Eternal Members

The Eternal Members of the Hungarian State Opera elect new “heirs” in a secret ballot, alternating with the current leadership of the OPERA and based on mutual acceptance. Eternal Members receive a lifetime annuity, and records, books, and portrait films are made about them. They are invited to premieres and are honoured with a formal luncheon hosted by the institution’s leadership every year on the Tuesday following Easter Monday. The elected spokesperson for the Eternal Members is honorary eternal general director and stage director Miklós Szinetár. (The so-called Master Artists are chosen from the Eternal Members, their current number is 20.)

Eternal members
- Zsuzsa Barlay opera singer, Eternal Member
- János Berkes opera singer, Eternal Member
- István Dénes conductor, Eternal Member
- Anatoly Fokanov opera singer, Eternal Member
- Katalin Hágai ballet dancer, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Gyula Harangozó Jr. ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet master, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Magda Kalmár opera singer, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Katalin Kasza opera singer, Eternal Member
- Mária Kékesi ballet dancer, ballet teacher, Eternal Member
- Péter Kelen opera singer, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Ingrid Kertesi opera singer, Eternal Member
- Gábor Keveházi ballet dancer, choreographer, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Veronika Kincses opera singer, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Atilla Kiss-B. opera singer, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- János Kovács conductor, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Kolos Kováts opera singer, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Jenő Lőcsei choreographer, Eternal Member
- Gyöngyi Lukács opera singer, Eternal Member
- Éva Marton Kammersängerin, opera singer, professor emerita, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Ádám Medveczky conductor, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Katalin Mészöly opera singer, Eternal Member
- Lajos Miller opera singer, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Zsuzsa Misura opera singer, Eternal Member
- András Molnár opera singer, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Adél Orosz ballet dancer, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Lilla Pártay ballet dancer, choreographer, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Júlia Pászthy opera singer, Eternal Member
- Katalin Pitti opera singer, Eternal Member
- Ildikó Pongor ballet dancer, company répétiteur, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Anikó Rohonyi opera singer, Eternal Member
- István Róka opera singer, Eternal Member
- István Rozsos opera singer, Eternal Member
- Eszter Sümegi opera singer, Eternal Member
- György Szakály ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet master, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Miklós Szinetár general director emeritus, intendant, director, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Nóra Szőnyi female soloist, Eternal Member
- Vera Szumrák female soloist, Eternal Member
- Ilona Tokody opera singer, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Mária Uzoni chief protocol officer, Eternal Member
- Katalin Volf ballet dancer, ballet master, Eternal Member, Master Artist
Deceased eternal members of the Opera
- Karola Ágai opera singer, Eternal Member
- Kálmán Alszeghy principal director, director, Eternal Member
- Éva Andor opera singer, Eternal Member
- Ágoston Balogh male soloist, ballet master, Eternal Member
- Miklós Bánffy director, Eternal Member
- Dóra Bársony opera singer, Eternal Member
- Alfonz Bartha opera singer, Eternal Member
- Mária Basilides opera singer, Eternal Member
- Anna Báthy opera singer, Eternal Member
- Ferenc Begányi opera singer, Eternal Member
- András Békés principal director, director
- Zsolt Bende opera singer, Eternal Member
- István Berczelly opera singer, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- János B. Nagy opera singer, Eternal Member
