The Hungarian State Opera is set to inaugurate the new venue called Eiffel Art Studios on August 19.

The gala performance will feature Jonas Kaufmann and artists of the Hungarian State Opera, including Gabriella Balga, Éva Bátori, Gergely Boncsér, Bernadett Fodor, Péter Fried, Zsolt Haja, Mihály Kálmándy, Bori Keszei, István Kovácsházi, Boldizsár László, Andrea Meláth, András Palerdi, Szilvia Rálik, Atala Schöck, Tünde Szabóki, Andrea Szántó, Csaba Szegedi, Zita Szemere, László Szvétek and Bernadett Wiedemann.

Music director Balázs Kocsár, former music director Ádám Medveczky, and the young conductor Martin Rajna will lead the first two parts of the concert, while Jochen Rieder will conduct the third part starring Kaufmann.

The program will include music by Donizetti, Puccini, Wagner, and György Ránki as well as Bernstein, Gerswhin, and Strauss.

Although the official inauguration of the Eiffel Art Studios, the greatest project undertaken by the Hungarian State Opera in decades was hindered by the worldwide epidemic, the construction was carried on during the period when performances had to be canceled.

The park named after the famous Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály has been also completed along with parking spaces and the public areas of the complex.