A tale of love, jealousy, and lost happiness: based on Alexander Pushkin’s poem and set to music by Boris Asafyev, the Hungarian National Ballet revives The Fountain of Bakhchisarai at #operabudapest. #ballet #Pushkin #Asafyev

Fresh from the oven: a short film demonstrating how opera can connect communities, generations, professions. Happy #WorldOperaDay! #operabudapest #OperaConnects

Happy birthday, Franz #Liszt! One of the most important Hungarian composers of the 19th century was born #OTD 22 October 1811. His unfinished opera #Sardanapalo is to be staged later this season at #operabudapest for the first time. #anniversary #birthday

Video: watch the #trailer of the new centenary production of Háry János by Zoltán Kodály. #OperaBudapest #Háry #Kodály

The guest of honour at the premiere of the new centenary production of Háry János was Mrs Zoltán Kodály, the widow of the composer. #OperaBudapest #Háry #Kodály

The new centenary production of Háry János by #Kodály at #OperaBudapest premiered last Saturday. The new staging by Attila Béres combines tradition with contemporary elements perfectly. #premiere #Háry

Today marks the centenary of the world premiere of Háry János, a Singspiel by Zoltán Kodály. On Saturday, a new production will premiere on the same stage, at #OperaBudapest. #Háry #Kodály #premiere #centenary

This is where the magic begins at #OperaBudapest: the ornate entrance hall of the Opera House designed by Miklós Ybl. Step inside and be a part of the wonder. #architecture #magic #Ybl #opera

A concert to remember: last Saturday, the #OperaBudapest Orchestra presented a fenomenal programme dedicated entirely to Zoltán #Kodály, including Psalmus Hungaricus conducted by the amazing Ádám Medveczky. #concert #Háry

Relive the story of Le #Corsaire: Anna-Marie Holmes and Tamás Solymosi's spectacular #ballet is on at #OperaBudapest.

#Tosca close up: in the new audiophile series of #OperaBudapest, you can experience #Puccini's masterpiece in brilliant acoustics. With the saftey curtain down, focus is on the music and the characters enhanced by video projection.

This season, #OperaBudapest celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Singspiel #Háry János by Zoltán Kodály. Apart from a new production, a children's version has already enjoyed its successful premiere, and a festive gala dedicated to #Kodály will take place on 10 Oct.

#Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail featuring exciting projections and video animations returns to #OperaBudapest at the Eiffel Art Studios with a cast headed by the amazing Erika Miklósa. #Entführung #revival #ErikaMiklósa

Audition for the Hungarian National Ballet at #OperaBudapest. opera.hu/en/news/audition-fo…

Happy International Music Day! Every year, #OperaBudapest celebrates 1 October with #Mahler's Symphony No. 8 (Symphony of a Thousand). #InternationalMusicDay

October preview: a new centenary production of #Kodály's Háry János, revivals of #Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail & The Fountain on Bakhchisarai #ballet + #Mahler's Symphony No. 8 & a special concert version of #Puccini's Tosca at #OperaBudapest.

Last week, a legend returned to #OperaBudapest. @PlacidoDomingo appeared at a Verdi gala, where he was joined by outstanding Hungarian artists and shared a heartwarming moment with Éva Marton. #PlácidoDomingo #gala #EvaMarton

On 27 Sept, #OperaBudapest celebrated its 142nd #birthday with the season opeaning orchestra concert conducted by Martin Rajna.

The season opening #concert of the #OperaBudapest Orchestra (26 & 27 Sept) marks the 142nd anniversary of the inauguration of the Opera House. The programme includes excerpts from Das Rheingold #Wagner, #Mahler's Symphony No. 1, and Petite musique solennelle by György #Kurtág.

This year, #OperaBudapest celebrates the 100th anniversary of the premiere of Zoltán Kodály's Háry János. Before the new grand production in October, a youth production tailor-made for young audiences has just premiered featuring the Children's Chorus. #Kodály #HáryJános #youth