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The Opera Orchestra opens the season with two gala concerts
The Hungarian State Opera Orchestra begins its season with a concert marking the 142nd anniversary of the opening of the Opera House, followed a few days later by Mahler’s monumental Symphony No. 8 to mark World Music Day. The Opera142 concert, featuring works by Mahler, Wagner, and György Kurtág, is conducted by principal conductor Martin Rajna on 26 and 27 September, while Mahler’s opus magnum, performed on 1 and 4 October, is conducted by János Kovács, Kossuth Prize-winning eternal member of the Opera. For the first time, both gala programmes is to be performed twice this year at the Opera House.Sept. 21, 2026, 10:41 a.m. -
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.Sept. 16, 2026, 3:05 p.m. -
Le nozze di Figaro returns to the Opera House with Emőke Baráth and internationally acclaimed hungarian artists
Liszt Ferenc Prize-winning soprano Emőke Baráth makes her Budapest debut as Susanna in one of Mozart’s most popular comic operas, performing alongside internationally acclaimed Hungarian artists including Polina Pasztircsák, Gyula Orendt, Krisztián Cser, and Miklós Sebestyén. The ensembles of the Hungarian State Opera are conducted by Gábor Káli. Le nozze di Figaro is presented between 20 September and 11 October, marking the final performances of Judit Galgóczy’s production at the Opera House.Sept. 14, 2026, 11:50 a.m.
2026/27 season
