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Haydneum Announces 4th Eszterháza Festival Featuring Jone Martínez, Raoul Steffani & Stephan MacLeod

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(Photo Credit: ©Jean Baptiste Millot) The Haydneum Hungarian Centre for Early Music will present the fourth edition of its Eszterháza Festival at Esterházy Palace in Fertőd, Hungary from Aug. 28 through Sept. 5, 2026. The festival opens with a concert performance of Haydn’s “Orlando paladino,” conducted by György Vashegyi and performed by the Orfeo Orchestra. The cast features Cyrille Dubois {…}
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Haydneum Eszterháza Festival Unveils 2025 Slate

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The third Haydneum Eszterháza Festival has unveiled its 2025 slate. Here are the vocal showcases on offer. First up is “Armida” starring Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Zoltán Megyesi, Attila Varga-Tóth, Szilveszter Szélpál, Ella Smith, and Léo Guillou-Keredan. György Vashegyi conducts. Performance Date: August 29, 2025 Soprano Graciela Gibelli will join forces with Il Suonar Parlante and conductor Vittorio Ghielmi to take on {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Ildiko Komlósi, Freddie De Tommaso, Asmik Grigorian, Ludovic Tézier, Aigul Akhmetshina, Michael Volle Headline Hungarian State Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Hungarian State Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. New Productions “Lohengrin” will get a new production by András Almási-Tóth. Martin Rajna conducts two separate casts starring Christopher Sokolowski, Szabolcs Brickner, Johanni van Oostrum, Klára Kolonits, Egils Siliņš, Károly Szemerédy, Judit Kutasi, and Szilvia Rálik, among others. Performance Dates: Nov. 15-20, 2025 There will be a world premiere double bill {…}
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Haydneum Festival at Esterhaza Castle in Fertöd Announces 2024 Lineup

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The second annual Haydneum Festival at Esterhaza Castle in Fertöd has released the details of its 2024 program. This article only features vocal works. Ella Smith, Marianne Beate Kielland, Márton Komáromi, and Szilveszter Szélpál star in a concert performance of Haydn’s “L’isola disabitata.” György Vashegyi conducts the Orfeo Orchestra on period instruments. Performance Date: August 30, 2024  Olivia Vermeulen performs {…}
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The Haydneum Eszterháza Festival 2023 Review: L’Infedeltà Delusa

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(Photo: ©Haydneum / Pilvax Films) In 1766, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, whose preference was to live away from the imperial court, began the construction of the Esterháza palace. It was situated in an isolated swamp land in western Hungary, near the Neusiedlersee. Designed by Johann Ferdinand Mödlhammer and Melchior Hefele at a cost of over 13 million gulden, it was to {…}
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Haydneum & Eszterháza Közhasznú to Celebrate 250th Anniversary of Royal Visit with Festival Concert Series

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On September 1, 2023, Haydneum will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the royal visit to Eszterháza by Empress Maria Theresa with a festival concert series. Among the performances will be Haydn’s “L’indedelta delusa.” Conductor György Vashegyi leads a cast comprised of Ella Smith as Vespina, Csilla Kovacs as Sandrina,  Szilveszter Szélpál as Nanni, Bernhard Berchtold as Filippo, and Zoltan Megyesi {…}
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Lawrence Brownlee, Nino Machaidze & Iréne Theorin Lead Müpa Budapest’s 2022-23 Season

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Müpa Budapest has announced its 2022-23 season featuring a number of concerts and great artists. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Musical Stage Aapo Häkkinen conducts Schubert’s “Alfonso und Estrella” with Patrick Grahl, Lydia Teuscher, Krešimir Stražanac, Johannes Weisser, and Arttu Kataja. Performance Dates: Nov. 17, 2022 Nikolas Nägele conducts the Bel Canto Aria evening {…}
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Emőke Baráth, Erika Miklosa, Gábor Bretz, Ildiko Komlosi Headline Hungarian State Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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The Hungarian state Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring premieres and repertory staples. Here is a look at the extensive season. Premieres Puccini’s “Tosca” will be conducted by Gergely Kesselyák and will star Csilla Boross and Zsuzsanna Ádám in the title role. The cast will be rounded by Attila Fekete, Adorján Pataki, Péter Kálmán, and Michele Kalmandy. Performance Dates: {…}

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