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 ...

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 ...

At the closing ceremony of the 2022/23 season of the Hungarian State Opera, recently reappointed general director Szilveszter Ókovács presented the prestigious Chamber Singer and Étoile awards, and ...

When the Hungarian State Opera’s white cast of singers came together in Budapest earlier this month to revive a production of George Gershwin’s opera “Porgy and Bess,” they received letters carrying ...

Mozart’s late operas — “Marriage of Figaro,” “Don Giovanni,” “Così fan tutte” and “The Magic Flute” — are some of the most beloved in the repertory. We imagine him tossing off music, perfectly formed ...

Even as Hungarian nationalism acquires a more frightening cast, the government is sending its most eminent opera troupe on tour, complete with sets, singers, and a cast of 300. For a global art form, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Laszlo Polgar, 63, a Hungarian bass and member of the Zurich Opera, died Sept. 19 in Zurich of undisclosed causes. Mr. Polgar's most famous role was probably that of Bluebeard in Béla Bartók's "Duke ...