PRAISE FOR “WAGNER IN BUDAPEST” OPERA FESTIVAL IN INTERNATIONAL PRESS

2013. June 12.

In his review titled “No Tickets for Bayreuth? Budapest Has a Wagner Festival, Too”, New York Times critic George Loomis praises “Wagner in Budapest” Opera Festival.

The author writes about two performances, the premiere of The Mastersingers of Nuremberg and Lohengrin, highlighting the artistic qualities of the conductors and soloists.

Read the full review here.

Michael Roody, correspondent for news agency Reuters, wrote a report entitled “Hungary ‘Meistersinger’ triumphs over flooding Danube.” In addition to praising the performance, the article also cites conductor Ádám Fischer, the Festival’s artistic director, and Michael Schulz, the director of the production.

You can read the report here.