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Hungarian State Opera House

The Hungarian State Opera House (Hungarian: Magyar Állami Operaház) is a neo-Renaissance opera house located in central Budapest, on Andrássy út. Originally known as the Hungarian Royal Opera House, it was designed by Miklós Ybl, a major figure of 19th century Hungarian architecture. Construction began in 1875, funded by the city of Budapest and by Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, and the new house opened to the public on the 27 September 1884. Before the closure of the "Népszínház" in Budapest, it was the second largest opera building in the city; today it is the largest opera house in Budapest and in Hungary.

Touring groups had performed operas in the city from the early 19th century, but as Legány notes, "a new epoch began after 1835 when part of the Kasa National Opera and Theatrical Troupe arrived in Buda". They took over the Castle Theatre and, in 1835, were joined by another part of the troupe, after which performances of operas were given under conductor Ferenc Erkel. By 1837 they had established themselves at the Magyar Színház (Hungarian Theatre) and by 1840, it had become the "Nemzeti Színház" (National Theatre). Upon its completion, the opera section moved into the Hungarian Royal Opera House, with performances quickly gaining a reputation for excellence in a repertory of about 45 to 50 operas and about 130 annual performances.

Budapest

Budapest (Hungarian: [ˈbudɒpɛʃt]; names in other languages) is the capital and the largest city of Hungary, and one of the largest cities in the European Union. It is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre, sometimes described as the primate city of Hungary. According to the census, in 2011 Budapest had 1.74 million inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2.1 million due to suburbanisation. The Budapest Metropolitan Area is home to 3.3 million people. The city covers an area of 525 square kilometres (202.7 sq mi). Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with the unification of Buda and Óbuda on the west bank, with Pest on the east bank on 17 November 1873.

The history of Budapest began with Aquincum, originally a Celtic settlement that became the Roman capital of Lower Pannonia.Hungarians arrived in the territory in the 9th century. Their first settlement was pillaged by the Mongols in 1241–42. The re-established town became one of the centres of Renaissance humanist culture by the 15th century. Following the Battle of Mohács and nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule, the region entered a new age of prosperity in the 18th and 19th centuries, and Budapest became a global city after its unification in 1873. It also became the second capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a great power that dissolved in 1918, following World War I. Budapest was the focal point of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, the Hungarian Republic of Councils in 1919, the Battle of Budapest in 1945, and the Revolution of 1956.

Budapest (disambiguation)

Budapest is the capital of Hungary.

Budapest may also refer to:

Places

  • Budapest, Georgia, United States
  • Budapest, Missouri, United States
  • Budapest metropolitan area, a metropolitan area in Central Hungary
  • Music

  • Budapest (band), British post-grunge rock band
  • "Budapest" (George Ezra song)
  • Budapest Live, live album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
  • "Budapest", a song by Jethro Tull from Crest of a Knave
  • "Budapest", a song by Poni Hoax
  • People with the surname

  • Zsuzsanna Budapest (born 1940), feminist author
  • Other uses

  • Budapest (film series), American pornographic film series
  • Budapest (George Ezra song)

    "Budapest" is a song by British singer-songwriter George Ezra, from his debut studio album, Wanted on Voyage (2014). It was released as the album's second single on 13 December 2013 in Italy, and on 13 June 2014 in the United Kingdom. The song was co-written by Ezra with Joel Pott and produced by Cam Blackwood.

    The single was released on Columbia Records, and distributed by Sony Music, and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. "Budapest" has also been a major hit for Ezra in Austria and New Zealand, topping the charts in both countries, while reaching the top ten in Australia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands and Switzerland. It was the 13th-best-selling single of 2014 in the UK. The song was released in the U.S. in 2015 and has peaked at number 32.

    Background

    Ezra told The Daily Telegraph that "Budapest" was "[his] first attempt to write a love song, and it uses the first three guitar chords [he] ever learned. There's a lot to be said for that simplicity." Ezra has also insisted that, despite its title, the lyrics of "Budapest" do not have anything to do with the city in Hungary and that he had never even been there before. He said, "I was in Malmö in Sweden and the Eurovision Song Contest was being held in Malmö on that night, and I didn't have a clue about it but everyone there seemed to be really excited about it and having parties. But I didn't know you couldn't buy alcohol after 10 o'clock at night. So I ended up buying a bottle of like, rum, or something like that from a guy in a park so I could have something to drink at this party. Anyway, I was meant to be getting a train to Budapest the next day, and I never got it because I was too hungover and didn't fancy it. So I wrote the song about being miles from Budapest."

    Radio Stations - Budapest főváros

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    Tilos Rádió Indie Hungary
    Baranya Rádió Varied Hungary
    Gazdasagi Radio Jazz,Blues,World Hungary
    Sunshine FM 99.4 Varied Hungary
    Rádió Pink Dance Hungary
    Rockvilág Magyar Csatorna Rock Hungary
    Rádió1 Pop Hungary
    Rockvilág Live! Rock Hungary
    Picur Radio Kids Hungary
    MixRadio 1 Dance Hungary
    Rádió 6 (HU) 90s Hungary
    MR4-Nemzetiségi adások Varied Hungary
    Rockvilág Metal Rock Hungary
    Fiksz Radio - FIKSZabilly Budapest Bluegrass Hungary
    XFM Magyarország Ambient,Dance,Electronica Hungary
    Nyugat Rádió FM 88.4 Varied Hungary
    Neston Pop Hungary
    CSABA RADIO Rock,90s,Pop Hungary
    Forrás Rádió Varied Hungary
    MR5-Parlamenti adások Varied Hungary
    Kanizsa Rádió Nagykanizsa 80s Hungary
    Tamási Rádió Varied Hungary
    Fehérvár Radio Pop Hungary
    Amadeus Rádió 102.4 Varied Hungary
    Info Radio News,Talk,Public Hungary
    Rádió 8 Körmend Contemporary Hungary
    Lakihegy Radio Pop Hungary
    Best of Rock FM Rock Hungary
    Rádió 35 Tiszaújváros Pop Hungary
    Fiksz Radio Classic Rock,Blues Hungary
    Callisto Radio 90s,80s,70s Hungary
    LuxFunk Rádió R&B Hungary
    EPER 97.0 Budapest College Hungary
    Duna World Radio News,Public Hungary
    radióTOP Kazincbarcika Unknown Hungary
    Radio Maria Hungary Religious Hungary
    Lánchíd Rádió Varied Hungary
    MR7 Varied Hungary
    Kék Duna Rádió 90s,80s,Adult Contemporary Hungary
    Neo World Radio World Hungary
    Folkradio.hu Folk,World Europe Hungary
    Szolnok FM 90.4 Top 40 Hungary
    MR2-Petőfi Rádió Varied Hungary
    MR3-Bartók Rádió Classical Hungary
    MixRadio 2 Dance Hungary
    Radio Q Hungary Varied Hungary
    Golgota Radio Gospel,Religious Hungary
    Class FM (HU) Varied Hungary
    Civil Rádió Talk Hungary
    Ha-Jó Rádió Varied Hungary
    Music FM (HU) Top 40 Hungary

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