116 result(s) for wagner
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.
Arnold Schönberg Gurre - Leider, Erkel Theatre Budapest, 15 February
- 15 Feb 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
Oratorical song cycle with Hungarian and English surtitles
Hungarian musicians have been able to perform the largest-scale work by the leader of the Second Viennese School only on one occasion, in 1998, under the instruction of Zoltán Kocsis.
Alongside Mahler's Symphony No. 8 and Britten's War Requiem, the opus is one of the works that require the largest ensemble in classical music. ...
Liszt The Legend of St Elizabeth, National Concert Hall Budapest, 9 October
- 9 Oct 2024 7:00 PM
- classical
From the autumn of 1861, Liszt spent more and more time in Rome, where his interest turned towards church music. In 1862 he completed his first oratorio, The Legend of St Elizabeth. Liszt had long been intrigued by the life of the Hungarian princess, and he even visited her former home, the castle of Wartburg, in the company of the Grand Duke of Weimar. ‘My relationship to St Elizabeth is ...
The Flying Dutchman, Opera House Budapest, 28 September
- 28 Sep 2024 5:00 PM
- classical
The hero of Wagner's immortal oeuvre is the cursed Dutchman, who may set foot on dry land only once every seven years, and who first among the long list of Wagner heroes yearns for the miracle of redemption through love...
The Flying Dutchman, Opera House Budapest, 28 September - 2, 4 & 6 October
- 17 Sep 2024 6:21 PM
- community & culture
The hero of Wagner's immortal oeuvre is the cursed Dutchman, who may set foot on dry land only once every seven years, and who first among the long list of Wagner heroes yearns for the miracle of redemption through love...
Nixon In China: Opera Based on a Historic Summit Premieres on Hungarian Stage for the First Time
- 16 Sep 2024 5:20 PM
- community & culture
On 22 September 2024, the Eiffel Art Studios of the Hungarian State Opera presents Nixon in China by John Adams. The opera show taking place at several locations simultaneously and featuring ballet elements stars Károly Szemerédy, Klára Kolonits, Zoltán Nyári, and Rita Rácz.
Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazine, 6 June
- 7 Jun 2024 6:08 AM
- 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.
'Budapest Wagner Days', Palace of Arts, Until 29 June
- 14 May 2024 6:56 AM
- community & culture
“No Tickets for Bayreuth? Budapest Has a Wagner Festival, Too.” So read the headline from the effusive 2013 New York Times review of the Budapest Wagner Days.
Richard Wagner: Parsifal, Hungarian State Opera Budapest, 31 March
- 31 Mar 2024 4:00 PM
- classical
In Parsifal, his final music drama, Wagner embeds fear of the temptations of the world and sinful desires into a tale of redemption. The work is indeed a festival play for the stage rather than an opera.
Many viewers – perhaps out of their own fears – criticised Wagner, who wrote both the libretto and the music, for what could be called the piece’s virtue and remarkable complexity, which is ...
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.
Arnold Schönberg Gurre - Leider, Erkel Theatre Budapest, 15 February
- 15 Feb 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
Oratorical song cycle with Hungarian and English surtitles
Hungarian musicians have been able to perform the largest-scale work by the leader of the Second Viennese School only on one occasion, in 1998, under the instruction of Zoltán Kocsis.
Alongside Mahler's Symphony No. 8 and Britten's War Requiem, the opus is one of the works that require the largest ensemble in classical music. ...
Liszt The Legend of St Elizabeth, National Concert Hall Budapest, 9 October
- 9 Oct 2024 7:00 PM
- classical
From the autumn of 1861, Liszt spent more and more time in Rome, where his interest turned towards church music. In 1862 he completed his first oratorio, The Legend of St Elizabeth. Liszt had long been intrigued by the life of the Hungarian princess, and he even visited her former home, the castle of Wartburg, in the company of the Grand Duke of Weimar. ‘My relationship to St Elizabeth is ...
The Flying Dutchman, Opera House Budapest, 28 September
- 28 Sep 2024 5:00 PM
- classical
The hero of Wagner's immortal oeuvre is the cursed Dutchman, who may set foot on dry land only once every seven years, and who first among the long list of Wagner heroes yearns for the miracle of redemption through love...
The Flying Dutchman, Opera House Budapest, 28 September - 2, 4 & 6 October
- 17 Sep 2024 6:21 PM
- community & culture
The hero of Wagner's immortal oeuvre is the cursed Dutchman, who may set foot on dry land only once every seven years, and who first among the long list of Wagner heroes yearns for the miracle of redemption through love...
Nixon In China: Opera Based on a Historic Summit Premieres on Hungarian Stage for the First Time
- 16 Sep 2024 5:20 PM
- community & culture
On 22 September 2024, the Eiffel Art Studios of the Hungarian State Opera presents Nixon in China by John Adams. The opera show taking place at several locations simultaneously and featuring ballet elements stars Károly Szemerédy, Klára Kolonits, Zoltán Nyári, and Rita Rácz.
Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazine, 6 June
- 7 Jun 2024 6:08 AM
- 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.
'Budapest Wagner Days', Palace of Arts, Until 29 June
- 14 May 2024 6:56 AM
- community & culture
“No Tickets for Bayreuth? Budapest Has a Wagner Festival, Too.” So read the headline from the effusive 2013 New York Times review of the Budapest Wagner Days.
Richard Wagner: Parsifal, Hungarian State Opera Budapest, 31 March
- 31 Mar 2024 4:00 PM
- classical
In Parsifal, his final music drama, Wagner embeds fear of the temptations of the world and sinful desires into a tale of redemption. The work is indeed a festival play for the stage rather than an opera.
Many viewers – perhaps out of their own fears – criticised Wagner, who wrote both the libretto and the music, for what could be called the piece’s virtue and remarkable complexity, which is ...