125 result(s) for verdi opera
Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo, Opera House Budapest, 25 May
- 25 May 2025 6:00 PM
- classical
Verdi took Schiller’s drama, a work whose nearly every line is permeated with social and political ideas, and poured it into music in a way that emphasises individual emotions and spiritual vibrations.
Hilbrich, a director who has long been recognised across the German-speaking world, earned his international reputation chiefly with Wagnerian productions, as well as with contemporary operas.
Stars Recitals with Piano: Georg Zeppenfeld, Eiffel Art Studios Budapest, 12 May
- 12 May 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
German bass Georg Zeppenfeld originally trained as a music and German teacher, and only then began his singing studies.
According to his own admission, it was not easy for him or his voice teacher, because the Westphalian dialect is not necessarily suitable for opera singing. However, their joint work proved successful, and Zeppenfeld now performs the most important roles.
Beside German ...
Hungarian State Opera Unveils its 142nd Season
- 10 May 2025 6:06 AM
- community & culture
World premieres of contemporary Hungarian works alongside masterpieces by Beethoven, Mozart, and Wagner – the Hungarian State Opera unveils its 142nd season.
Carl Off: Carmina Burana, Opera House Budapest, 6 April
- 6 Apr 2025 7:00 PM
- 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 ...
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.
Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, Erkel Theatre Budapest, 28 January
- 28 Jan 2025 7:00 PM
- contemporary
The sultry atmosphere of intoxicating parties, an unbridled life of luxury, sparkling champagne – and a slow but lethal illness. This was what existence was like for the "lady of the camellias" before her true love walked into her life.
La traviata– The fallen woman.
The truly sensational theme swept through the art of the 19th century, making a stunningly beautiful Parisian courtesan named ...
Organ Concert with Miklós Teleki, St. Stephen's Basilica Budapest, 5 December
- 5 Dec 2024 8:00 PM
- classical
St. Stephen's Basilica is one of the most impressive buildings in Budapest and a popular location for classical concerts. Discover the spectacular sound of the church's organ in a performance featuring award‐winning organist Miklos Teleki.
Prize‐winning singer Kolos Kováts is the vocal soloist and the accomplished flute player Eleonóra Krusic completes the ensemble. Together, the artists play ...
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 ...
Messa per Rossini, National Concert Hall Budapest
- 1 Nov 2024 7:30 PM
- classical
When Rossini died in 1868, Verdi urged his compatriots to compose a requiem in memory of the departed master, with each composer taking on a single movement.
The work was completed, but the originally planned premiere fell through, and it was not until 1988 that it was first played, in Stuttgart, with Helmuth Rilling conducting.
At this All Saints’ Day concert, the Müpa Budapest audience ...
Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo, Opera House Budapest, 25 May
- 25 May 2025 6:00 PM
- classical
Verdi took Schiller’s drama, a work whose nearly every line is permeated with social and political ideas, and poured it into music in a way that emphasises individual emotions and spiritual vibrations.
Hilbrich, a director who has long been recognised across the German-speaking world, earned his international reputation chiefly with Wagnerian productions, as well as with contemporary operas.
Stars Recitals with Piano: Georg Zeppenfeld, Eiffel Art Studios Budapest, 12 May
- 12 May 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
German bass Georg Zeppenfeld originally trained as a music and German teacher, and only then began his singing studies.
According to his own admission, it was not easy for him or his voice teacher, because the Westphalian dialect is not necessarily suitable for opera singing. However, their joint work proved successful, and Zeppenfeld now performs the most important roles.
Beside German ...
Hungarian State Opera Unveils its 142nd Season
- 10 May 2025 6:06 AM
- community & culture
World premieres of contemporary Hungarian works alongside masterpieces by Beethoven, Mozart, and Wagner – the Hungarian State Opera unveils its 142nd season.
Carl Off: Carmina Burana, Opera House Budapest, 6 April
- 6 Apr 2025 7:00 PM
- 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 ...
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.
Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, Erkel Theatre Budapest, 28 January
- 28 Jan 2025 7:00 PM
- contemporary
The sultry atmosphere of intoxicating parties, an unbridled life of luxury, sparkling champagne – and a slow but lethal illness. This was what existence was like for the "lady of the camellias" before her true love walked into her life.
La traviata– The fallen woman.
The truly sensational theme swept through the art of the 19th century, making a stunningly beautiful Parisian courtesan named ...
Organ Concert with Miklós Teleki, St. Stephen's Basilica Budapest, 5 December
- 5 Dec 2024 8:00 PM
- classical
St. Stephen's Basilica is one of the most impressive buildings in Budapest and a popular location for classical concerts. Discover the spectacular sound of the church's organ in a performance featuring award‐winning organist Miklos Teleki.
Prize‐winning singer Kolos Kováts is the vocal soloist and the accomplished flute player Eleonóra Krusic completes the ensemble. Together, the artists play ...
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 ...
Messa per Rossini, National Concert Hall Budapest
- 1 Nov 2024 7:30 PM
- classical
When Rossini died in 1868, Verdi urged his compatriots to compose a requiem in memory of the departed master, with each composer taking on a single movement.
The work was completed, but the originally planned premiere fell through, and it was not until 1988 that it was first played, in Stuttgart, with Helmuth Rilling conducting.
At this All Saints’ Day concert, the Müpa Budapest audience ...