- György Bordás opera singer, Eternal Member
- Bella Bordy female soloist, Eternal Member
- Miklós Borsa technical director, Eternal Member
- Mária Budanovits opera singer, Eternal Member
- Tamás Busa opera singer, Eternal Member
- János Csányi opera singer, Eternal Member
- Attila Csikós head set designer, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Andor Dárday chorus member, artistic secretary, Eternal Member
- Rózsi Delly opera singer, Eternal Member
- Erzsébet Dénes head répétiteur, Eternal Member
- Gabriella Déry opera singer, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- László Domahidy opera singer, Eternal Member
- Imre Dózsa ballet dancer, company répétiteur, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Sándor Egri opera singer, Eternal Member
- Margit Ercse opera singer, Eternal Member
- Miklós Erdélyi conductor, Eternal Member
- Sándor Erkel music director, director, Eternal Member
- Sergio Failoni conductor, Eternal Member
- András Faragó opera singer, Eternal Member
- Sándor Farkas opera singer, Eternal Member
- János Ferencsik music director, conductor, Eternal Member
- János Fodor opera singer, Eternal Member
- József Forgách male soloist, ballet master, Eternal Member
- Gábor Forray head set designer, Eternal Member
- Zoltán Fülöp head set designer, Eternal Member
- Attila Fülöp managing director, opera singer, Eternal Member
- Viktor Fülöp male soloist, choreographer, ballet master, Eternal Member
- József Gregor opera singer, Eternal Member
- Vilmos Grünfeld concertmaster, Eternal Member
- Mária Gyurkovics opera singer, Eternal Member
- Gitta Halász opera singer, Eternal Member
- János Halmos opera singer, Eternal Member
- Irén Hamala female soloist, ballet master, assistant to the choreographer, Eternal Member
- Gyula Harangozó ballet director, male soloist, choreographer, Eternal Member
- Olga Haselbeck opera singer, Eternal Member
- Ferenc Havas ballet dancer, ballet master, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Erzsébet Házy opera singer, Eternal Member
- Ferenc Hegedűs opera singer, Eternal Member
- Bálint Horváth opera singer, Eternal Member
- Róbert Ilosfalvy opera singer, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- László Jámbor opera singer, Eternal Member
- József Járay opera singer, Eternal Member
- József Joviczky opera singer, Eternal Member
- Oszkár Kálmán opera singer, Eternal Member
- Béla Karizs opera singer, Eternal Member
- Ildikó Kaszás female soloist, ballet master, Eternal Member
- Jenő Kéméndy set and costume designer, Eternal Member
- János Kerekes conductor, composer, Eternal Member
- István Kerner music director, conductor, composer, Eternal Member
- Árpád Kishegyi opera singer, Eternal Member
- Zoltán Kodály composer, Eternal Member
- Valéria Koltay opera singer, Eternal Member
- Pál Komáromy director, opera singer, Eternal Member
- Erzsébet Komlóssy opera singer, vocal coach, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Vilmos Komor conductor, Eternal Member
- Endre Koréh opera singer, Eternal Member
- András Kórodi conductor, Eternal Member
- György Korondy opera singer, Eternal Member
- Béla Kovács Eternal Member
- Béla Környei opera singer, Eternal Member
- Júlia Kukely opera singer, Eternal Member
- Zsuzsa Kun ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet master, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- László Külkey opera singer, Eternal Member
- István Laczó opera singer, Eternal Member
- Gabriella Lakatos female soloist, ballet master, Eternal Member
- Margit László opera singer, Eternal Member
- Éva Lehoczky opera singer, Eternal Member
- György Losonczy opera singer, Eternal Member
- Ervin Lukács music director, Eternal Member
- Miklós Lukács director, conductor, Eternal Member
- Pál Lukács orchestra member – solo viola, Eternal Member
- Albert Madarassy conductor, head répétiteur, Eternal Member
- Rezső Máder director, conductor, composer, Eternal Member
- Péter Makai director, set and costume designer, Eternal Member
- Oszkár Maleczky opera singer, Eternal Member
- Tivadar Márk head costume designer, Eternal Member
- László Márkus director, head stage director, Eternal Member
