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Hungarian National Ballet’s production of The Sleeping Beauty awakens from a ten-year slumber
Following The Nutcracker and Swan Lake, another of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s grand ballets, The Sleeping Beauty also returns to the repertoire of the Hungarian National Ballet this season. Presented at the Hungarian State Opera between 6 and 16 June 2026, the production is performed in the internationally acclaimed choreography of Sir Peter Wright, in four casts, with the participation of Hungarian State Opera Orchestra and the Hungarian National Ballet Institute.May 20, 2026, 2:06 p.m. -
Resourceful Italian woman outwits the Bey of Algiers once again
Gioachino Rossini’s hilarious comic opera L'italiana in Algeri returns to the stage of the Hungarian State Opera between 23 and 31 May 2026 after a hiatus of three years. Máté Szabó’s 2017 production revives Isabella’s story with new cast members and popular returning performers. Although abducted, Isabella is far from needing rescue. Instead, she is the one who sets the men straight.May 18, 2026, 1:16 p.m. -
After four years, Miklós H. Vecsei’s Mozart production returns with a new cast
In a Hungarian translation by Dániel Varró, featuring video animations by Kiégő Izzók and introducing talented young singers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s singspiel Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) returns to the stage of the Eiffel Art Studios between 24 and 31 May 2026. The production, intended for audiences newly discovering the world of opera, is conducted by Tibor Bogányi.May 14, 2026, 12:29 p.m.
2026/27 season
