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Magyar Állami Operaház
Hungary’s first opera house, and still the only one to be built in the country, was inaugurated after almost 15 years under construction on 27 September 1884. Only Hungarian artisans were allowed to work on its con - struction, using Hungarian technology and Hungarian materials – with a few exceptions – according to the patriotic regulations of the Board of Public Works of the Capital City. Miklós Ybl’s Neo-Renaissance building im - mediately became a landmark of Budapest and is still the second most visited and the most important representa - tive public building after the Parliament. At the time of its closure in June 2017, its auditorium had a capacity of 1236 and the venue ranked among the world’s top opera houses. The largest secco in Hungary can be seen here: Károly Lotz painted The apotheosis of Music in a painting with a perimeter of 45 metres on the ceiling, with excel - lent Hungarian artists simultaneously working in other rooms, including Bertalan Székely, Mór Than, Árpád Feszty and György Vastagh. The most famous guest singer was Enrico Caruso and several world premieres of Hungarian works were staged inside these historic walls (Bluebeard’s Castle, Háry János, The Spinning Room, The Wooden Prince, King Pomade’s New Clothes, Blood Wedding, C’est la guerre, and Mario and the Magician). The Opera House was last refurbished between 1980 and 1984. Scheduled work to modernise the building began in summer 2017. In addition to general restora - tion work, all the stage machinery and mechanical and electrical systems were replaced, several rooms were given new functions, the acoustics was improved, the historical layout of the stalls was restored, and the or - chestra pit expanded. In addition, smart seats improve audience comfort, low-voltage wiring was installed, and the limestone façade as well as the roof structure were renewed. The reopening of the Ybl Palace took place in March 2022, and with the restored standing places, the audito - rium can welcome a thousand visitors.
Magyar Állami Operaház
43 program
Giuseppe Verdi
AIDA
Opera in three parts, four acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles
Carl Orff
CARMINA BURANA
Scenic cantata in the original languages, with Hungarian, English, and same-language subtitles
Giacomo Puccini
TOSCA
Opera in three acts, three parts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian surtitles
Rudi van Dantzig – Toer van Schayk / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
SWAN LAKE
Classical ballet in three acts
A 60-minute tour starts every day at 13:30, 15:00 and 16:30 in English. To request a tour in other languages (Italian, Spanish, German, French, Greece and Hungarian), please get in touch with the OperaTour team.
Please note that the auditorium is closed for visits during rehearsals. Guided tours are not available during performances.
Giuseppe Verdi
RIGOLETTO
Opera in three acts, in Italian, with Hungarian English and Italian subtitles
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
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Gian Carlo Menotti
BASTIEN UND BASTIENNE / THE TELEPHONE
One-act operas in Hungarian, with Hungarian subtitles
Gioachino Rossini
L'ITALIANA IN ALGERI
Opera in two acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles
Please note that the auditorium is closed for visits during rehearsals. Guided tours are not available during performances.
Giacomo Puccini
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Opera in three acts, in Italian with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles
Gaetano Donizetti
Lucia di Lammermoor
Opera in two acts in Italian with Hungarian, English and Italian surtitles
A 60-minute tour starts every day at 13:30, 15:00 and 16:30 in English. To request a tour in other languages (Italian, Spanish, German, French, Greece and Hungarian), please get in touch with the OperaTour team.
Please note that the auditorium is closed for visits during rehearsals. Guided tours are not available during performances.
John Cranko / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Kurt-Heinz Stolze
Onegin
Neoclassical ballet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
DON GIOVANNI
Opera in two acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English and Italian subtitles
Stars' recitals with piano
Featuring: Freddie De Tommaso
Aria and song recital
Running time 2 hours including one interval
Surtite Hungarian, English, same-language.
Gaetano Donizetti
Don Pasquale
OPERA IC AUDIOPHILE SERIES
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.
Ludwig van Beethoven
FIDELIO
Opera in two acts in German with Hungarian, English, German subtitles
Giuseppe Verdi
LA TRAVIATA
Opera in two parts, three acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles
Giacomo Puccini
Best of Puccini
Nessun dorma gala concert and Schicchi 2.0
MW Afternoons - Concert
Running time 2 hours including one interval.
Original Language; Hungarian, English an same-language Surtitle.
András Lukács - Jiří Kylián
Timeless Contemporary Adventure
Whirling, Petite Mort, Six Dances
Marius Petipa / Sir Peter Wright / Sir Frederick Ashton / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
Fairy tale ballet in three acts
Giuseppe Verdi
MACBETH
Opera in four acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles
Aria and song recital
Running time 2 hours including one interval
Surtite Hungarian, English, same-language
BMW Afternoons
Hungarian aria recital
Language original, Surtitle Hungarian, English, same-language
BMW Afternoons - Concert
Running time 2 hours including one interval.
Original Language; Hungarian, English an same-language Surtitle.
A 60-minute tour starts every day at 13:30, 15:00 and 16:30 in English. To request a tour in other languages (Italian, Spanish, German, French, Greece and Hungarian), please get in touch with the OperaTour team.
Please note that the auditorium is closed for visits during rehearsals. Guided tours are not available during performances.
Stars' recitals with piano
Featuring: Aigul Akhmetshina, Long Long
A 60-minute tour starts every day at 13:30, 15:00 and 16:30 in English. To request a tour in other languages (Italian, Spanish, German, French and Hungarian), please get in touch with the OperaTour team.
Please note that the auditorium is closed for visits during rehearsals. Guided tours are not available during performances.
A 60-minute tour starts every day at 13:30, 15:00 and 16:30 in English. To request a tour in other languages (Italian, Spanish, German, French, Greece and Hungarian), please get in touch with the OperaTour team.
Please note that the auditorium is closed for visits during rehearsals. Guided tours are not available during performances.
A 60-minute tour starts every day at 13:30, 15:00 and 16:30 in English. To request a tour in other languages (Italian, Spanish, German, French, Greece and Hungarian), please get in touch with the OperaTour team.
Please note that the auditorium is closed for visits during rehearsals. Guided tours are not available during performances.
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