Hungarian State Opera

The Hungarian State Opera is the national opera company of Hungary. Located in Budapest, it is a busy institution, with over 200 operas each calendar year, on top of extensive educational programs, ballet, and musical theatre. The company employs 150 singers, a 200 member orchestra, and a 200 member chorus. Performances take place in the Hungarian State Opera House and the Erkel Theatre.

In recent years, the company has also courted controversy, both in choices of casting, and in succumbing to public pressure to end scheduled productions early.

The year 2024 marked the 140th anniversary of its opening. In the same year, they announced the expansion of the “Opera Digitár” database which allows for the search of 60,000 performances, and the careers of more than 7,000 artists over the previous 139 seasons.

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