Theatre

While the Fountain of Tears bubbles before him, Giray, khan of the Tatars, is lost in brooding. Just as the flow from the marble fount cannot be exhausted, his own sorrow will never diminish, either. The story of the Fountain of Bakhchisarai is set in motion by a romance recounting the reason for the khan's gloom.

Marius Petipa – Albert Mirzoyan / Ludwig Minkus LA BAYADÈRE Classical ballet in three acts

Bartók Béla’s two highly influential stage works explore the dynamics of the relationship between man and woman and the deeper layers of their personalities, as presented by creators who, through a fusion of tradition and innovation, reveal the possibilities inherent in these works for 21st-century audiences.

Wayne Eagling – Tamás Solymosi / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky THE NUTCRACKER Fairy-tale ballet in two acts

Rudi van Dantzig – Toer van Schayk / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky SWAN LAKE Classical ballet in three acts

This ballet's plot is inspired by The Corsair, a famous verse written in 1814 by Lord Byron, who towered over an entire generation of English Romantic poets.

Gioachino Rossini Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) Language: Hungarian Surtitle: Hungarian, English

Péter Tóth - Anna Mechler Beauty and the Beast World premiere Fairy tale opera in Hungarian with Hungarian and English surtitle

Claude Debussy / Franz Liszt L'enfant prodigue / La damoiselle élue / Sardanapalo Cantata Language: Italian, French Surtitle: Hungarian, English, same-language

Giuseppe Verdi Il trovatore

Marianna Venekei / Tennessee Williams / László Dés A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Dance-drama in two acts Ballet version of the play of the same title by Tennessee Williams

A Streetcar Named Desire is Marianna Venekei's first full-length choreography. The project, lovingly nurtured for many years, is a collaboration between her and composer-saxophonist László Dés.