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family and youth events
Szaffi
Based on the novel The Gypsy Baron by Mór Jókai
1 March 2025, Saturday
11 am - 1 pm
Festival Theatre
Produced by Müpa Budapest
Opera Matinée

Ticket prices

3 900 HUF   4 900 HUF   5 900 HUF

Platinum level members of the Müpa+ membership programme can buy tickets for the event on 1 October from 10 am, at the Gold level on 2 October from 10 am, and at the Silver level on 2 October from 2 pm. The Basic level, as well as the members of the general public will get the opportunity to purchase tickets from 10 am on 3 October.

Wandering Gypsies leading adventurous lives and gallant yet ridiculous nobles abusing their power are the main characters of the animated film Szaffi. This adaptation of Mór Jókai's classic novel The Gypsy Baron is by now familiar to several generations of Hungarians. In this exciting, musical drama brought to life through the melodies of Strauss, a treasure hidden during the decades of the Turkish occupation and the love between the charming title character and the penniless Jónás Botsinkay are also key. There's no reason to worry, however: everything turns out fine in the end.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Conductor:

Péter Oberfrank

Performers:

Jónás Botsinkay Szilveszter Szélpál
Szaffi Zsófia Nagy
Cafrinka Júlia Vajda
Loncsár Antal Cseh
Arzéna, Loncsár's daughter Márta Stefanik
Sir Feuerstein, the Governor Dávid Szanitter
Giuseppe Puzzola Roland Nemes
Menyus / Szaffi the Cat Dániel Fehér
child actors Zina Weisz, Vince Oláh

Featuring:

répétiteur Wanda Mazalin
Sinfonietta Erudita (artistic director: Krisztina Tötös)
Vörösmarty Mixed Choir (choirmaster: Bálint Gyombolai)

Creators:

Hungarian lyrics Sándor Fischer
projection Zsombor Czeglédi, Norbert Tóth
costumes Zsófia Varjas
script Based on the script by Attila Dargay, József Nepp and József Romhányi
music J. Strauss Jr.
assistant director Judit Oláh-Fenyvesi
director Attila Toronykőy
  • You may purchase tickets online and in person for this performance using a Müpa Budapest gift voucher or by OTP, K&H or MBH SZÉP cards. If you purchase the tickets in person, then we also accept Rewin Gift Vouchers, and Rewin Gift Cards as well as the culture subaccount allowance on OTP Cafeteria cards.

  • We wish to inform you that in the event that Müpa Budapest's underground garage and outdoor car park are operating at full capacity, it is advisable to plan for increased waiting times when you arrive. In order to avoid this, we recommend that you depart for our events in time, so that you you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and smoothly and arrive for our performance in comfort. The Müpa Budapest underground garage gates will be operated by an automatic number plate recognition system. Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on that given day. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.

  • Dear Visitors, please note that only tickets purchased from the Müpa website and official ticket offices are guaranteed to be valid. To avoid possible inconvenience, we suggest buying tickets to our performances and concerts via the mupa.hu website, the Interticket national network (jegy.hu) or at our official ticket offices.

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