- Mária Mátyás opera singer, Eternal Member
- Anna Medek opera singer, Eternal Member
- Béla Melis orchestra member, Eternal Member
- György Melis opera singer, Eternal Member
- Jacqueline Menyhárt female soloist, Eternal Member
- Miklós Mersei opera singer, Eternal Member
- Imre Mészáros director, Eternal Member
- András Mihály director, conductor, composer, Eternal Member
- Ferenc Mihályi opera singer, principal director, Eternal Member
- András Mikó principal director, Eternal Member
- Stefánia Moldován opera singer, Eternal Member
- Kálmán Nádasdy director, head stage director, director, Eternal Member
- Ferenc Nádasi ballet director, choreographer, ballet master, Eternal Member
- Zoltán Nagy Jr. male soloist, ballet master, Eternal Member
- Ella Némethy opera singer, Eternal Member
- Géza Oberfrank music director, conductor, literary translator, Eternal Member
- Gusztáv Oláh head stage director, set and costume designer, Eternal Member
- Júlia Orosz opera singer, Eternal Member
- Júlia Osváth opera singer, Eternal Member
- Melinda Ottrubay female first soloist, Eternal Member
- Klára Palánkay opera singer, Eternal Member
- Sándor Palcsó opera singer, Eternal Member
- Imre Palló director, opera singer, Eternal Member
- László Palócz opera singer, Eternal Member
- Vera Pásztor female soloist, Eternal Member
- Kálmán Pataky opera singer, Eternal Member
- József Patkó head répétiteur, artistic secretary, Eternal Member
- Emil Petrovics general director, music director, composer, Eternal Member
- László Pless chorus director, conductor, Eternal Member
- László Polgár opera singer, Eternal Member
- Miklós Radnai general director, composer, Eternal Member
- György Radnay opera singer, Eternal Member
- Magda Raskó opera singer, Eternal Member
- Gabriella Relle opera singer, Eternal Member
- József Réti opera singer, Eternal Member
- Magda Rigó opera singer, Eternal Member
- Viktor Róna male soloist, choreographer, Eternal Member
- Endre Rösler opera singer, Eternal Member
- Zoltán Sallay male soloist, Eternal Member
- Judit Sándor opera singer, Eternal Member
- Erzsi Sándor opera singer, Eternal Member
- Sára Sebeök opera singer, Eternal Member
- László Seregi ballet director, choreographer, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- József Simándy opera singer, Eternal Member
- Sándor Sólyom-Nagy opera singer, Eternal Member, Master Artist
- Mária Sudlik opera singer, Eternal Member
- Sándor Svéd opera singer, Eternal Member
- Karola Szalay female soloist, Eternal Member
- Elza Szamosi opera singer, Eternal Member
- Irén Szecsődi opera singer, Eternal Member
- Mihály Székely director, opera singer, Eternal Member
- dr. Ferenc Székelyhidy opera singer, Eternal Member
- Árpád Szemere opera singer, Eternal Member
- Ferenc Szende opera singer, director, Eternal Member
- Margit Szilvássy opera singer, Eternal Member
- György Szirtes financial director, Eternal Member
- Olga Szőnyi opera singer, Eternal Member
- Ferenc Szőnyi opera singer, Eternal Member
- Paula Takács opera singer, Eternal Member
- Magda Tiszay opera singer, Eternal Member
- Dr. Aladár Tóth director, Eternal Member
- Tibor Udvardy opera singer, Eternal Member
- Klotild Ugray female soloist, ballet master, Eternal Member
- Endre Ütő general director, opera singer, Eternal Member
- Nelly Vágó head costume designer, Eternal Member
- Pál Varga conductor, Eternal Member
- Italia Vasquez opera singer, Eternal Member
- Béla Venczell opera singer, Eternal Member
- Rózsi Walter opera singer, Eternal Member
- Lívia Warga opera singer, Eternal Member
- Zoltán Závodszky opera singer, Eternal Member
Honorary Members
- Béni Dalnoki opera singer, Eternal Member, Honorary Member
- Berta Diósyné Handel opera singer, Eternal Member, Honorary Member
- Maria Jeritza opera singer, Honorary Member
- Jozefa Maleczkyné Ellinger opera singer, Honorary Member
- Mária Németh opera singer, Honorary Member
- Kálmán Pataky opera singer, Eternal Member
- Richárd Pauli opera singer, Honorary Member
- Erzsi Sándor opera singer, Eternal Member
- Italia Vasquez opera singer, Eternal Member
- Marie Wilt opera singer, Honorary Member