CHALLENGING, VERSATILE AND UNEXPECTED

RODERIC DUNNETT visits Hungarian State Opera

Opera in Budapest is flying high. While the English or American enthusiast might scan the listings for an opera trip to Paris, Vienna or Munich, they would do really well to add another company to their 'not to be missed' options: the Hungarian State Opera.

Production standards have soared in Budapest, and under the present General Director, Szilveszter Ókovács, they are positively thriving. His go-ahead management has succeeded in prising more money out of the government, a great asset to productions, sets and musical standards...

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