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Budapest Thrills to a Dramatic Faust Festival
Budapest
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Hungary György Selmeczi, Spiritisti: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Hungarian State Opera/János Kovács (conductor), Hungarian State Opera House, Budapest, 19.1.2014. (RD)
Budapest’s Erkel Theatre Reopens with a Double Bill
Hungary Vajda, Mario and the Musician; Bartók, Bluebeard’s Castle: Hungarian State Opera, Gregory Vajda (conductor), Erkel Theatre, Budapest, 14.11.2013
Modernist Mefistofele by Boito Outclasses Mozart’s Figaro in Budapest
Hungary Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele, Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Budapest Opera /János Kovács (conductor), Budapest Opera House, 2.2.2012 (SF)
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Ádám Fischer in conversation with Bettina Mara
Ádám Fischer: in conversation during the Budapest Wagner Festival 10.6.2011 (BM)