Love and betrayal – Le Corsaire returns to the Opera House
The Hungarian National Ballet brings to life the thrilling world of Lord Byron’s romantic narrative poem in its spectacular classical ballet Le Corsaire. The production by Anna-Marie Holmes and Tamás Solymosi is performed seven times at the Opera House between 25 September and 11 October 2026 as part of the Season of Eastern Tales. The leading roles are performed in four alternating casts by Maria Yakovleva, Tatyana Melnyik, Maria Beck, Soobin Lee, as well as Louis Scrivener, Raffaello Barbieri, Gergő Ármin Balázsi, and Luca Massara.