11 years after its Erkel Theatre premiere, the Hungarian National Ballet will present Ronald Hynd's humorous, neoclassical choreography at the Opera House. A member of the legendary generation of English ballet personally supervised the rehearsals of The Merry Widow once again, as a result of which the adaptation of Ferenc Lehár's popular operetta will be performed ten times between 8 and 25 February 2025, with four different casts.
A cast of more than three hundred performers will perform the monumental oratorio Gurre-Lieder by Arnold Schönberg, born 150 years ago, on 15 February 2025 at the Erkel Theatre. The grand finale of the late Romantic period, rich in Wagnerian and Mahlerian elements, which has only been performed twice in Hungary before, will be performed by the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by internationally renowned conductor Henrik Nánási, with the participation of soloist István Kovácsházi, Tünde Szabóki, Atala Schöck, Zsolt Haja, Gerely Ujvári, and Dénes Gulyás.
Popular excerpts from La Bohème, Manon Lescaut, Madama Butterfly, Tosca, and Turandot will be performed at Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov's aria recital on 23 March 2025. The two internationally renowned singers' first joint gala at the Opera House will also feature Pumeza Matshikiza and Jérôme Boutillier, and the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra conducted by Michelangelo Mazza.