Budapest Wagner Days 2025
6-30 June 2025
June means it’s time for some Wagner And just as it has always done for nearly two decades – Müpa Budapest will once again be flinging open its doors to welcome not only fans of the great opera composer’s work, but also those who want to take this opportunity to get to know the world of the greatest creator of 19th-century musical drama, one full of secrets and discoveries to be made.
The programme for the 2025 Budapest Wagner Days festival offers four exciting productions over the course of five evenings, with both of the opera productions running twice. Opening the series will be Tannhäuser, a long-time favourite. The story of the minstrel caught in a struggle between heavenly and earthly love will be brought to life by such artists as Marco Jentzsch in the title role, Elisabet Strid as Elisabeth, Dorottya Láng as Venus and Lauri Vasar as Wolfram von Eschenbach. The conductor for Tannhäuser is the German master Michael Güttler, who has appeared in Europe’s top opera houses and frequently takes the baton for Wagner’s musical dramas.
Lovers of unforgettable voices are eagerly awaiting the second night, when Bryn Terfel, one of the greatest singers of our time, returns to Müpa Budapest. Famous for his versatility, among other things, the Welsh bass-baritone will this evening be focusing on a single theme: passages from Wagner. At his concert, we will encounter Hans Sachs from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Wolfram von Eschenbach from Tannhäuser, Wotan from Die Walküre and the title character of Der fliegende Holländer.
The third evening will be a legendary triumph: anyone who witnessed Bo Skovhus’s Beckmesser in Meistersinger is sure to return in 2025 to repeat the unforgettable experience. Joining the Danish baritone on stage will be singers like Tobias Schabel (Hans Sachs), Magnus Vigilius (Walther von Stolzing), Polina Pasztircsák (Eva) and Cornel Frey (David).
Last, but no least, the experience will be crowned by a sumptuous selection of Wagner’s most popular melodies, arias and orchestral interludes. The festival’s creative director and the evening’s conductor Ádám Fischer looks forward to welcoming both Wagner fanatics and those encountering him for the first time with his Heroes and Heroines production, and he will be joined in doing so by Daniela Köhler, Dorottya Láng, Zoltán Nyári, Tivadar Kiss and the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra.
A sip of Wagner
Sip on some Wagner! Throughout the entire Budapest Wagner Days festivals, we attempt to appeal to all of the senses, and this year you can’t miss our line of craft beers whose unique flavours are inspired by characters from the Ring. The Szent András Brewery’s craft beers can be tasted in four flavours, in bottled and draft versions. These beverages bearing the Budapest Wagner Days label can be purchased at Müpa Budapest’s snack bars, and you can even take all characters home in a gift box.
Brünnhilde: a decidedly hoppy and pleasantly spicy New England IPA flavoured with apricots and basil (5.6%)
Hagen: a high extract content imperial pilsner with a strong hoppy flavour (7%)
Siegmund: an unfiltered Belgian wheat beer with Seville orange peel and refrshing coriander (6s%)
Freia: pastry ale with apple, ground Ugandan vanilla and cinnamon (4,2%)
Find your favourite!
Flavours of the Wagner Days
During the Budapest Wagner Days on 6, 26, 28 and 29 June, the attractive counter of the ground-floor Atrium snack bar is offering meat and vegan options, while the Bohém Event Venue will also be serving up delectable dishes to opera enthusiasts. During the intervals of the performances of Tannhäuser and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg on the dates listed, you can take your pick from the restaurant’s exclusive dinner selection as well as enjoying a complementary mini cake made according to the family recipe of Daphne Wagner served up alongside a reinvigorating coffee. Those seeking further sweet treats will find that the selections at the snack bars and P'Art Café and Bistro have been expanded to include two additional heavenly desserts exclusively available from 6 to 30 June. Until 1 July, we will also be presenting every fifth customer with a piece of cake free of charge!
If you wish to try out our dishes created for the Budapest Wagner Days, you once again have the option of reserving a table at the Bohém Event Venue.
Tasty snacks and comfort in the Müpa Home Music Room – Pre-ordering and booking
One of the remarkable features of this year’s festival is the option to consume food and drinks pre-ordered from our snack bars in the intimate surroundings of the Müpa Home Music Room during the intervals of our performances. What is more, visitors will also be able to watch two exclusive interviews with Ádám Fischer while inside.
Our guests are able to reserve 20-minute slots on our website: up to four people can enjoy the comfort of the music room at once. Following online registration, all you need do is arrive at Müpa Budapest and tell the staff your name when you make your pre-order at the snack bar.
Please check the date on your tickets carefully and make your reservation on that basis by clicking the button below. We are sure you will feel at home!
Gift Collection
Discover the Budapest Wagner-days merchandise available at Vince Bookshop: wear the highly praising words of the prestigious critic of the New York Times on a t-shirt, cool yourself in the summer heat with a lovely Wagner fan, or enjoy a walk around the city all year around with a Wagner themed backpack!
Wagner Installation
As in previous years, we have added new surprises to make this Budapest Wagner Days festival a memorable one. One of these is a unique Wagner installation created as part of Müpa Budapest's strategic collaboration with the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design and based on the ideas of graphic design student Dániel Dublecz. In colour and shape, the bands connecting the two-metre-tall metallic letters evoke the images from the festival's new award-winning public image campaign, which was created with sound analysis software.
Through the partnership between Müpa Budapest and the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, which provides an exceptional environment and the required technology for education and research in the applied arts, young designers have gained an opportunity to demonstrate their talent. In the spring of 2019, the university offered its graphic design students a course aimed at creating concepts linked to Müpa Budapest's communications and artistic positioning that would inspire visitors to return.
Feel free to take photos and video of the installation, and if you use the #BudapestiWagnerNapok hashtag, you might even get to see your images on Müpa Budapest's online interfaces!
We hope you enjoy yourselves at the Budapest Wagner Days!
