The most important – indirect – purpose of creating the Eiffel Art Studios was raising the standard of the performances.
Principal director Sándor Hevesi was invited to the OPERA from the National Theatre by Miklós Bánffy. His task was to change, to better the quality of the stage, to transfer the much more active and analytical fundamental approach of spoken theatre: the very same goals we set for ourselves when we decided to build this venue a hundred years later. In terms of size, the sets of any production can be built here, so it is suitable for holding 1:1 rehearsals, with mobile pulley systems, curtains, lighting and sound technology. Its 120-capacity auditorium – built of restored opera house seats and worn, upcycled podiums – makes it also suitable for chamber theatre performances, children’s and educational programmes, chamber music, song recitals and music competitions in the weekends.
