Widely regarded as the greatest opera ever composed, Don Giovanni tells of the devious schemes and hijinks of history’s most ...

A few years later, Onegin realizes he made ??a mistake - it is already too late. Cranka's famous ballet requires expressive ...

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 House is a neo-Renaissance opera house located in central Budapest, on Andrássy út. Originally known as the Hungarian Royal Opera House, it was designed by Miklós Ybl, a ...

The Hungarian State Opera House is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful buildings in Budapest, drawing in thousands of visitors each year. But its facade is currently obscured by scaffolding, leaving ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In January 2018, the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest was widely criticized for staging the George Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess — whose story wrestles with racism, drug abuse and poverty — with a ...

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, ...