126 result(s) for opera budapest in Events
The Wooden Prince, Opera House Budapest, 17 February
- 17 Feb 2023 7:00 PM
- classical
“There is no date in the half-a-century history of our Opera House as important as the premier day of Béla Bartók’s first pantomime ballet The Wooden Prince on 12 May 1917.
It was the first time that the Hungarian spirit, the genius of Vörösmarty, Petőfi and Ady’s nation was expressed in its true greatness and absolute authenticity in the music played in the Hungarian opera”, writes ...
Opera: War & Peace, Opera House Budapest, 8 February
- 8 Feb 2023 6:00 PM
- classical
Opera in thirteen scenes, in two parts, in Russian with Hungarian and English subtitles
Prokofiev was inspired to compose a musical drama based on Leo Tolstoy’s colossal historical novel War and Peace by the invasion of Russia by Nazi Germany.
The Peace in the first half of the opera is a series of Prokofiev’s most beautiful and intimate tableaus, and it forms a strong contrast with the ...
'OrganExpedition', National Concert Hall Budapest, 6 February
- 6 Feb 2023 11:00 AM
- community
Those with a thirst for knowledge can gain some insight into the "secrets” of one of Müpa Budapest's most exciting features under the guidance of organist László Fassang.
The head of the OrganExpedition programme is a teacher at both the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest and the Conservatoire de Paris, as well as being the programmer of Müpa Budapest's organ concerts.
Here, he will ...
'Transparent Sound' Series, Budapest Jazz Club, 26 January
- 26 Jan 2023 6:30 PM
- contemporary
EZMMi is the new joint project of the Liszt Academy of Music and Budapest Music Center which presents electro-acoustic music pieces based on the latest technology.
The project also offers detailed introductory lectures for the audience about the pieces performed.
On January 26, the work in focus will be Trevor Wishart's surround opera, Encounters in the Republic of Heaven, composed for ...
'The World of Rogues', National Dance Theatre Budapest, 16 December
- 16 Dec 2022 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Rogues and highwaymen are typical characters of Hungarian folk traditions. Folk songs, folk tales and ballads preserve the memories of our most famous highwaymen and they feature as a popular topic in folk art. They are often idealised as heroes in folk memory.
This is how “Hungarian Robin Hoods”, our legendary rogues were born: Jóska Sóbri, Imre Bogár, Márton Vidróczky, Bandi Angyal and, ...
World Music with Nesrine, Festival Theatre Budapest, 14 December
- 14 Dec 2022 4:18 PM
- contemporary
The Franco-Algerian cellist and singer/songwriter Nesrine Belmokh first emerged in 2018 together with her trio, NES, and an impactful record crossing North African music with vocal jazz.
She released her second album in 2020 as a soloist marked by her distinctive sound, with her cello playing merging North African traditions and finely textured jazz. Songs of sheer beauty unite and bring the ...
Waltraud Meier & Samuel Hasselhorn, Opera House Budapest, 20 November
- 20 Nov 2022 7:30 PM
- classical
Song recital in two parts, with Hungarian, English, and German subtitles
This format was made necessary by life. By size, the Ybl Palace is one of the medium-sized opera houses, but in terms of beauty it is first class, which we further enhance by lighting it gorgeously.
On its podium, or the top of its orchestra pit, the soloist can stand almost fully surrounded by the audience, and ...
'Little Night of Horrors', Palace of Arts Budapest, 10 October
- 31 Oct 2022 8:00 PM
- contemporary
This Halloween concert is the result of a new initiative of the Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra that they believe will prove to be a creative and joyful one for many people. Instead of attempting to evoke the commercialized American folk festival, it harkens back to the ancient Celtic tradition, lining up music that ranges from terrifying to cathartic to playful.
"Basically, we have a very strange, ...
Giuseppe Verdi's Opera Attila, Margaret Island Open-Air Theatre, 14 August
- 14 Aug 2022 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Semi-staged opera in three acts, two parts, in Italian, with Hungarian and English surtitles
Giuseppe Verdi, the most brilliant of Italian opera's masters, created a fiery, dynamic, complex, and distinct work of art, inspired by Attila the Hun, “the scourge of God”, the most famous of the European Huns’ grand kings. The work’s libretto was written in part by both Temistocle Solera and ...
