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Maria Callas Film with Angelina Jolie, Opera House Budapest, 8 February
- 8 Feb 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
This time, instead of the stage, the silver screen takes center stage! For a special occasion, the Hungarian State Opera opens its doors as a cinema.
At the screening on February 8, the biographical drama Maria (2024) will be shown, portraying the life of Maria Callas, one of the world’s most renowned opera singers. Directed by Pablo Larraín and starring Angelina Jolie in the title role, the ...
Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida, Opera House Budapest, 27 January
- 27 Jan 2026 6:00 PM
- classical
The vulnerable protagonists of Aida face an agonising moral dilemma: to what should they be loyal? To their homelands? To their families? Or to their love? The story of the opera is a product of war: not only in its writing, but on the stage as well.
The sounds of war resonate throughout the tale of the captive Ethiopian princess and king, and the Egyptian commander brought down by and for ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 19 January
- 19 Jan 2026 7:45 PM
- classical
A true musical polymath, Jörg Widmann is widely regarded as one of the world’s finest living clarinettists, as well as an outstanding composer, arranger and conductor. His own compositions are approachable, engaging and imaginative, while his carefully curated concert programmes are known for their balance and artistic harmony.
Widmann often places his own works alongside those of composers ...
The Nutcracker, Hungarian State Opera Budapest, 11 January
- 11 Jan 2026 6:00 PM
- classical
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker has for decades been an essential part of the world’s and the OPERA’s run-up to Christmas. In memory of the previous production that had been in the repertoire for more than half a century, for the Christmas of 2015, a newly buffed-up show was staged that follows classical ballet traditions while still conforming to the requirements of 21st century dance and set design. ...
Stephen the King, Opera House Budapest, 9 January
- 9 Jan 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
By far the most successful of the Hungarian crop of rock operas, ever since its original album release Stephen, the King has had not only symphonic features but has also been pervaded by the vocal, closed number structure characteristic of traditional operas, the presence of large tableaus, and instrumentation that gives the rock music universal perspectives.
The poems for Levente Szörényi, ...
La Bohème Opera Performance, Opera Budapest, 26 December
- 26 Dec 2025 6:30 PM
- classical
Opera in three parts, four acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles.
Some operas are legendary. None more so than Puccini's work telling the tale of young bohemians in Paris, in which one of the most beautiful romances in operatic literature begins with a burnt-out candle and a misplaced key.
There are also legendary opera productions, such as this one directed by ...
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: Wonderful Nativity, National Concert Hall Budapest, 23 December
- 23 Dec 2025 4:00 PM
- contemporary
Evoking the excitement of anticipation and waltzing with angels in the bright starlight, to playfully immerse yourself in the Christmas wonderland.
The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble’s nativity programme counts down to the night of the birth of Jesus, with scenes that are sometimes comic and other times heart-warming.
The joyful period comes to life in this marvellous world of games, ...
Händel – Mozart: Messiah, Opera House Budapest, 22 December
- 22 Dec 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
When, Baron van Swieten, known from Hungarian history as the head of the school programmes of Maria Theresa and her son Joseph II, commissioned Mozart to prepare arrangements of four works by Händel, no one could yet know that among them the Messiah would remain a festive delicacy for the world 250 years later.
Mozart shortened the work and enriched it with new instruments, yet in the spirit ...
Budapest Jazz Orchestra - Christmas Concert, Budapest jazz Club, 21 December
- 21 Dec 2025 6:00 PM
- contemporary
Starting from the traditional big band genre, the Budapest Jazz Orchestra accompanied the development of jazz from the 1920s to contemporary jazz in its productions. In recent years, the BJO has performed with such greats from the United States as George Duke, Joe Lovano, Peter Erskine, Jane Monheit, Ken Peplowski.
Guest: Orsi Urbán & Adrienn Fehér
Maria Callas Film with Angelina Jolie, Opera House Budapest, 8 February
- 8 Feb 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
This time, instead of the stage, the silver screen takes center stage! For a special occasion, the Hungarian State Opera opens its doors as a cinema.
At the screening on February 8, the biographical drama Maria (2024) will be shown, portraying the life of Maria Callas, one of the world’s most renowned opera singers. Directed by Pablo Larraín and starring Angelina Jolie in the title role, the ...
Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida, Opera House Budapest, 27 January
- 27 Jan 2026 6:00 PM
- classical
The vulnerable protagonists of Aida face an agonising moral dilemma: to what should they be loyal? To their homelands? To their families? Or to their love? The story of the opera is a product of war: not only in its writing, but on the stage as well.
The sounds of war resonate throughout the tale of the captive Ethiopian princess and king, and the Egyptian commander brought down by and for ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 19 January
- 19 Jan 2026 7:45 PM
- classical
A true musical polymath, Jörg Widmann is widely regarded as one of the world’s finest living clarinettists, as well as an outstanding composer, arranger and conductor. His own compositions are approachable, engaging and imaginative, while his carefully curated concert programmes are known for their balance and artistic harmony.
Widmann often places his own works alongside those of composers ...
The Nutcracker, Hungarian State Opera Budapest, 11 January
- 11 Jan 2026 6:00 PM
- classical
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker has for decades been an essential part of the world’s and the OPERA’s run-up to Christmas. In memory of the previous production that had been in the repertoire for more than half a century, for the Christmas of 2015, a newly buffed-up show was staged that follows classical ballet traditions while still conforming to the requirements of 21st century dance and set design. ...
Stephen the King, Opera House Budapest, 9 January
- 9 Jan 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
By far the most successful of the Hungarian crop of rock operas, ever since its original album release Stephen, the King has had not only symphonic features but has also been pervaded by the vocal, closed number structure characteristic of traditional operas, the presence of large tableaus, and instrumentation that gives the rock music universal perspectives.
The poems for Levente Szörényi, ...
La Bohème Opera Performance, Opera Budapest, 26 December
- 26 Dec 2025 6:30 PM
- classical
Opera in three parts, four acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles.
Some operas are legendary. None more so than Puccini's work telling the tale of young bohemians in Paris, in which one of the most beautiful romances in operatic literature begins with a burnt-out candle and a misplaced key.
There are also legendary opera productions, such as this one directed by ...
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: Wonderful Nativity, National Concert Hall Budapest, 23 December
- 23 Dec 2025 4:00 PM
- contemporary
Evoking the excitement of anticipation and waltzing with angels in the bright starlight, to playfully immerse yourself in the Christmas wonderland.
The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble’s nativity programme counts down to the night of the birth of Jesus, with scenes that are sometimes comic and other times heart-warming.
The joyful period comes to life in this marvellous world of games, ...
Händel – Mozart: Messiah, Opera House Budapest, 22 December
- 22 Dec 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
When, Baron van Swieten, known from Hungarian history as the head of the school programmes of Maria Theresa and her son Joseph II, commissioned Mozart to prepare arrangements of four works by Händel, no one could yet know that among them the Messiah would remain a festive delicacy for the world 250 years later.
Mozart shortened the work and enriched it with new instruments, yet in the spirit ...
Budapest Jazz Orchestra - Christmas Concert, Budapest jazz Club, 21 December
- 21 Dec 2025 6:00 PM
- contemporary
Starting from the traditional big band genre, the Budapest Jazz Orchestra accompanied the development of jazz from the 1920s to contemporary jazz in its productions. In recent years, the BJO has performed with such greats from the United States as George Duke, Joe Lovano, Peter Erskine, Jane Monheit, Ken Peplowski.
Guest: Orsi Urbán & Adrienn Fehér