The Hungarian State Opera has announced the premiere of a new production of Ede Poldini’s “Love Adrift.” The opera, which will return to the repertory on Feb. 19, 2022, will be presented at Eiffel Art Studios in a production by András Almási-Tóth with Szabolcs Sándor at the podium. The opera tells the tale of a bunch of strangers who end {…}
(Credit: Hungarian State Opera) The Hungarian State Opera has announced an upcoming run of Offenbach’s “Les contes d’Hoffmann.” These performances of the famed Offenbach work will be the first at the opera house in 25 years. The opera will have two casts, and soprano Klára Kolonits will perform the four heroines alongside Péter Kálmán as four villains, Viktória Mester in {…}
The Hungarian State Opera and OperaVision have announced that they will continue their partnership with a presentation of composer Janos Vajda and librettist Szabolcs Varady’s “The Imaginary Invalid or the Cabal of Hypocrites.” Directed by Mate Szabo, conductor Janos Kovacs leads the HSO Orchestra and a cast featuring Andras Habetler in the double roles of Argan and Moliere, Eva Batori {…}
The Hungarian State Opera is set to present a double bill of Beethoven’s “König Stephan” and “Die Ruinen von Athen” on Sept. 25, 2021 at the Eiffel Art Studios. “König Stephan” is an unfinished work that Beethoven created in 1811. He managed an overture and nine movements, all of which have been combined in a production by Pál Oberfrank, who {…}
On August 21, Patricia Petibon and Lawrence Brownlee will join forces for a gala concert at the Zoltán Kodály Park at Eiffel Art Studios by the Hungarian State Opera. The gala concert will feature Petibon and Brownlee performing selections from “Faust,” “La fille du régiment,” “Rigoletto,” “La Traviata” and “Manon,” as well as pieces by European and American songwriters. It {…}
OperaVision has announced its July 2021 streaming slate. First up will be a production of “Andrea Chénier” from the Hungarian State Opera. The work will feature Boldizsár László, Eszter Sümegi, and Michele Kalmandy. Balázs Kocsár conducts a production by Fabio Ceresa. Streaming Date: July 2, 2021 Next up will be a production of “The Haunted Manor” from Poznan Opera. The {…}
The Hungarian State Opera has announced its 2021-22 season featuring new productions, revivals, and concerts. Here is a look: Premiere Andrea Szántó stars in Calixto Bieto’s new production of Bizet’s “Carmen.” The opera also features Szabolcs Brickner , Kinga Kriszta, Gábor Bretz , and Zoltá Nagy . Balázs Kocsár conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 3-Oct. 10, 2021 Beethoven/Strauss’ “König Stephan / {…}
The Hungarian State Opera is set to stream a new production of Verdi’s “Don Carlo.” The new production will be directed by Frank Hilbrich and will stream on Feb. 20, 2021, via jegy.hu. The five-act version will star Gaston Rivero in the title role, Gábor Bretz as Filippo II, Csaba Szegedi as Posa, Erika Gál as Eboli, András Palerdi as {…}
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 {…}
The Hungarian State Opera has announced its 2020-21 season with a focus on French culture, history, and operas. The season will include a number of new productions including R. Strauss’ “Salome,” the world premiere of Monteverdi and Máté Bella’s new take on “L’incoronazione di Poppea,” the world premiere of Vajda’s “Le Malade Imaginaire,” Philip Glass’ “Les Enfants Terribles,” Beethoven’s “Fidelio” and “König {…}
(Credit: László Emmer, Zsófia Pályi) The Hungarian State Opera will present a gala on Dec. 9, 2019 to celebrate mezzo Ildikó Komlósi’s 35 years with the company. The gala event, which will be held at the Erkel Theatre, will highlight two of the mezzo’s major roles with the company. The first of these is Amneris in “Aida,” where she will {…}