The Wooden Prince, Opera House Budapest, 17 February
- 17 Feb 2023 7:00 PM
- classical
“There is no date in the half-a-century history of our Opera House as important as the premier day of Béla Bartók’s first pantomime ballet The Wooden Prince on 12 May 1917.
It was the first time that the Hungarian spirit, the genius of Vörösmarty, Petőfi and Ady’s nation was expressed in its true greatness and absolute authenticity in the music played in the Hungarian opera”, writes ...
Opera: War & Peace, Opera House Budapest, 8 February
- 8 Feb 2023 6:00 PM
- classical
Opera in thirteen scenes, in two parts, in Russian with Hungarian and English subtitles
Prokofiev was inspired to compose a musical drama based on Leo Tolstoy’s colossal historical novel War and Peace by the invasion of Russia by Nazi Germany.
The Peace in the first half of the opera is a series of Prokofiev’s most beautiful and intimate tableaus, and it forms a strong contrast with the ...
'OrganExpedition', National Concert Hall Budapest, 6 February
- 6 Feb 2023 11:00 AM
- community
Those with a thirst for knowledge can gain some insight into the "secrets” of one of Müpa Budapest's most exciting features under the guidance of organist László Fassang.
The head of the OrganExpedition programme is a teacher at both the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest and the Conservatoire de Paris, as well as being the programmer of Müpa Budapest's organ concerts.
Here, he will ...
'Transparent Sound' Series, Budapest Jazz Club, 26 January
- 26 Jan 2023 6:30 PM
- contemporary
EZMMi is the new joint project of the Liszt Academy of Music and Budapest Music Center which presents electro-acoustic music pieces based on the latest technology.
The project also offers detailed introductory lectures for the audience about the pieces performed.
On January 26, the work in focus will be Trevor Wishart's surround opera, Encounters in the Republic of Heaven, composed for ...
'The World of Rogues', National Dance Theatre Budapest, 16 December
- 16 Dec 2022 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Rogues and highwaymen are typical characters of Hungarian folk traditions. Folk songs, folk tales and ballads preserve the memories of our most famous highwaymen and they feature as a popular topic in folk art. They are often idealised as heroes in folk memory.
This is how “Hungarian Robin Hoods”, our legendary rogues were born: Jóska Sóbri, Imre Bogár, Márton Vidróczky, Bandi Angyal and, ...
World Music with Nesrine, Festival Theatre Budapest, 14 December
- 14 Dec 2022 4:18 PM
- contemporary
The Franco-Algerian cellist and singer/songwriter Nesrine Belmokh first emerged in 2018 together with her trio, NES, and an impactful record crossing North African music with vocal jazz.
She released her second album in 2020 as a soloist marked by her distinctive sound, with her cello playing merging North African traditions and finely textured jazz. Songs of sheer beauty unite and bring the ...
Waltraud Meier & Samuel Hasselhorn, Opera House Budapest, 20 November
- 20 Nov 2022 7:30 PM
- classical
Song recital in two parts, with Hungarian, English, and German subtitles
This format was made necessary by life. By size, the Ybl Palace is one of the medium-sized opera houses, but in terms of beauty it is first class, which we further enhance by lighting it gorgeously.
On its podium, or the top of its orchestra pit, the soloist can stand almost fully surrounded by the audience, and ...
'Little Night of Horrors', Palace of Arts Budapest, 10 October
- 31 Oct 2022 8:00 PM
- contemporary
This Halloween concert is the result of a new initiative of the Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra that they believe will prove to be a creative and joyful one for many people. Instead of attempting to evoke the commercialized American folk festival, it harkens back to the ancient Celtic tradition, lining up music that ranges from terrifying to cathartic to playful.
"Basically, we have a very strange, ...
Giuseppe Verdi's Opera Attila, Margaret Island Open-Air Theatre, 14 August
- 14 Aug 2022 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Semi-staged opera in three acts, two parts, in Italian, with Hungarian and English surtitles
Giuseppe Verdi, the most brilliant of Italian opera's masters, created a fiery, dynamic, complex, and distinct work of art, inspired by Attila the Hun, “the scourge of God”, the most famous of the European Huns’ grand kings. The work’s libretto was written in part by both Temistocle Solera and ...