246 result(s) for opera house director
Armel Opera Festival In Budapest, On Until 3 July
- 24 Jun 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Established in 2008, the annual Armel Opera Festival presents five operas, created in cooperation with five different opera houses. Leading roles in these five performances are given to the most oustanding singers of the international Armel Opera Competition.
Liget Project Protesters Occupy Yellow House In City Park
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Activist group Ligetvédők (Park Protectors) occupied a building Tuesday in Budapest’s Városliget (City Park) in protest against the Liget Budapest development plan there. The group had been using the area of the former open-air bar and restaurant Kertem as their camp and base of operations since March.
The Fairy Queen - Opera Noir At The Hungarian State Opera
- 26 May 2016 2:00 AM
- community & culture
Fans of early music can hardly wait for the end of the Opera’s season each year. Little wonder, either, for true to our tradition of the last three years, we are again closing it out with a Baroque opera. The final premiere in the Shakespeare Season of the Hungarian State Opera is Henry Purcell’s semi-opera, The Fairy Queen turned into opera noir by director András Almási-Tóth.
Shakespeare400+ Festival, 17 May - 2 June
- 18 May 2016 8:35 AM
- community & culture
To mark the start of the Shakespeare season, the Hungarian State Opera will host Shakespeare400+ festival in honour the esteemed playwright. This year, 17 adaptations will be presented in four different venues (the Opera House, Erkel Theatre, Music Academy and Müpa), including popular plays like Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Happy Kids Brings Fundraising Into Fashion
- 12 May 2016 8:00 AM
- specials
One of history’s worst earthquakes and tsunamis devastated the Indian Ocean region on 26 December 2004, killing over 230,000 people in fourteen countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters high. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Indonesia was the hardest-hit country, followed by Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand.
Hungaroring Celebrates Its 30th Birthday
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The fact that the Formula 1 race was being organised for the fourth time already in 1989, the year of the political turn, clearly tells what a remarkable pole-position Hungary used to hold among the countries of the former Eastern bloc. The Hungaroring is celebrating its 30th birthday this year and it’s as popular as always, with excellent prospects.
Xpat Opinion: Inadequate Hygiene In Hungarian Hospitals
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today I’m venturing into the world of healthcare, specifically hygiene or rather the lack of it in some Hungarian hospitals. A discussion of the high rate of infections contracted in hospitals began when the movement “1001 physicians without gratuity” called attention to the problem. According to the statement of these doctors, the problem has been known for years. But not only is nothing being ...
Dance Blossoms In Budapest This Spring
- 31 Mar 2016 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Starting with an International Ballet Gala, next month offers a wide range of great entertainment for dance fans in Budapest. Lovers of classical ballet can see Sir Peter Wright’s version of 'The Sleeping Beauty' at the Opera House. Two new contemporary dance productions and a 'panorama of the Hungarian dance scene' await audiences at Erkel Theatre, such as 'Solaris: Space Fantasy' which ...
Hope On The HÉV
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The operation of the suburban railway lines, the so-called HÉV, has been the subject of disagreement between the capital and the government of late. Now it looks like the brotherly fight might end with a positive result, namely some new trains.
Armel Opera Festival In Budapest, On Until 3 July
- 24 Jun 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Established in 2008, the annual Armel Opera Festival presents five operas, created in cooperation with five different opera houses. Leading roles in these five performances are given to the most oustanding singers of the international Armel Opera Competition.
Liget Project Protesters Occupy Yellow House In City Park
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Activist group Ligetvédők (Park Protectors) occupied a building Tuesday in Budapest’s Városliget (City Park) in protest against the Liget Budapest development plan there. The group had been using the area of the former open-air bar and restaurant Kertem as their camp and base of operations since March.
The Fairy Queen - Opera Noir At The Hungarian State Opera
- 26 May 2016 2:00 AM
- community & culture
Fans of early music can hardly wait for the end of the Opera’s season each year. Little wonder, either, for true to our tradition of the last three years, we are again closing it out with a Baroque opera. The final premiere in the Shakespeare Season of the Hungarian State Opera is Henry Purcell’s semi-opera, The Fairy Queen turned into opera noir by director András Almási-Tóth.
Shakespeare400+ Festival, 17 May - 2 June
- 18 May 2016 8:35 AM
- community & culture
To mark the start of the Shakespeare season, the Hungarian State Opera will host Shakespeare400+ festival in honour the esteemed playwright. This year, 17 adaptations will be presented in four different venues (the Opera House, Erkel Theatre, Music Academy and Müpa), including popular plays like Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Happy Kids Brings Fundraising Into Fashion
- 12 May 2016 8:00 AM
- specials
One of history’s worst earthquakes and tsunamis devastated the Indian Ocean region on 26 December 2004, killing over 230,000 people in fourteen countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters high. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Indonesia was the hardest-hit country, followed by Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand.
Hungaroring Celebrates Its 30th Birthday
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The fact that the Formula 1 race was being organised for the fourth time already in 1989, the year of the political turn, clearly tells what a remarkable pole-position Hungary used to hold among the countries of the former Eastern bloc. The Hungaroring is celebrating its 30th birthday this year and it’s as popular as always, with excellent prospects.
Xpat Opinion: Inadequate Hygiene In Hungarian Hospitals
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today I’m venturing into the world of healthcare, specifically hygiene or rather the lack of it in some Hungarian hospitals. A discussion of the high rate of infections contracted in hospitals began when the movement “1001 physicians without gratuity” called attention to the problem. According to the statement of these doctors, the problem has been known for years. But not only is nothing being ...
Dance Blossoms In Budapest This Spring
- 31 Mar 2016 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Starting with an International Ballet Gala, next month offers a wide range of great entertainment for dance fans in Budapest. Lovers of classical ballet can see Sir Peter Wright’s version of 'The Sleeping Beauty' at the Opera House. Two new contemporary dance productions and a 'panorama of the Hungarian dance scene' await audiences at Erkel Theatre, such as 'Solaris: Space Fantasy' which ...
Hope On The HÉV
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The operation of the suburban railway lines, the so-called HÉV, has been the subject of disagreement between the capital and the government of late. Now it looks like the brotherly fight might end with a positive result, namely some new trains.