128 result(s) for shakespeare
English Marathon: Purcell – Elgar - Britten, Mupa Budapest, 15 February
- 15 Feb 2026 10:00 AM
- classical
“This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise…” These are the words of Shakespeare in praise of England in Richard II. Among the trappings that enrich “this earth of majesty” is the musical culture of the island nation, as evidenced by traditions that continue to be painstakingly maintained today.
Müpa Budapest’s ...
Kuhn Fu, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 4 February
- 4 Feb 2026 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Kuhn Fu, a jazz-rock psychedelia band, is led by Berlin-based guitarist and composer Christian Kühn.
The band, consisting of a fierce woodwind section, a hard-driving rhythm section, and himself on the red Telecaster, plays strange, beautiful, energetic, and eclectic compositions.
Founded in 2012, Kuhn Fu has released seven albums to date, was nominated for the German Jazz Prize 2023 and ...
Romeo and Juliet, Opera House Budapest, 12 November
- 12 Nov 2025 6:30 PM
- classical
"There's an old, slightly cynical, adage in the theatre that says, when you're out of ideas, produce a Shakespearean work." This is how the ballet's choreographer, László Seregi, put it at the time of the premiere.
However, Romeo and Juliet would thoroughly debunk the self-irony in this quip and go on to become one of Hungary's most famous ballet classics.
Seregi's spectacular and ...
Festival Facelift: Innovations & 'Cultural Districts' to Feature at Sziget Budapest
- 31 Jul 2025 8:19 AM
- entertainment
The 31st Sziget Festival welcoming revellers with a fresh lineup, visuals and new "cultural districts". Headliners include Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Post Malone and Shawn Mendes.
Varnus Xaver & Rhoda Scott, Dohány Street Synagogue Budapest, 10 June
- 10 Jun 2025 8:17 AM
- entertainment
In the 1970s, Rhoda Scott was known as “the people's organist” in Hungary. Thirty years ago, Varnus Xaver took over this symbolic baton from her. Today, with 40 million YouTube views and sold-out concerts worldwide, he is one of the top three most famous organists in the world.
Szegedi Kortárs Balett Lear, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 22 March
- 22 Mar 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
Although Lear has "king" in its title, it’s not one of the classic history plays. It's more like a self-liquidating family tragedy.
"No one willever write a better tragedy than Lear”, this is how George Bernard Shaw, the eternal second after Shakespeare on the English-language stages, paid tribute to his great predecessor. And it seems very likely that "King Lear will be considered ...
Hungarian State Opera Prepares for a New Macbeth Production
- 7 Feb 2025 4:44 PM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera will present Verdi's Macbeth on 22 February 2025, starring George Gagnidze, star of the New York Metropolitan Opera and Mihály Kálmándy in the title role, alongside Csilla Boross and Szilvia Rálik as Lady Macbeth.
Falstaff, Opera House Budapest, 5 December
- 5 Dec 2024 6:30 PM
- classical
Comic opera in three acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles
Performance length: 3 hours 15 minutes, with 2 intermissions.
"There is only one way to end your career more splendidly than with Otello, and that is to end it with Falstaff!" So Verdi was told by his librettist and good friend, Arrigo Boito.
Although the elderly master had not tried his hand at ...
Otello, Opera House Budapest, 24 October
- 24 Oct 2024 6:30 PM
- classical
After retiring at age 58, Verdi would write no new operas for the next 15 years. It took a pivotal supper in Milan and the persistence of music publisher Giulio Ricordi to entice the Maestro to set about composing a new work, which he would only refer to as the “chocolate project”.
The Moor Otello is a soldier, a general and a loving husband who, despite all of his accomplishments, is not ...
English Marathon: Purcell – Elgar - Britten, Mupa Budapest, 15 February
- 15 Feb 2026 10:00 AM
- classical
“This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise…” These are the words of Shakespeare in praise of England in Richard II. Among the trappings that enrich “this earth of majesty” is the musical culture of the island nation, as evidenced by traditions that continue to be painstakingly maintained today.
Müpa Budapest’s ...
Kuhn Fu, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 4 February
- 4 Feb 2026 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Kuhn Fu, a jazz-rock psychedelia band, is led by Berlin-based guitarist and composer Christian Kühn.
The band, consisting of a fierce woodwind section, a hard-driving rhythm section, and himself on the red Telecaster, plays strange, beautiful, energetic, and eclectic compositions.
Founded in 2012, Kuhn Fu has released seven albums to date, was nominated for the German Jazz Prize 2023 and ...
Romeo and Juliet, Opera House Budapest, 12 November
- 12 Nov 2025 6:30 PM
- classical
"There's an old, slightly cynical, adage in the theatre that says, when you're out of ideas, produce a Shakespearean work." This is how the ballet's choreographer, László Seregi, put it at the time of the premiere.
However, Romeo and Juliet would thoroughly debunk the self-irony in this quip and go on to become one of Hungary's most famous ballet classics.
Seregi's spectacular and ...
Festival Facelift: Innovations & 'Cultural Districts' to Feature at Sziget Budapest
- 31 Jul 2025 8:19 AM
- entertainment
The 31st Sziget Festival welcoming revellers with a fresh lineup, visuals and new "cultural districts". Headliners include Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Post Malone and Shawn Mendes.
Varnus Xaver & Rhoda Scott, Dohány Street Synagogue Budapest, 10 June
- 10 Jun 2025 8:17 AM
- entertainment
In the 1970s, Rhoda Scott was known as “the people's organist” in Hungary. Thirty years ago, Varnus Xaver took over this symbolic baton from her. Today, with 40 million YouTube views and sold-out concerts worldwide, he is one of the top three most famous organists in the world.
Szegedi Kortárs Balett Lear, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 22 March
- 22 Mar 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
Although Lear has "king" in its title, it’s not one of the classic history plays. It's more like a self-liquidating family tragedy.
"No one willever write a better tragedy than Lear”, this is how George Bernard Shaw, the eternal second after Shakespeare on the English-language stages, paid tribute to his great predecessor. And it seems very likely that "King Lear will be considered ...
Hungarian State Opera Prepares for a New Macbeth Production
- 7 Feb 2025 4:44 PM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera will present Verdi's Macbeth on 22 February 2025, starring George Gagnidze, star of the New York Metropolitan Opera and Mihály Kálmándy in the title role, alongside Csilla Boross and Szilvia Rálik as Lady Macbeth.
Falstaff, Opera House Budapest, 5 December
- 5 Dec 2024 6:30 PM
- classical
Comic opera in three acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles
Performance length: 3 hours 15 minutes, with 2 intermissions.
"There is only one way to end your career more splendidly than with Otello, and that is to end it with Falstaff!" So Verdi was told by his librettist and good friend, Arrigo Boito.
Although the elderly master had not tried his hand at ...
Otello, Opera House Budapest, 24 October
- 24 Oct 2024 6:30 PM
- classical
After retiring at age 58, Verdi would write no new operas for the next 15 years. It took a pivotal supper in Milan and the persistence of music publisher Giulio Ricordi to entice the Maestro to set about composing a new work, which he would only refer to as the “chocolate project”.
The Moor Otello is a soldier, a general and a loving husband who, despite all of his accomplishments, is not ...