324 result(s) for verdi
Claims of Wealth Transfers & Exit Plans Stir Debate in Hungary
- 27 Apr 2026 5:34 PM
- current affairs
While the outgoing prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is evading responsibility, people close to him are readying to leave the country and take their stolen wealth with them, Péter Magyar, the prime minister-elect, said in a video on Facebook on Saturday.
Crime Beat: Most Wanted Hungarian Drug Lord Arrested
- 23 Apr 2026 12:32 PM
- current affairs
Hungary's most wanted drug dealer was arrested in Mexico and has been returned to Hungary, the police reported on its website on Wednesday.
Carl Off: Carmina Burana, Opera House Budapest, 12 April
- 12 Apr 2026 11:00 AM
- classical
O Fortuna. Everyone knows the overwhelmingly powerful opening motifs of Carl Orff's most famous work. What fewer people know is that Carmina Burana was not intended to be an oratorical work, but was instead expressly meant for the stage.
This becomes clear from the piece's (originally Latin) subtitle: “Secular songs for singers and chorus to be sung together with instruments and magical ...
Polling: Opposition Tisza Party Projected to Win Two-Thirds Majority in Sunday’s Vote in Hungary
- 9 Apr 2026 9:15 AM
- current affairs
A dramatic shift in the Hungarian political landscape may be on the horizon this weekend. According to the latest projection from the independent polling agency Medián, the opposition Tisza Party, led by Péter Magyar, is on track to secure a two-thirds "supermajority" in the upcoming parliamentary elections on Sunday.
Verdi's Rigoletto, Opera House Budapest, 24 March
- 24 Mar 2026 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 ...
Former Leading Socialist Fined HUF 30 Million After 12-year Trial in Hungary
- 24 Mar 2026 3:56 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The Buda Central District Court on Wednesday fined former Socialist Party vice-president Gabor Simon Ft 30 million after acquitting him on charges of budget fraud, but finding him guilty of falsifying documents, news website 24.hu reports.
German Woman Faces 15 Year Sentence for Killing Son in Hungary
- 17 Mar 2026 5:37 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian prosecutors have formally charged a 36-year-old German woman with the murder of her 11-year-old son in the town of Karcag. The Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Prosecutor’s Office is seeking a 15-year prison sentence in a maximum-security penitentiary (fegyház), alongside a 10-year expulsion from Hungary and a permanent ban from any profession involving children.
New Hungarian Operas Based on Novels Presented at Eiffel Art Studios
- 16 Mar 2026 4:42 PM
- community & culture
A love story worthy of a Hollywood romance and a thought-provoking psychological thriller unfold at the world premieres of the new one-act operas by György Selmeczi and János Vajda. Royal Highness and The Verdict are to be performed for the first time on 11 April 2026 at the Hungarian State Opera’s Eiffel Art Studios, conducted by Kálmán Szennai and directed by Máté Szabó. The premiere ...
Themes Revealed for Hungarian State Opera Season 2026/27
- 19 Feb 2026 6:59 AM
- community & culture
Eastern-themed productions and works of Kodály in focus of the 143rd season of the Hungarian State Opera. Twelve premieres – including new productions of Salome, Madama Butterfly, and Il trovatore, the world premiere of Máté Bella’s Passio, and a centenary production of Háry János – are featured in the Hungarian State Opera’s 2026/27 season.
Claims of Wealth Transfers & Exit Plans Stir Debate in Hungary
- 27 Apr 2026 5:34 PM
- current affairs
While the outgoing prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is evading responsibility, people close to him are readying to leave the country and take their stolen wealth with them, Péter Magyar, the prime minister-elect, said in a video on Facebook on Saturday.
Crime Beat: Most Wanted Hungarian Drug Lord Arrested
- 23 Apr 2026 12:32 PM
- current affairs
Hungary's most wanted drug dealer was arrested in Mexico and has been returned to Hungary, the police reported on its website on Wednesday.
Carl Off: Carmina Burana, Opera House Budapest, 12 April
- 12 Apr 2026 11:00 AM
- classical
O Fortuna. Everyone knows the overwhelmingly powerful opening motifs of Carl Orff's most famous work. What fewer people know is that Carmina Burana was not intended to be an oratorical work, but was instead expressly meant for the stage.
This becomes clear from the piece's (originally Latin) subtitle: “Secular songs for singers and chorus to be sung together with instruments and magical ...
Polling: Opposition Tisza Party Projected to Win Two-Thirds Majority in Sunday’s Vote in Hungary
- 9 Apr 2026 9:15 AM
- current affairs
A dramatic shift in the Hungarian political landscape may be on the horizon this weekend. According to the latest projection from the independent polling agency Medián, the opposition Tisza Party, led by Péter Magyar, is on track to secure a two-thirds "supermajority" in the upcoming parliamentary elections on Sunday.
Verdi's Rigoletto, Opera House Budapest, 24 March
- 24 Mar 2026 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 ...
Former Leading Socialist Fined HUF 30 Million After 12-year Trial in Hungary
- 24 Mar 2026 3:56 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The Buda Central District Court on Wednesday fined former Socialist Party vice-president Gabor Simon Ft 30 million after acquitting him on charges of budget fraud, but finding him guilty of falsifying documents, news website 24.hu reports.
German Woman Faces 15 Year Sentence for Killing Son in Hungary
- 17 Mar 2026 5:37 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian prosecutors have formally charged a 36-year-old German woman with the murder of her 11-year-old son in the town of Karcag. The Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Prosecutor’s Office is seeking a 15-year prison sentence in a maximum-security penitentiary (fegyház), alongside a 10-year expulsion from Hungary and a permanent ban from any profession involving children.
New Hungarian Operas Based on Novels Presented at Eiffel Art Studios
- 16 Mar 2026 4:42 PM
- community & culture
A love story worthy of a Hollywood romance and a thought-provoking psychological thriller unfold at the world premieres of the new one-act operas by György Selmeczi and János Vajda. Royal Highness and The Verdict are to be performed for the first time on 11 April 2026 at the Hungarian State Opera’s Eiffel Art Studios, conducted by Kálmán Szennai and directed by Máté Szabó. The premiere ...
Themes Revealed for Hungarian State Opera Season 2026/27
- 19 Feb 2026 6:59 AM
- community & culture
Eastern-themed productions and works of Kodály in focus of the 143rd season of the Hungarian State Opera. Twelve premieres – including new productions of Salome, Madama Butterfly, and Il trovatore, the world premiere of Máté Bella’s Passio, and a centenary production of Háry János – are featured in the Hungarian State Opera’s 2026/27 season.