The Hungarian State Opera’s 2025/26 season launches with an impressive diversity and grand artistic ambition: 385 performances await audiences, including 7 new premieres, 36 different repertoire productions, 14 children’s and youth performances, and more than two dozen concerts and song recitals. Subscription sales begin on 5 May, and individual ticket sales start on 20 May 2025.
In May 2025, the Hungarian State Opera will host two world-class performers dedicated to the art of song: on 12 May, German bass Georg Zeppenfeld will perform at the Eiffel Art Studios, and on 28 May, American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato will take the stage at the Opera House with a personal and intimate programme.
Starring Klára Kolonits, Gabriella Balga, and Juraj Hollý in the leading roles, conducted by Martin Rajna and directed by Máté Szabó, a full-scale stage production of Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda is being presented for the first time in Hungary. The grand production, featuring the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, will premiere on 10 May 2025, at the Opera House, and the 16 May performance will be streamed live on OperaVision.