Concert, music, Opera / Operett

Samuel Barber – Charles Ives – Philip Glass – Leonard Bernstein – George Gershwin – John
GOLDEN AGE: AMERICAN BEAUTY
Symphonic concert

Come hear the most popular melodies, arias and orchestral excerpts from Richard Wagner’s operas at the closing event of the Budapest Wagner Days festival! We first held this highlights concert in 2023 and are now presenting it for the third time, in order to welcome not only fans, but also those who are just getting to know the magic of Wagner’s passionate style.

Running time: 1 hour 20 minutes without intervals
Language: original
Surtitle: Hungarian, English

(esőnap: június 4.)

Zenekaros gálánkon az operett- és musicalirodalom legnagyobb slágereit fűzzük csokorba, mintegy betekintést nyújtva a két műfaj varázslatos világába.

Although Wagner's mature masterpiece, which he wrote after Tristan but before completing the Ring, is officially a comic opera and doesn't stint on entertainment, it is nevertheless much more complex, dealing with youth and old age, love and friendship, art and craft, as well as innovation and conservativism.

Concerto Italiano címmel egy kellemes zenés délutánt tölthetnek Veronika Berger Mezei énekesnővel, akivel bejárhatják Olaszország legszebb tájait, a legismertebb olasz slágereken keresztül.

Stars' recitals with piano
JOYCE DIDONATO
Song and aria recital in two parts, with Hungarian, English, and same-language surtitles

The life of the title character of Wagner’s early opera Tannhäuser, based on the hero of medieval legend, is a struggle between sensuality and asceticism.

Franco Zeffirelli’s staging of La Bohème has been a New York favourite since 1981, and this enchantingly lyrical, vibrantly youthful and extremely touching production is now making its fourth appearance on the programme of the MET’s global broadcasts.

Born in Vilnius and with Armenian roots, the soprano Asmik Grigorian is one of the biggest favourites – and no longer an outside favourite – on today’s international opera scene.

Without ever knowing, the heroine of this Vincenzo Bellini opera performs death-defying feats at dizzying heights, while the singer tasked with portraying her is only too aware that hers is one of the bel canto repertoire’s most beautiful and risky roles.

Stars' recitals with piano
GEORG ZEPPENFELD
Song and aria recital in two parts, with Hungarian, English, and same-language surtitles

Nemes Tibor a Budapesti Operettszínház fiatal színművésze, egyedülálló koncerttel kedveskedik közönségének a Benczúr Ház Rendezvényközpontban.

A 16-year-old oriental princess with the voice of an Isolde: this was the perfectionist expectation Richard Strauss set for anyone portraying Salome, and now the South African soprano Elsa van der Heever, known for her portrayal of Elisabetta in the 2016 broadcast of Maria Stuarda, is about to prove she can pull it off.

A 16-year-old oriental princess with the voice of an Isolde: this was the perfectionist expectation Richard Strauss set for anyone portraying Salome, and now the South African soprano Elsa van der Heever, known for her portrayal of Elisabetta in the 2016 broadcast of Maria Stuarda, is about to prove she can pull it off.

Májusi hangjegyek - a Budafok-Tétényi Operastúdió koncertje

The final Met broadcast of the 2024/25 season revisits Bartlett Sher's sparklingly alive Rossini production, this time conducted by Giacomo Sagripanti, who trained in the composer's native Pesaro.

The final Met broadcast of the 2024/25 season revisits Bartlett Sher's sparklingly alive Rossini production, this time conducted by Giacomo Sagripanti, who trained in the composer's native Pesaro.

A „Rét Színpad” bemutatja
"Jó a rosszat elfeledni..." - Gregor Bernadett Jászai Mari-díjas színésznő estje Karády Katalin emlékére

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.

élőzenés operett gála, Monarchia operett
Operett, hungarikum – egy ízig-vérig magyar műfaj, amelyet az egész világon ismernek, szeretnek, énekelnek.

OPERA141
Festive gala concert

Without ever knowing, the heroine of this Vincenzo Bellini opera performs death-defying feats at dizzying heights, while the singer tasked with portraying her is only too aware that hers is one of the bel canto repertoire’s most beautiful and risky roles.

Franco Zeffirelli’s staging of La Bohème has been a New York favourite since 1981, and this enchantingly lyrical, vibrantly youthful and extremely touching production is now making its fourth appearance on the programme of the MET’s global broadcasts.

Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s last joint opera, Arabella is a cheerful and poignant farewell to a bygone, peaceful Vienna. It now returns to the MET’s repertoire in Otto Schenk’s 1983 production, following his sad passing this year.

Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s last joint opera, Arabella is a cheerful and poignant farewell to a bygone, peaceful Vienna. It now returns to the MET’s repertoire in Otto Schenk’s 1983 production, following his sad passing this year.

“Loved to the gallows” could be an alternative title of Umberto Giordano’s opera, which serves up a grand historical tableau, a love that even defies death, and, last but not least, three brilliant leading roles.

“Loved to the gallows” could be an alternative title of Umberto Giordano’s opera, which serves up a grand historical tableau, a love that even defies death, and, last but not least, three brilliant leading roles.

The 29th MUSIC-WINE celebration has already become a tradition, where every year on December 30, the world's one and only 100 Member Gypsy Orchestra gives a grand gala concert.

Vincenzo Bellini’s final opera is a veritable apotheosis of bel canto that should only be presented to an audience with performers displaying impeccable technique and stylistic sensibilities.

Vincenzo Bellini’s final opera is a veritable apotheosis of bel canto that should only be presented to an audience with performers displaying impeccable technique and stylistic sensibilities.

The season’s undeniable prestige production, this new Tristan und Isolde features MET music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting, with Lise Davidsen and Michael Spyres in the dual title roles.