Whatever you do in Budapest, do not miss its opera house—even though it annoyed the heck out of Emperor Franz Josef. And Michael Jackson, the well-known world traveler, might have thought he was in ...

Budapest has proved a first-class sanctuary for music aficionados throughout the years, drawing some of the finest musicians from around the world. Today, the Hungarian capital embodies the remnants ...

NEW YORK — It is commendable that the Hungarian State Opera and the Hungarian National Ballet, to make their American debuts, brought some 350 artists and technical crew members to New York to present ...

16 premieres, 60 repertoire pieces, the inauguration of the Eiffel Arts Studios as well as the reopening of the Opera House are all featured in the 2018/19 season of the Hungarian State Opera. Until ...

The Hungarian State Opera has announced its 2022/2023 thematic season titled Myth & History. The OPERA awaits the public in the renovated Ybl Palace on Andrássy Avenue with numerous new functions and ...

The Hungarian State Opera is asking its white performers to sign a paper agreeing to identify as African-Americans to perform George Gershwin's folk opera "Porgy and Bess," a show that's traditionally ...

Back in 2019, Opera Neo artistic director Peter Kozma met an old friend for coffee in Budapest and they brewed up an international collaboration. The pandemic put their plans on ice for two years, but ...

As much as New York remains a global artistic hub, it is increasingly rare for prominent foreign opera and ballet companies to take up residence in the city for an extended period. For starters, the ...