Hungarian State Opera on Postcard

"The Hungarian State Opera house in Budapest has been stunningly restored, offering a breathtaking experience for visitors. It is a notable cultural venue in the city."

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"Budapest, Hungary is brimming with art, culture and a touch of decadence. Nowhere is this more apparent than at the Hungarian State Opera House on the luxurious Andrássy Way. If you don't have the time or money to take in a concert in this opulent theatre, you can still get a dose of culture by taking one of the daily guided tours. Crane your neck to take in the ceiling murals and twinkling chandeliers while you sit in the plush velvet seats, sweep down the grand staircase of the main hall and play out your fantasies of living life at court, or just learn about the theatre, without all of the dramatic bits. Tours are offered in Hungarian, English, German, Spanish, Italian and French everyday, and Japanese several times a week. You can also stay for a mini concert in the theatre. After the tour, pop next door to the Callas Restaurant, where you can sip champagne on the terrace while admiring the Opera House's stunning facade."

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Catie Johnson

Google

Saw The Nutcracker here last week (~2 weeks before Christmas) and it was lovely! The performers are so talented and the live orchestra performing the music adds another level of magic to the atmosphere. If see a show, I recommend arriving about 20-30 minutes early to get some pictures outside and inside of the beautiful State Opera House and getting to your seat in a timely manner. Be sure to buy tickets online in advance if you’re trying to see a show! We bought 2 tickets to see The Nutcracker about 3 weeks ahead of time.

Tymoteusz M.

Google

Extremely beautiful opera house. The guided tour is worth every cent, which are held in English, German and French, besides Hungarian, obviously. Very impressive art work, magnificent acoustic and very rich history. Order a tour, you won’t regret it. At the end of the tour, two artist will perform a short play as the icing on the cake 😊 Best would be buy tickets for a whole play.

Daisy Whittle

Google

Absolutely stunning Opera House. Incredibly insightful guided tour which included a superb performance by two of the Hungarian Opera Singers. Definitely well worth a visit.

Nick P.

Google

Great location and the tour is well worth it. Tour guide did a good job. Only ‘issue’ is that they are doing a large number of tours simultaneously to finish at the central staircase for a very nice 10 minute mini-opera performance. By having these tours run at the same time, listening to the tour guide was not always easy, and we had to wait several times for another group to leave an area, or we had to leave early when another group came in. That felt a bit rushed.

Parag Kapdi

Google

Beautiful building - both inside and out Was just interested in looking at the foyer but got so dazzled by the glamour that had to have a look inside. So rather than pay a huge fee to just have a tour, did the most obvious thing - actually watched a 3 hour performance for a fraction of the cost. (Some tickets are very reasonably priced if you are not a purist and it makes more sense to watch the performance for 10 Euro than pay more than 20 for just a tour of the inside). Highly recommend this experience even if you are not a connoisseur of fine arts

R S G

Google

Big disappointment was the fee for the tour - therefore only seen the free part of this magnificent building. I understand the cost of the operation of this unit but this is an active and national building, with the high end bill tickets of each performances. Beautiful. Magnificent. Gorgeous! Visit if you can afford, at least the free parts. You can’t make any mistakes with that.

Steve Warne

Google

Wow! We had a guided tour of the newly renovated Opera house and what a treat it was. It's a beautiful building, quite stunning inside, particularly the ceilings. we were given a look inside the boxes and treated to a short duet by two opera singers, whose vocal power, close up was remarkable.

Els Westhovens

Google

We had a great tour today with the English tour guide. Her stories and explanation about the history of the building and how it was used were fascinating. We even got a little opera performance of two great opera stars at the end. So I would certainly recommend to do the guided tour.

Catie Johnson

Google

Saw The Nutcracker here last week (~2 weeks before Christmas) and it was lovely! The performers are so talented and the live orchestra performing the music adds another level of magic to the atmosphere. If see a show, I recommend arriving about 20-30 minutes early to get some pictures outside and inside of the beautiful State Opera House and getting to your seat in a timely manner. Be sure to buy tickets online in advance if you’re trying to see a show! We bought 2 tickets to see The Nutcracker about 3 weeks ahead of time.

Tymoteusz M.

Google

Extremely beautiful opera house. The guided tour is worth every cent, which are held in English, German and French, besides Hungarian, obviously. Very impressive art work, magnificent acoustic and very rich history. Order a tour, you won’t regret it. At the end of the tour, two artist will perform a short play as the icing on the cake 😊 Best would be buy tickets for a whole play.

Daisy Whittle

Google

Absolutely stunning Opera House. Incredibly insightful guided tour which included a superb performance by two of the Hungarian Opera Singers. Definitely well worth a visit.

Nick P.

Google

Great location and the tour is well worth it. Tour guide did a good job. Only ‘issue’ is that they are doing a large number of tours simultaneously to finish at the central staircase for a very nice 10 minute mini-opera performance. By having these tours run at the same time, listening to the tour guide was not always easy, and we had to wait several times for another group to leave an area, or we had to leave early when another group came in. That felt a bit rushed.

Parag Kapdi

Google

Beautiful building - both inside and out Was just interested in looking at the foyer but got so dazzled by the glamour that had to have a look inside. So rather than pay a huge fee to just have a tour, did the most obvious thing - actually watched a 3 hour performance for a fraction of the cost. (Some tickets are very reasonably priced if you are not a purist and it makes more sense to watch the performance for 10 Euro than pay more than 20 for just a tour of the inside). Highly recommend this experience even if you are not a connoisseur of fine arts

R S G

Google

Big disappointment was the fee for the tour - therefore only seen the free part of this magnificent building. I understand the cost of the operation of this unit but this is an active and national building, with the high end bill tickets of each performances. Beautiful. Magnificent. Gorgeous! Visit if you can afford, at least the free parts. You can’t make any mistakes with that.

Steve Warne

Google

Wow! We had a guided tour of the newly renovated Opera house and what a treat it was. It's a beautiful building, quite stunning inside, particularly the ceilings. we were given a look inside the boxes and treated to a short duet by two opera singers, whose vocal power, close up was remarkable.

Els Westhovens

Google

We had a great tour today with the English tour guide. Her stories and explanation about the history of the building and how it was used were fascinating. We even got a little opera performance of two great opera stars at the end. So I would certainly recommend to do the guided tour.

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