127 result(s) for verdi opera
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 ...
Requiem, Opera House Budapest, 2 November
- 2 Nov 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
Staged oratorio in Latin, with Hungarian, English, and Latin subtitles
In recent years, even decades, it has become a common practice to completely or partially stage certain oratorical works. After Messiah and Matthäus-Passion, nothing could be more suitable to continue the practice than Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem, which is claimed by many, half-seriously, but certainly aptly, to be their ...
Free Classical Concerts: 'Music Harvest' Festival in Pécs, 11 - 14 September
- 26 Aug 2025 12:06 PM
- community & culture
Pécs's 'Zene Szüret' festival will offer programs based on classical music in various parts of Pécs between September 11 and 14, under the artistic direction and participation of opera singer Erika Miklósa.
Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera, Opera House Budapest, 13 August
- 13 Aug 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
The subject of this work sparked Verdi's fiercest battle with the censor of Naples and, later on, of Rome. The original libretto treated an actual historical event: the 1792 regicide of a Swedish king.
However, this proved too delicate a matter given the political situation of the day, and so in order to curry favour with the censor, the king was converted into an earl and the plot ...
Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazine, 7 August
- 7 Aug 2025 4:02 PM
- specials
The fresh newsletter for the International Community in Hungary - described by readers as a "Great read each week" - is now available for your interest and use via the link below.
Verdi’s Nabucco Opera Premiere, Margaret Island Theatre Budapest, 24 & 26 July
- 24 Jul 2025 8:00 PM
- classical
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.
Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazine, 24 July
- 24 Jul 2025 4:40 PM
- specials
The fresh newsletter for the International Community in Hungary - described by readers as a "Great read each week" - is now available for your interest and use via the link below.
Free Concerts to Mark 200th 'Anna Ball' by Lake Balaton, 22 - 26 July
- 24 Jul 2025 6:46 AM
- community & culture
True to tradition, the ballet dancers of the Hungarian State Opera House will open the 200-year-old Anna Ball in Füred on Saturday 26 July in the ornamental garden of the Anna Grand Hotel, the Opera House informed MTI.
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 ...
Requiem, Opera House Budapest, 2 November
- 2 Nov 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
Staged oratorio in Latin, with Hungarian, English, and Latin subtitles
In recent years, even decades, it has become a common practice to completely or partially stage certain oratorical works. After Messiah and Matthäus-Passion, nothing could be more suitable to continue the practice than Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem, which is claimed by many, half-seriously, but certainly aptly, to be their ...
Free Classical Concerts: 'Music Harvest' Festival in Pécs, 11 - 14 September
- 26 Aug 2025 12:06 PM
- community & culture
Pécs's 'Zene Szüret' festival will offer programs based on classical music in various parts of Pécs between September 11 and 14, under the artistic direction and participation of opera singer Erika Miklósa.
Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera, Opera House Budapest, 13 August
- 13 Aug 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
The subject of this work sparked Verdi's fiercest battle with the censor of Naples and, later on, of Rome. The original libretto treated an actual historical event: the 1792 regicide of a Swedish king.
However, this proved too delicate a matter given the political situation of the day, and so in order to curry favour with the censor, the king was converted into an earl and the plot ...
Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazine, 7 August
- 7 Aug 2025 4:02 PM
- specials
The fresh newsletter for the International Community in Hungary - described by readers as a "Great read each week" - is now available for your interest and use via the link below.
Verdi’s Nabucco Opera Premiere, Margaret Island Theatre Budapest, 24 & 26 July
- 24 Jul 2025 8:00 PM
- classical
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.
Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazine, 24 July
- 24 Jul 2025 4:40 PM
- specials
The fresh newsletter for the International Community in Hungary - described by readers as a "Great read each week" - is now available for your interest and use via the link below.
Free Concerts to Mark 200th 'Anna Ball' by Lake Balaton, 22 - 26 July
- 24 Jul 2025 6:46 AM
- community & culture
True to tradition, the ballet dancers of the Hungarian State Opera House will open the 200-year-old Anna Ball in Füred on Saturday 26 July in the ornamental garden of the Anna Grand Hotel, the Opera House informed MTI.