Power comes into season
What’s on at the Opera and Erkel in March
As the dark days of winter begin to lift into spring, the Opera House and Erkel Theatre have a fine programme of events crowned by two offerings from Tchaikovsky, “The[…]
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Raising the temperature
February offerings at the Hungarian State Opera
Punctuating the February gloom as winter still hangs like a shroud over the Duna River is difficult. True it is one of the most depressing months of the year, but[…]
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Make-believe world as harsh as our own
“Onegin” by John Cranko / Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Kurt-Heinz Stolze
Tchaikovsky in “Onegin” is slowly setting himself up for the intense Arctic chill of his later work, “The Queen of Spades,” also inspired by Pushkin, which is even more darkly[…]
Absolutely harsh or totally wonderful
Previews of “Dialogues des Carmélites” and “The Nutcracker”
This weekend at the Opera House the very first Hungarian première of Francis Poulenc’s intense opera “Dialogues des Carmélites” brings its dark and brutal history to the stage. An absolute[…]
Counting the cost of change
The Mine by Einojuhani Rautavaara and Love by Judit Varga, Hungarian State Opera
The Mine and Love are two one-act operas paired together and which opened as part of the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Uprising, the first by a Finnish composer and[…]
Slaving away to mixed result
“Spartacus” by László Seregi / Aram Ilyich Khachaturian, Hungarian National Ballet
“Spartacus” set out to reach the heights of greatness; everything associated with this ballet suggests soaring ambition, a rich tapestry of Roman history with majestic settings and an epic storyline.[…]
Danger and delicacy
“Kyling It”, Hungarian National Ballet and “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi, Hungarian State Opera
Tense, edgy, moody and sparse; modern ballet should stretch the boundaries, and these pieces of dramatic dynamism will do just that. Two choreographers, Czech Jiří Kylián and Swedish Johan Inger,[…]
Sphinx’s straight face will be tested
“Il Campanello”, “I Pazzi Per Progetto” and “The Telephone” at the Hungarian State Opera
Outside the Opera House this weekend and the following Saturday are three different one-act comic operas. Set on Sphinx Terrace in the afternoon, admission is free and the warm September[…]
Light and dark song and dance
Autumn preview: Hungarian State Opera and Hungarian National Ballet
The autumn season for the Opera House and Erkel Theatre has a densely packed and richly varied schedule with premières, returning shows, concerts and events. Still running is the family[…]
Turmoil bristling with tension
“Otello” by Giuseppe Verdi, Szabad Tér Színház and Hungarian State Opera Production
“Otello” is a magnificently dark production lifted from the pages of a Shakespearean tragedy and transformed into an opera every bit as paranoid, edgy and atmospheric by master of darkness[…]
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