7 result(s) for plunge in Community & Culture
Verdi's Nabucco Opera Premiere, Margaret Island Theatre Budapest, 24 & 26 July
- 15 Jul 2025 8:51 AM
- community & culture
This season, the organisers once again welcome audiences with the grandeur of opera premieres. In keeping with their longstanding tradition, they have invited internationally acclaimed vocalists to perform the lead roles in two major productions — renowned stars who have brought Verdi’s emotionally charged Nabucco to life on the world’s most prestigious opera stages.
Insider’s Guides: Top Sights, Key Landmarks & Best Attractions in Budapest
- 21 Jul 2023 10:43 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s iconic landmarks are instantly recognisable to all those who call this city home – yet even long-time residents might not know all the stories behind them, why they’re locally so significant and worth knowing about to feel even more connected to the capital.
Introducing ‘Colonel’ Ágoston Haraszthy, The ‘Father’ of California Wine
- 26 Jun 2023 8:10 AM
- community & culture
By Miklós Molnár, founder of Fungarian: The best lesson I had with my American students back at Rutgers University was the wine tasting class where I was supposed to teach them about Hungarian culture. Blindfolded, they had to guess which wine was Californian and which was Hungarian.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 4.
- 12 Jun 2023 7:07 AM
- 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.
Interviews: How Expats Coped With The Covid-19 Shutdown In Hungary - Part 1
- 14 Jul 2020 4:04 PM
- community & culture
By Alexandra Ivanoff for XpatLoop. March 16th 2020: None of us will ever forget it. Hungary’s theatres, mozis, bars, schools, churches, and restaurants, all closed their doors that day. Everyone marooned themselves at home, with no idea how long self-isolation from the approaching Covid-19 would last.
Now On: Light & Shadow: The 1,000-Year History Of Budapest
- 27 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The new permanent exhibition follows a winding path just as the Danube flows through the city. The blue-green color of the river on the walls of the exhibition guides us through the flow of time, from Roman prehistory and the time of the Hungarian conquest all the way to the present.
Xpat Report: A Moment To Shine
- 20 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
A great football coach once put it this way: your finest hour is the moment when you’ve worked your heart out for a good cause and lie exhausted and victorious. Last week Seedling Trust’s Andrea Snow enjoyed her finest hour as an Olympic Torchbearer in Weymouth, England. It was her work establishing and building Seedling Trust that got Andrea the honour of bearing the torch – she was one of seven ...
Verdi's Nabucco Opera Premiere, Margaret Island Theatre Budapest, 24 & 26 July
- 15 Jul 2025 8:51 AM
- community & culture
This season, the organisers once again welcome audiences with the grandeur of opera premieres. In keeping with their longstanding tradition, they have invited internationally acclaimed vocalists to perform the lead roles in two major productions — renowned stars who have brought Verdi’s emotionally charged Nabucco to life on the world’s most prestigious opera stages.
Insider’s Guides: Top Sights, Key Landmarks & Best Attractions in Budapest
- 21 Jul 2023 10:43 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s iconic landmarks are instantly recognisable to all those who call this city home – yet even long-time residents might not know all the stories behind them, why they’re locally so significant and worth knowing about to feel even more connected to the capital.
Introducing ‘Colonel’ Ágoston Haraszthy, The ‘Father’ of California Wine
- 26 Jun 2023 8:10 AM
- community & culture
By Miklós Molnár, founder of Fungarian: The best lesson I had with my American students back at Rutgers University was the wine tasting class where I was supposed to teach them about Hungarian culture. Blindfolded, they had to guess which wine was Californian and which was Hungarian.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 4.
- 12 Jun 2023 7:07 AM
- 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.
Interviews: How Expats Coped With The Covid-19 Shutdown In Hungary - Part 1
- 14 Jul 2020 4:04 PM
- community & culture
By Alexandra Ivanoff for XpatLoop. March 16th 2020: None of us will ever forget it. Hungary’s theatres, mozis, bars, schools, churches, and restaurants, all closed their doors that day. Everyone marooned themselves at home, with no idea how long self-isolation from the approaching Covid-19 would last.
Now On: Light & Shadow: The 1,000-Year History Of Budapest
- 27 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The new permanent exhibition follows a winding path just as the Danube flows through the city. The blue-green color of the river on the walls of the exhibition guides us through the flow of time, from Roman prehistory and the time of the Hungarian conquest all the way to the present.
Xpat Report: A Moment To Shine
- 20 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
A great football coach once put it this way: your finest hour is the moment when you’ve worked your heart out for a good cause and lie exhausted and victorious. Last week Seedling Trust’s Andrea Snow enjoyed her finest hour as an Olympic Torchbearer in Weymouth, England. It was her work establishing and building Seedling Trust that got Andrea the honour of bearing the torch – she was one of seven ...