735 result(s) for opera house budapest
Carl Off: Carmina Burana, Opera House Budapest, 1 April
- 1 Apr 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
O Fortuna. Everyone knows the overwhelmingly powerful opening motifs of Carl Orff's most famous work. What fewer people know is that Carmina Burana was not intended to be an oratorical work, but was instead expressly meant for the stage.
This becomes clear from the piece's (originally Latin) subtitle: “Secular songs for singers and chorus to be sung together with instruments and magical ...
Charles Gounod: Faust, Opera House Budapest, 29 March
- 29 Mar 2025 6:00 PM
- classical
Gounod’s French grand opera has been an indispensable element of any self-respecting opera company’s repertoire, and to this day remains among the most frequently performed operas.
The composer's aim was not an operatic adaptation of Goethe’s masterpiece. Born from the libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré was a perfumed and smoky drama spiced with elements of romance and horror, as well ...
Extortionate Profits Revealed: Supermarket Chains Were 'Robbing' Customers in Hungary, Says PM
- 24 Mar 2025 6:54 AM
- shopping
Retail chains were making out-sized profits on food and "we had to step in", Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
Anna Netrebko & Yusif Eyvazov, Opera House Budapest, 23 March
- 23 Mar 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov's collaboration with the Hungarian State Opera has been going on for many years.
In August 2017, the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra performed at the world-famous couple's large-scale open-air gala evening at the Waldbühne in Berlin, which was broadcast live on television, in front of 20,000 spectators, and then in December of that year, they performed at the ...
Top 9 Cocktail Bars in Budapest
- 21 Mar 2025 5:23 PM
- food & drink
On the hunt for top-notch cocktails? We’ve got you. These are the editorial favourites of the team at WeLoveBudapest – the crème de la crème, where the drinks look just as good as they taste. Think next-level ingredients, unexpected flavour combos, innovative techniques, a mix of local and international spirits, and bartenders who treat mixology like an art form.
Goal Against Scotland Declared Hungary's Sporting Moment of the Year
- 21 Mar 2025 3:54 PM
- https://en.mlsz.hu/
- sport
Kevin Csoboth's dramatic winning goal against Scotland in last summer's UEFA Men's European Championship has been declared Hungary's 'Sporting Moment of the Year' for 2024, an award the Hungarian international footballer received at the M4 Sport - Sportsperson of the Year Gala at the Budapest Opera House on Monday evening.
Ballet in Three Acts: Manon, Opera House Budapest, 18 March
- 18 Mar 2025 6:00 PM
- classical
During his career, Sir Kenneth MacMillan managed to reinvent not just the language of ballet, but also its subject matter: on many occasions he reached for modern, socially and societally charged themes that no one had ever dared to touch in any genre, let alone in dance.
He was met with this criticism also after the 1974 premiere of Manon: even though it won enormous acclaim from audiences, ...
Escape from Budapest to Bali: Guide to Three Key Areas - From Luxury to Surf to Boho Bliss
- 17 Mar 2025 4:47 PM
- travel
Bali is rightly regarded as one of the world's premier destinations for luxurious retreats amidst nature's unparalleled beauty. This expansive exotic island offers a plethora of experiences, making the choice of location paramount for an unforgettable escape that best suits your holiday desires.
The Viceroy Bánk, Opera House Budapest, 12 March
- 12 Mar 2025 6:30 PM
- classical
In 1844, following on the heels of his triumph in the competition to set Ferenc Kölcsey's Himnusz – today the national anthem of Hungary – to music, Ferenc Erkel set about looking at the possibilities for using József Katona's much-attacked drama Bánk Bán as the subject for an opera.
History made the period of composition a lengthy one: first came the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848/49, ...
Carl Off: Carmina Burana, Opera House Budapest, 1 April
- 1 Apr 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
O Fortuna. Everyone knows the overwhelmingly powerful opening motifs of Carl Orff's most famous work. What fewer people know is that Carmina Burana was not intended to be an oratorical work, but was instead expressly meant for the stage.
This becomes clear from the piece's (originally Latin) subtitle: “Secular songs for singers and chorus to be sung together with instruments and magical ...
Charles Gounod: Faust, Opera House Budapest, 29 March
- 29 Mar 2025 6:00 PM
- classical
Gounod’s French grand opera has been an indispensable element of any self-respecting opera company’s repertoire, and to this day remains among the most frequently performed operas.
The composer's aim was not an operatic adaptation of Goethe’s masterpiece. Born from the libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré was a perfumed and smoky drama spiced with elements of romance and horror, as well ...
Extortionate Profits Revealed: Supermarket Chains Were 'Robbing' Customers in Hungary, Says PM
- 24 Mar 2025 6:54 AM
- shopping
Retail chains were making out-sized profits on food and "we had to step in", Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
Anna Netrebko & Yusif Eyvazov, Opera House Budapest, 23 March
- 23 Mar 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov's collaboration with the Hungarian State Opera has been going on for many years.
In August 2017, the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra performed at the world-famous couple's large-scale open-air gala evening at the Waldbühne in Berlin, which was broadcast live on television, in front of 20,000 spectators, and then in December of that year, they performed at the ...
Top 9 Cocktail Bars in Budapest
- 21 Mar 2025 5:23 PM
- food & drink
On the hunt for top-notch cocktails? We’ve got you. These are the editorial favourites of the team at WeLoveBudapest – the crème de la crème, where the drinks look just as good as they taste. Think next-level ingredients, unexpected flavour combos, innovative techniques, a mix of local and international spirits, and bartenders who treat mixology like an art form.
Goal Against Scotland Declared Hungary's Sporting Moment of the Year
- 21 Mar 2025 3:54 PM
- https://en.mlsz.hu/
- sport
Kevin Csoboth's dramatic winning goal against Scotland in last summer's UEFA Men's European Championship has been declared Hungary's 'Sporting Moment of the Year' for 2024, an award the Hungarian international footballer received at the M4 Sport - Sportsperson of the Year Gala at the Budapest Opera House on Monday evening.
Ballet in Three Acts: Manon, Opera House Budapest, 18 March
- 18 Mar 2025 6:00 PM
- classical
During his career, Sir Kenneth MacMillan managed to reinvent not just the language of ballet, but also its subject matter: on many occasions he reached for modern, socially and societally charged themes that no one had ever dared to touch in any genre, let alone in dance.
He was met with this criticism also after the 1974 premiere of Manon: even though it won enormous acclaim from audiences, ...
Escape from Budapest to Bali: Guide to Three Key Areas - From Luxury to Surf to Boho Bliss
- 17 Mar 2025 4:47 PM
- travel
Bali is rightly regarded as one of the world's premier destinations for luxurious retreats amidst nature's unparalleled beauty. This expansive exotic island offers a plethora of experiences, making the choice of location paramount for an unforgettable escape that best suits your holiday desires.
The Viceroy Bánk, Opera House Budapest, 12 March
- 12 Mar 2025 6:30 PM
- classical
In 1844, following on the heels of his triumph in the competition to set Ferenc Kölcsey's Himnusz – today the national anthem of Hungary – to music, Ferenc Erkel set about looking at the possibilities for using József Katona's much-attacked drama Bánk Bán as the subject for an opera.
History made the period of composition a lengthy one: first came the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848/49, ...