Death for love in magic finale
“Swan Lake” by Hungarian State Ballet
Swans: eternally beautiful, graceful and elegant, and yet with one beat of their dramatic wings they can break your bones. When a swan turns vicious, it is time to run.[…]
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Sadness beneath comedy in a vortex of emotion
Le Nozze Di Figaro, Hungarian State Opera House
“Le Nozze di Figaro” (The Marriage of Figaro) is essentially a comedy but there is an underlying darkness in the lyrics, a pain and passion that become sharper as the[…]
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After Sziget there are no festivals to love
One of the first things that a good Hungarian friend of mine said to me when I told her I was moving to Budapest and staying during the summertime was:[…]
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