The work "La fille du régiment" (The Daughter of the Regiment) was first performed in Hungary in 1844 at the National Theater of Pest.Continue reading
The Hungarian State Opera House, which has undergone a major renovation, was reopened with a festive gala on Saturday evening.
The opening ceremony was attended by incumbent President János Áder, President-elect Katalin Novák and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Addressing the event, President Áder spoke about the 138-year history of the Opera House, one of the masterpieces of eminent 19th-century architect Miklós Ybl.
“What a variety of events this building has witnessed and survived: wars and revolutions, conquerors and various forms of government, occupation and regained freedoms. Several directors who brought about a golden age of opera and some who were certainly unworthy of their post. Old and new, conservative and progressive styles,” the president said.
“But eventually, it was the valuable that prevailed. And those who wanted to work on the highest possible standard. and knew that the performance of the Budapest opera should be a match for the best in Europe,” he added.
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President János Áder delivers a speech at the gala opening of the renovated main building of the Hungarian State Opera. Photo: Zsolt Szigetváry/MTI
Plácido Domingo conducts the Orchestra of the Hungarian State Opera House at a gala ceremony to mark the inauguration of the renovated main building. Photo: Zsolt Szigetváry/MTI
Ádám Medveczky, Liszt, Kossuth and Prima Primissima Prize-winning conductor, at the gala ceremony of the inauguration of the renovated main building of the Hungarian State Opera. Photo: Zsolt Szigetváry/MTI
Conductor Plácido Domingo at the gala opening of the renovated main building of the Hungarian State Opera. Photo: Zsolt Szigetváry/MTI
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