forces with Greek violinist Jonian ...
Hungarian Gems, Concerto Budapest Concert, 21 May
- 21 May 2021 7:00 PM
- classical
The programme of the closing concert of the Hungarian Gems series evokes three periods of music history through three exciting works that are new to many.
The Theatre Overture composed subsequently to precede Háry János is by no means always performed at the staging of the folk opera; the concert version of this work was first unveiled at the Vienna Musikvereinsaalin in 1932.
The A minor ...
Free Admission to Lupa Beach In Budakalász, 20 - 25 May
- 20 May 2021 1:14 PM
- community
Admission to Lupa Beach is free for a week from the opening, but unfortunately due to the likely low water temperature, bathing is not yet available these days – but Lupa’s gastronomy, sports, children’s and family services are all available.
As Lake Lupa operates as an outdoor, natural water beach and sports center, as well as with only open-air catering facilities with terraces, it can be ...
Vasily Petrenko & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 17 May
- 17 May 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
Born in 1976, he started his music education at his native St Petersburg's Capella Boys Music School, Russia's oldest music school, then went on to study at the city's Conservatoire.
He has appeared in concert with some of the world's most famous orchestras, and he is much sought after as an opera conductor. In this latter role he made his debut at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 2010, and ...
Man Of Gold - World Premiere, Palace Of Arts, 12 May
- 12 May 2021 2:29 PM
- contemporary
Bence Farkas's work was an award-winner of Müpa Budapest's autumn competition for composers, in the film music category.
Sándor Korda's classic of cinematic history presents a special challenge to the modern composer of incidental music: "This early silent film can easily prove demanding for today's watcher: it seems slow-paced, but it is still difficult to follow; the actors keep making ...
István Várdai & Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Palace Of Arts, 10 May
- 10 May 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
The modern accepted principles for structuring concert programmes were developed in the second half of the 20th century.
Prior to that, a more liberal logic for planning concerts prevailed. It used to be common to play just one or two movements from longer works or to embellish a lengthy work by inserting excerpts from another piece in the middle and then resuming the original music as though ...
Concert By Students Of Liszt Academy, Palace Of Arts, 9 May
- 9 May 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
Particularly challenging chamber pieces by Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály will be performed by Junior Prima Prize-winning artists, Gergely Devich (cello), Gergely Kovács and Krisztián Kocsis (piano), Korossy Quartet, a group that was formed recently but has already garnered considerable critical acclaim, and Zoltán Schwartz, who is the concertmaster of the Bayreuth Youth Orchestra.
The ...