BUDAPEST, Hungary — The grand, gilded Hungarian State Opera House here is where Brahms once heard Mahler conduct Mozart. It’s where Bartok’s still-shocking “Bluebeard’s Castle” had its premiere a ...

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 ...

Its 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 six ...

The 2021/2022 season is about reopening and opening again. Both the gates and the possibilities closed by the epidemic will again be opened to opera and ballet-loving audiences. Popular programmes ...

The Hungarian State Opera and Hungarian National Ballet, which will make their U.S. debuts October 30-November 11, announces that tickets are on sale beginning April 16, casting for its four operas ...

In recent weeks, people across the globe have paid tribute to the star composer, with Budapest marking his centennial with special events. Hungarian composer Gyorgy Kurtag looks on as he holds his ...

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 ...

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 ...

Though currently struggling with managerial problems, visits to the Hungarian State Opera House in Budapest represent excellent artistic value for money. For the British opera lover, seat prices will ...

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 ...