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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.

The series launched in the 2025/26 season focuses on composers whose operas receive special attention during the season. Yet there are many singers who do not find a role in the works of these masters, but who would gladly sing from their rich vocal palettes.

The series launched in the 2025/26 season focuses on composers whose operas receive special attention during the season. Yet there are many singers who do not find a role in the works of these masters, but who would gladly sing from their rich vocal palettes. The piano afternoons and matinees are for them, about them, and inspired by them.

Let’s imagine the opera house is just a few steps from the church, because tonight is the night the organ pipes will bring the most thrilling moments of opera to life.

„Ó, mily hideg e kis kéz” – így indul a Bohémélet pillanatokon belül perzselővé hevülő szerelmi szála.

Hans van Manen – Jiří Kylián Timeless Contemporary '27 Trois Gnossiennes, 5 tangos, Petite Mort, Six Dances

The tale of Leander the goblin and Princess Linseed, brimming with magic and a seemingly unbreakable curse, not to mention a wealth of twists and turns, is a genuinely good yarn. Set to a libretto by Barnabás Szöllősi that is based on Andor Szilágyi's fable for the theatre and written at the OPERA's request in the 2014/15 season, Erkel Prize-winning composer Zsófia Tallér's masterful, expressive and entertaining music makes this Hungarian fairy tale opera an enjoyable experience for children and adults alike, and, we hope, a possible future classic.

The series launched in the 2025/26 season focuses on composers whose operas receive special attention during the season. Yet there are many singers who do not find a role in the works of these masters, but who would gladly sing from their rich vocal palettes.

The series launched in the 2025/26 season focuses on composers whose operas receive special attention during the season. Yet there are many singers who do not find a role in the works of these masters, but who would gladly sing from their rich vocal palettes. The piano afternoons and matinees are for them, about them, and inspired by them.

The series launched in the 2025/26 season focuses on composers whose operas receive special attention during the season. Yet there are many singers who do not find a role in the works of these masters, but who would gladly sing from their rich vocal palettes.

The series launched in the 2025/26 season focuses on composers whose operas receive special attention during the season. Yet there are many singers who do not find a role in the works of these masters, but who would gladly sing from their rich vocal palettes.

Based on Ádám Jenő's work by the same title HUNGARIAN CHRISTMAS Singspiel in two tableaux, in Hungarian

A műsorban népszerű opera-, operett-, musical-részletek, dalok, sanzonok, nóták és slágerek hangzanak el.

Medgyaszay Chamber Evenings The flute family

Arrigo Boito Mefistofele

Élő zenés operabeavató előadás a gyerekeket invitálja az opera különleges, fantáziával teli világába – érthetően, játékosan, mégis valódi művészi minőségben. A produkció a bécsi klasszika legnagyobb alakját, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartot és annak különleges daljátékát a Varázsfuvolát mutatja be. Ez az az operája Mozartnak, ami a legtöbb mesei elemet tartalmazza mind a történet alakítása, és mind a karakterek formálása szempontjából: a gonosz (Éjkirálynő) és a jó (Sarastro) harca, a szerelem beteljesülése (Pamina és Tamino), a jó győzedelmeskedése a gonosz erők felett. Mindemellett megismerhetjük a szerző kalandos életútját, különleges, máig utánozhatatlan zenéjét és azokat a különböző műfajokat, amelyekben alkotott. A gyerekek nem csupán nézők: kérdezhetnek, bekapcsolódhatnak és segíthetnek egy-egy szereplőnek, felfedezhetik, hogyan mesél a zene, mitől lesz egy dallam vidám, félelmetes vagy éppen hősies. A koncert során megjelenik Pamina, Tamino, Papagena, Papageno, Monostatos és az Éjkirálynője is teljes pompájában.

Giuseppe Verdi Nabucco

The OPERA Orchestra’s official season-opening concert featuring monumental works is a real treat for classical music lovers.

Már hagyományszerű a nyár eleji operagála a Miskolci Szimfonikus Zenekarral. Felcsendülnek népszerű operarészletek, különleges részletek a legismertebb művekből, valamint igazi csemegék, melyek kavalkádja garancia a fergeteges előadáshoz a három fantasztikus külföldi énekes tolmácsolásában.

Már hagyományszerű a nyár eleji operagála a Miskolci Szimfonikus Zenekarral. Felcsendülnek népszerű operarészletek, különleges részletek a legismertebb művekből, valamint igazi csemegék, melyek kavalkádja garancia a fergeteges előadáshoz a három fantasztikus külföldi énekes tolmácsolásában.

Máté Bella – András Almási-Tóth Passion contemporary Opera

György Ránki King Pomade's New Cothes

There are evenings when our Opera House cannot perform because rehearsals are ongoing on stage until the evening. There are audience members who can only afford to hear their favourite pieces with a discount. And there are works that, although very popular, cannot be staged every season due to the congestion of productions.

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?

Gaetano Donizetti MARIA STUARDA Opera in three acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles

Enjoy a cozy organ concert in one of the most beautiful neo-classical buildings of Budapest, the St. Stephen's Basilica! The most remarkable church of Hungary is also one of the most significant of tourist attractions, and also the third highest building in the whole country.

The tenor, recently awarded the title of Austrian Kammersänger, began his career on operetta stages. After performing in operas by Mozart, Beethoven, and Weber, he has since grown into one of the most significant Wagnerian Heldentenors of our time.

Diana Damrau, named Singer of the Year numerous times by leading international journals and competitions, was inspired to pursue an operatic career by Franco Zeffirelli’s 1983 film adaptation of La traviata.

The German bass began his career at the opera houses of Berlin. However, when Sir Georg Solti cast him in the role of Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, René Pape’s international career almost immediately continued on the stages of the world’s greatest houses including the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Vienna State Opera, Bayreuth, and the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

The Mexican-born tenor’s singing career began in an unusual way: baritone Arturo Nieto knocked on his door after hearing him sing and suggested he train his voice.