14 result(s) for shakespeare in Events
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Taming of the Shrew, Opera House, 6 September
- 6 Sep 2024 6:00 PM
- classical
Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew has inspired a string of stage and film adaptations. The most important ballet adaptations include Maurice Béjart’s 1954 choreography set to the music of Scarlatti, the Czech Vera Untermüllerov.’s 1961 work based on the melodies of a Czech composer, and John Cranko’s 1961 version, likewise based on the music of Scarlatti.
This series continued in 1994 ...
Verdi's Rigoletto, Opera House Budapest, 14 July
- 14 Jul 2024 6:30 PM
- classical
Opera in three acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles
The lecherous noblemen of the Mantuan court must be entertained, and a deformed jester spares no one his jeers to ensure that they are. And yet he prays that the scathing mockery he heaps on the suffering of others will not return to haunt him.
All he must do is seal his work off from his family life. But when ...
'A Midsummer Night's Dream', National Dance Theatre Budapest, 10 December
- 10 Dec 2023 7:00 PM
- contemporary
"Dost thou take this for a Tragedy? Thou shalt take it as a Comedy, and it shalt amuse thou.” With these lines from his drama, Imre Madách might as well have been referring to scenes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Shakespeare’s enigmatic play abounds in ambiguous situations, which can only be seen as sad or cheerful depending on your point of view. A brilliant theatrical mind, Shakespeare is ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Taming of the Shrew, Opera House, 6 September
- 6 Sep 2024 6:00 PM
- classical
Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew has inspired a string of stage and film adaptations. The most important ballet adaptations include Maurice Béjart’s 1954 choreography set to the music of Scarlatti, the Czech Vera Untermüllerov.’s 1961 work based on the melodies of a Czech composer, and John Cranko’s 1961 version, likewise based on the music of Scarlatti.
This series continued in 1994 ...
Verdi's Rigoletto, Opera House Budapest, 14 July
- 14 Jul 2024 6:30 PM
- classical
Opera in three acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles
The lecherous noblemen of the Mantuan court must be entertained, and a deformed jester spares no one his jeers to ensure that they are. And yet he prays that the scathing mockery he heaps on the suffering of others will not return to haunt him.
All he must do is seal his work off from his family life. But when ...
'A Midsummer Night's Dream', National Dance Theatre Budapest, 10 December
- 10 Dec 2023 7:00 PM
- contemporary
"Dost thou take this for a Tragedy? Thou shalt take it as a Comedy, and it shalt amuse thou.” With these lines from his drama, Imre Madách might as well have been referring to scenes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Shakespeare’s enigmatic play abounds in ambiguous situations, which can only be seen as sad or cheerful depending on your point of view. A brilliant theatrical mind, Shakespeare is ...