Popular programs

Recirquel’s new production, Paradisum explores the myth of rebirth following the silence of a destroyed world, where the means of communication is the body, and the only common language is movement.

Műsor:
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps
Földlegendák – táncjáték

Some people need to immerse themselves in the world of a true classic every evening: this family fairy tale ballet by the Szeged Contemporary Dance Company gives every member of the family the opportunity to do just that.

Come hear the most popular melodies, arias and orchestral excerpts from Richard Wagner’s operas at the closing event of the Budapest Wagner Days festival! We first held this highlights concert in 2023 and are now presenting it for the third time, in order to welcome not only fans, but also those who are just getting to know the magic of Wagner’s passionate style.

A szenegáli Youssou N'Dour nemcsak hazája, de általában az afrikai zene egyik legnagyobb hatású alakja, aki nagy befolyást gyakorolt arra, hogy a nyugati világban ismertté váljanak olyan afrikai stílusok, mint a mbalax és a wolof music. Mi több, előbbit, ezt a szenegáli tánczenét ő maga fejlesztette tökélyre, és rajta keresztül jutott el Peter Gabrielig és Paul Simonig, onnan meg a popzene főáramába.

Love is all there is: The latest production by Recirquel, Hungary's leading contemporary circus company, brings forth the only primeval energy that spans space and time to connect us all.

The Daveform Quintet, who are well-versed in the genre of modern jazz, have captured the attention of their peers with their unique sound and ecstatic music, which unites musical landscapes and styles. The group was founded after an encounter between some exceptional performers and composers who – through their individual achievements – have already demonstrated their ability on the international stage.

The life of the title character of Wagner’s early opera Tannhäuser, based on the hero of medieval legend, is a struggle between sensuality and asceticism.

The popular songwriter and performer Boggie, who is a key figure on the Hungarian artpop scene and sings in three languages, first performed with the virtuoso guitar-playing talent Petruska in 2023, when they represented Hungary at a festival in South Korea.

A true 21st-century phenomenon, Cory Wong first gained prominence by drawing a fan base of millions to his online performances.

Born in Vilnius and with Armenian roots, the soprano Asmik Grigorian is one of the biggest favourites – and no longer an outside favourite – on today’s international opera scene.

People magazine once suggested that Eliane Elias does more to shore up international relations than the UN. This pianist, singer, composer and arranger with several Grammies and Latin Grammies to her name has created a unique and instantly recognisable musical world by fusing jazz and Brazilian music.

Covering the songs of Weather Report, one of the most influential bands in jazz history, is a pleasure for any musician, but when Kurt Elling, one of the leading baritones of our time, takes on this task, and joins creative forces with Yellowjackets, the flagship of fusion jazz still going strong with unflagging energy after nearly five decades, the event becomes a veritable celebration of the genre.

Although Wagner's mature masterpiece, which he wrote after Tristan but before completing the Ring, is officially a comic opera and doesn't stint on entertainment, it is nevertheless much more complex, dealing with youth and old age, love and friendship, art and craft, as well as innovation and conservativism.

Franco Zeffirelli’s staging of La Bohème has been a New York favourite since 1981, and this enchantingly lyrical, vibrantly youthful and extremely touching production is now making its fourth appearance on the programme of the MET’s global broadcasts.

A harmincéves brit orgonaművész, Anna Lapwood új generációs világsztár, 741 ezer követővel az Instagramon. A Royal Albert Hall rezidense, akit természetes zeneisége segít át a műfajok határain. „Sokkal több mint tehetséges orgonista, kóruskarnagy és a közösségi média szenzációja: egy sztár, akinek küldetése van” – írta róla a The Sunday Times.

A true sensation: the Vienna Philharmonic, one of the finest orchestras in the world, is coming to Müpa Budapest to perform under the baton of one of the most exciting composers of our time, Britain’s Thomas Adès!

In the 25 years since the foundation of the Balázs Elemér Group, the band has celebrated every significant anniversary at Müpa Budapest.

Bea Palya is inextricably tied to one of Müpa Budapest’s most popular concert series, “My Silks” – Divas from around the world, where the audience is presented with a female singer who is not yet well known in Hungary.

Képzeljük el, hogy egy elegáns angol fogadáson veszünk részt, ahol a zenei élmények épp olyan kifinomultak, mint a teázás klasszikus hagyományai a szigetországban.

“Loved to the gallows” could be an alternative title of Umberto Giordano’s opera, which serves up a grand historical tableau, a love that even defies death, and, last but not least, three brilliant leading roles.

Age: 1,5-3 year

Vincenzo Bellini’s final opera is a veritable apotheosis of bel canto that should only be presented to an audience with performers displaying impeccable technique and stylistic sensibilities.

Even in the genre of animated films, it is rare to find a Hungarian production that does not seek to evoke a past full of legends, or to present a picture of the vices of the present, but instead paints the future.

Program:
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major (‘Eroica’), Op. 55

As a pioneer of Hungarian new-wave hip-hop, Kolos Halász, aka Co Lee, became familiar to an increasingly wider audience throughout 2022 and 2023. In 2024, Halász not only proved himself on the main stages of festivals, he also organised one of his very own: the Cirque de Margaret, which found a common path between circus and music, and was packed with breathtaking acrobatic displays.

One evening – two dance productions by the Szeged Contemporary Dance Company.

In Hungarian, without subtitles.

The discussions before and after the screening will be conducted in Hungarian.

Zsigmond Szathmáry, the ever free-spirited, daringly experimental and youthful minded composer/organist who has lived in Germany since 1970, celebrated his 85th birthday in 2024.

Dalinda are Fanni Nádasdy, Julianna Paár and Sára Tímár, a trio of female a cappella singers who are dedicated artists of the Hungarian folk music scene in a variety of solo and group projects, and who together perform the music of the Carpathian Basin in an inimitable style.

Mindenki tudja, hogy az erdő tele van furcsa lényekkel, ahogyan azt is, hogy régen, amikor az erdők még sűrűbbek és nagyobbak voltak, a bennük élő állatok némelyike varázserővel bírt. De mit tehet az ifjú legény, aki vadászni indult a rengetegbe, és jó szíve bajba sodorta?

One of the founders of bebop, Dizzy Gillespie was a fantastic musician with a wonderful personality. It is by keeping these values front and centre that the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band continues the tradition started by the legendary trumpet-playing songwriter and band leader.

The Senegalese griot singer-songwriter Ablaye Cissoko was born into one of the largest West African kora-playing dynasties, and researched his family’s musical traditions in the 2011 documentary film Griot, which explored the ways of telling stories and passing them on from father to son through music.

Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s last joint opera, Arabella is a cheerful and poignant farewell to a bygone, peaceful Vienna. It now returns to the MET’s repertoire in Otto Schenk’s 1983 production, following his sad passing this year.