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  • 2019. November 29.

Nutcracker Festival 2019 – Advent at the Erkel Theatre

December at the Opera means that holiday magic returns to the stage and to the square around the Erkel Theatre. The Christmas market in front of the theatre is open until the last day of the year. Inside, opera and ballet performances, charity programmes, and a special concert awaits audiences.

  • 2019. November 20.

Komlósi35 – anniversary gala concert of the renowned mezzo-soprano at the Erkel Theatre

Internationally acclaimed Hungarian opera singer Ildikó Komlósi celebrates 35 years at the Hungarian State Opera. To mark the occasion, a special anniversary gala is organised at the Erkel Theatre featuring Hungarian soloists and guest star Italian tenor, Marco Berti as well as the artists of FlamenCorazónArte Dance Theatre and Varidance Ensemble. The concert programme includes a scene from Verdi’s Aida and highlights from Bizet’s Carmen.

  • 2019. August 29.

2 for 1 offers at the Erkel Theatre

Buy two tickets online for the price of one for the final Erkel Theatre performances of Billy Elliot – the Musical and the new ballet show, 1st Steps.

  • 2019. August 23.

1st Steps – the new Hungarian National Ballet show

Created to Maurice Ravel’s Bolero and the music of Steve Reich, Erik Satie and others, the choreographies of the 1st Steps show address facets of life that affect us all in the irresistibly thrilling language of dance of Hans van Manen, Johan Inger, Jiří Kylián and Alexander Ekman. 

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  • 2019. November 05.

Komlósi35 – anniversary gala concert

Many people seem to remember Ildikó Komlósi as having been on the stage from a very early age, from early on in her studies. The fact is, though, that she left plenty of time for years of training at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music and for maturing as an artist, and it was only in 1984 that she signed with the Hungarian State Opera. At the time, the institution was only operating at the Erkel Theatre, because the Opera House on Andrássy Avenue was undergoing renovations and would only reopen some months later, a situation that is similar to today’s. In the 35 years that have passed since then, the mezzo-soprano has made a fantastic career for herself, one that earned her the Kossuth Prize in 2016, although this recognition of her lifetime achievements should by no means be taken to indicate that the end is at hand.

  • 2019. November 26.

Giacomo Puccini: La bohème 2.0

Opera in two parts, four acts, in Italian, with Hungarian and English surtitles

  • 2017. September 17.

Opera House closed for restoration

The Opera House in Budapest is currently undergoing extensive restoration and modernisation. Until its reopening in 2021, our performances can be seen at the Erkel Theatre, the second venue of the Hungarian State Opera.

  • 2019. November 26.

Giacomo Puccini: La bohème

Opera in three parts, four acts, in Italian, with Hungarian and English surtitles

  • 2017. September 17.

Performances at the Erkel Theatre

The Opera House in Budapest is currently undergoing extensive restoration and modernisation. Until its reopening in 2021, our performances can be seen at the Erkel Theatre, the second venue of the Hungarian State Opera.

  • 2019. November 07.

Wayne Eagling – Tamás Solymosi / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

Fairy-tale ballet in three acts

  • 2019. October 31.

Georg Friedrich Händel – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Messiah

Oratorio in three parts, in Hungarian, with Hungarian and English surtitles – for the first time on the programme of the Opera

  • 2019. December 05.

KFM

Ballet evening in three acts

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History of the Opera House

The decision to build the Opera House was made in 1873. Following a public tender, the jury selected the design submitted by famed architect Miklós Ybl (1814-1891). Construction began in 1875 and,... more »

The limestone façade

The gently-sloped ground floor beneath the limestone façade accentuates the building’s monumental nature. more »

The foyer

The foyer is dominated by marble panels of various colours.  more »

The grand staircase

The grand staircase is one of the most impressive aspects of the Opera House. more »

The grand staircase II.

The grand staircase is decorated with four marble statues. more »

The auditorium

The horseshoe-shaped, three-floored auditorium provides a breathtaking experience. more »

The ceiling

The round ceiling is decorated with Károly Lotz’s monumental cupola fresco.  more »

The boxes

The boxes are decorated with gilded balustrades and armrests, while between them are dividing guardrails made from gilded tin and shaped to resemble stylised honey-suckle leaves. more »

The royal staircase

A private entrance from the carriage  ramp in Dalszínház street – known as the royal staircase  – leads to the parlours  on the first floor. more »

The Sissi Box

Leaving the Bertalan Székely Hall through its small oak door, we reach the first floor’s box corridor, as well as the left-side proscenium box, known as the Sissi Box. more »

The Bertalan Székely Hall

The parlour of the left-side proscenium box known as the Bertalan Székely Hall canbe accessed from the upstairs gallery atop the royal stairs.  more »

The Red Salon

The Red Salon, which is the parlour for the royal box and received its name from its oak panels and sour cherry-coloured drapes, is situated on the first floor. more »

The Feszty Bar

The Feszty Bar has a low ceiling and is adorned with noble oak panelling, surrounded by a corridor for smoking decorated with blue-gold drapes.   more »

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