Theatre

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

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

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

Ferenc Erkel
BÁNK BÁN (THE VICEROY BÁNK)
Opera three acts, in Hungarian, with Hungarian and English subtitles
The text and musical material for the production have been created using both the original and the baritone versions

Carl Orff
CARMINA BURANA
Scenic cantata in the original languages, with Hungarian, English, and same-language subtitles

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Così fan tutte

Marius Petipa / Sir Peter Wright / Sir Frederick Ashton / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
Fairy tale ballet in three acts

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
DON GIOVANNI
Opera in two acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English and Italian subtitles

Ludwig van Beethoven
FIDELIO
Opera in two acts in German with Hungarian, English, German subtitles

A century ago, the world first encountered this remarkable opus, a work that soon became one of the cornerstones of twentieth-century musical innovation. Premiered in 1926, the singspiel is a milestone in Hungarian music history: its composer, Zoltán Kodály, fulfilled his aspiration to elevate Hungarian folk song of ancient origin to the same status as classical music, by virtue of its equivalent values, placing it on the stage of the nation’s Opera House.

György Selmeczi / János Vajda
Royal Highness / The Verdict
World premiere

Radina Dace / Léo Delibes
Little Coppélia
Children’s production for little ones, with English subtitles

Radina Dace / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
LITTLE SWAN LAKE - MVM Piccolo Programme
Children’s production for little ones
Please note, that this programme is in Hungarian and we do not provide any translations.

Radina Dace / Pjotr Iljics Csajkovszkij
LITTLE SWAN LAKE
Children’s production for little ones
Please note, that this programme is in Hungarian and we do not provide any translations.

András Lukács - Jiří Kylián - Hans van Manen
Timeless Contemporary
Whirling, Petite Mort, Six Dances, Trois Gnossiennes

Giuseppe Verdi
MACBETH
Opera in four acts, two parts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles

Gioachino Rossini
L'ITALIANA IN ALGERI
Opera in two acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles

Attila Toronykőy
OPERA TOUR WITH PAPAGENO
60-minute guided tour of the Opera House. For primary school children.
Please note that this programme is in in Hungarian and we do not provide any translations.

Richard Wagner
PARSIFAL
Bühnenweihfestspiel in three acts, in German, with Hungarian, English, and German subtitles

Máté Bella – András Almási-Tóth
Passion
contemporary Opera

Giuseppe Verdi
RIGOLETTO
Opera in three acts, in Italian, with Hungarian English and Italian subtitles

What happens when the worst traits of a power-hungry prince incapable of resisting earthly pleasures, a morally corrupt, vengeful, manipulative woman, and a desire-driven but highly impressionable teenage girl all erupt at the same time upon the appearance of a holy man?

Singspiel in two acts, in Hungarian, with Hungarian and English surtitles

Giuseppe Verdi
LA TRAVIATA
Opera in two parts, three acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles

The World of Ballet Remembers a Hungarian Legend
2014 saw the sudden passing of the international ballet artist and ballet director Iván Nagy. After his retirement, he had returned to serve his country by working as head artistic consultant for the Hungarian State Opera.