Popular programs

Richard Wagner
PARSIFAL
Bühnenweihfestspiel in three acts, in German, with Hungarian, English, and German subtitles

Johann Sebastian Bach – Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
ST MATTHEW PASSION
Oratorio in two parts, in German, with Hungarian, English, and German subtitles

Giuseppe Verdi
LA TRAVIATA
Opera in two parts, three acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles

Gustav Mahler
SYMPHONY NO. 8
Concert performance in Latin and German with Hungarian, English, and original-language subtitles

Richard Wagner
LOHENGRIN
Romantic opera in three acts in German with Hungarian, English and German subtitles

Ludwig van Beethoven
FIDELIO
Opera in two acts in German with Hungarian, English, German subtitles

Giuseppe Verdi
MACBETH
Opera in four acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles

A 60-minute tour starts every day at 13:30, 15:00 and 16:30 in English. To request a tour in other languages (Italian, Spanish, German, French, Greece and Hungarian), please get in touch with the OperaTour team.
Please note that the auditorium is closed for visits during rehearsals. Guided tours are not available during performances.

A 60-minute tour starts every day at 13:30, 15:00 and 16:30 in English. To request a tour in other languages (Italian, Spanish, German, French and Hungarian), please get in touch with the OperaTour team.
Please note that the auditorium is closed for visits during rehearsals. Guided tours are not available during performances.

In the BMW season, there is room for thematic concerts that pay tribute to composers of the season. First in the series, the OPERA Orchestra presents different facets of Wagner, with a programme ranging from an overture to a comic opera and masterpieces of Lieder to the best-known chapter of his oeuvre.

Fairy tales and music from a far-off land

Stars' recitals with piano
Featuring: Ludovic Tézier

BMW Afternoons - concert

Running time 2 hours without intervals
German Language; Hungarian, English, German Surtitle

Stars' recitals with piano
Featuring: Freddie De Tommaso

The symphonic works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart… The composer’s music is filled with arias, even when written for instruments. Alongside famous and lesser-known opera excerpts, the OPERA Orchestra and outstanding soloists, will perform a concerto for winds as well as a symphony from Mozart’s mature period.

Aria and song recital

Running time 2 hours including one interval
Surtite Hungarian, English, same-language.

Public opera recording

Running time 3 hours without intervals
Hungarian Language; Hungarian and English Surtitle.

András Lukács - Jiří Kylián
Timeless Contemporary Adventure
Whirling, Petite Mort, Six Dances

Hungarian aria recital

Giuseppe Verdi
RIGOLETTO
Opera in three acts, in Italian, with Hungarian English and Italian subtitles

Stars' recitals with piano
Featuring: Aigul Akhmetshina, Long Long

Pietro Mascagni
MESSA DI GLORIA / CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
Concert performances with Hungarian, English, and same-language subtitles

Aria and song recital

Running time 2 hours including one interval
Surtite Hungarian, English, same-language

BMW Afternoons - Concert

Running time 2 hours including one interval.
Original Language; Hungarian, English an same-language Surtitle.

Stars' recitals with piano
Featuring: Michael Volle

MW Afternoons - Concert

Running time 2 hours including one interval.
Original Language; Hungarian, English an same-language Surtitle.

The World of Ballet Remembers a Hungarian Legend
2014 saw the sudden passing of the international ballet artist and ballet director Iván Nagy. After his retirement, he had returned to serve his country by working as head artistic consultant for the Hungarian State Opera.

Giacomo Puccini
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Opera in three acts, in Italian with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles