23 Sep

Herald News – Part 2. – Opera and Ballet broadcast from Convert Garden @ Hungary’s Cinemas

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In less than a week an astonishing production for opera and ballet lovers will have the opportunity to watch grand performances at the Cinema MOM and other Budapest’s cinemas(see venues Part 1.) and the audience throughout the country may also enjoy these awesome presentation on screen (see the whereabouts Part1).

The 2022-23 season features international opera stars such as Juan Diego Flórez and Danielle de Niese in BOHEMIAN LIFE, Elena Stikhina and Ludovic Tézier in AIDA or Bryn Terfel in THE BARBER OF SEVILLE appearing in the main roles.

Dates & Performances 2022/2023:

The cinema’s opera season starts on September, 27, with Puccini’s thrilling opera, MISS BUTTERFLY. From October, 5, the audience can enjoy the opening night of Kenneth MacMillan’s Mayerling choreography to the music of Ferenc Liszt, whose historical background we Hungarians can understand even better than the Anglo-Saxon audience. The evergreen AIDA, conducted by Antonio Pappano, can be seen from October 12 in Robert Carsen‘s new direction. Argentine tenor star Juan Diego Flórez, who missed several seasons due to vocal cord problems, and Danielle de Niese in the lead roles in the cast of the parade presenting BOHEMIA LIFE on October, 20. From November, 16, the Royal Ballet’s celebratory evening entitled DIAMOND, composed of five separate works, one of which is Diamonds by the popular American choreographer George Balanchine, will be broadcast for the first time. The world premiere of a ballet piece will also take place, with the participation of the ÉTOILES and leading dancers of the time. From December, 8, a real family favorite, THE NUTCRACKER, will conquer the hearts of viewers – with its enchanting snow scenes, magic shows, and dances in the Kingdom of Sweets. In the new year, from January, 19, the screening series will start with an “adult” (meaning erotically charged) ballet choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, based on the touching love story of the Mexican writer Laura Esquivel, titled: HA LÓ NILA … The ballet premiere will be followed by the opera BARBER OF SEVILLE and TURANDOT with the participation of Bryn Terfel, and then the Royal Ballet’s CINDERELLA  fairy tale ballet will be performed, by the choreography Frederick Ashton can be seen in a new arrangement. From April, 27, audiences can enjoy THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO with the evergreen melodies of Mozart, followed by the Royal Ballet’s production of SLEEPING BEAUTY from May, 24.

The season ends with THE TROUBADOUR, which this time in a daring new direction by Olivier Award-winner Adele Thomas, starring Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Ludovic Tézier and Yusif Eyvazov, will be available to cinema audiences from June, 13.

Tickets can be purchased at the local venues box desks on the spot.

Distributed in Hungary by Pannonia Entertainment Ltd.

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23 Sep

Herald News – Part 1. – Opera & Ballet Broadcasts from Convert Garden @ Hungary’s Cinemas

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World-class 7 opera and 6 ballet – on the big screen – London’s Royal Opera House performances @ Hungary’s cinemas. From the end of September, opera lovers in Hungary will also be able to experience the performances of the King’s Opera House – London, which is considered one of the most famous opera houses in the world. The 2022-23 season – including on screen with several world premieres – will be shown @ Budapest and numerous cinemas of locations throughout the country such as @ Budapest – Puskin – Pólus and Gobuda (former EuroCenter). The productions are also available throughout the country @ the Apollo cinemas – @ Debrecen – TiszapART @ Szolnok, Belvárosi @ Szeged and Apollo @ Pécs.

For nearly a decade and a half, the Covent Garden opera house has been broadcasting its world-class performances on cinema screens. The live broadcasts thanks to the excellent cinematography during performances recorded live and then projected from the recording. The viewers can enjoy the performances as if from a royal lodge, up close. During the broadcast breaks short live interviews and pre-recorded short documentary inserts shed light on the behind-the-scenes challenges of the rehearsal process leading to the awesome performances.

The main location of the broadcasts in Budapest will be @ the Cinema MOM movie theater equipped with absolutely comfortable armchairs as listening to the music. Historian Ádám Bősze, radio host with his colleagues dr. Márton Hoványi, humanities scholar, writer and Léna Megyeri a ballet historian and dance critic entertaining with informative introductory presentation accompanied by a quality cold dinner.

The broadcasts of the Royal Opera House are distributed in Hungary by Pannonia Entertainment Ltd., which specializes in stage productions and other special art cinema content.

The Royal Opera House presents itself with the cinema season’s richest repertoire to date: from September, the spectacular productions of the Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera will be broadcast from Covent Garden in more than 1,300 movie theaters and concert halls worldwide.

To be continued … Part 2

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22 Sep

Mary Page Marlowe – Directed by Tamás Puskás @ Centrál Theater Budapest

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Premiere: Saturday, 24. September, 2022.
District VI. 20 Révay Str. Budapest
90 minutes – Drama
The presentation is in Hungarian

Target Audience: Adult.

We can witness Mary Page Marlowe leads an unremarkable life. Fallow her life in 11 pictures, 11 chances to understand a woman’s life. As an accountant in Ohio with two children, few would expect her life to be inordinately intricate or moving. However, it is choices, both mundane and gripping, and where those choices have taken Mary Page Marlowe that make her life so intimate and surprisingly complicated. Her book of livelife journey in different stages – the human cost of social change, divorce, college, hospital, lover, lawyer, accident, husband/husbands.

Deeply moving and you feel an intense desire for more scenes to be following … would not mind more time to spend in your seat to watch the times and fate of the protagonist. Overall, smartly constructed and ultimately pretty moving.

A meticulously staged play of Mary Page Marlowe in different stages played by four superb actresses Juli Básti, Dorina Martinovics, Eszter Földes, and the new member of the company, Viola Lotti Gombó.

The Mary Page Marlowe original play by Tracy Letts – play writer already received Pulitzer and Tony-winning awards.

Last but not least! It should be mentioned that all of Mary Page’s stage appearances change over time and of her age, and in the meantime, as the curtain descends, the most famous music and singers’ songs played in connection to the next scene. These wonderful songs really trigger the mood and to hum to the songs.

Tickets can be purchased on the spot at the ticket desk, open from Tuesday to Friday from Noon to 6 p.m.

Riport and snaps by Aggie Reiter

21 Sep

Born With a Gift OF a Golden Voice

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The “Tower of Song” represents the whole area of music (i.e. singing, composing, etc) and the people who are in this business.

Cohen incorporates themes of aging (grey hair), loneliness (looking out the window, burning bridges), melancholy (so damn close to everything lost), irony (the golden voice) and sexuality (crazy for love, not coming on), and regret (..don’t know how the bridges got this wide).

Leonard Cohen (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) is a Canadian poet, novelist, singer and songwriter who would be 88 years old today.

Some might say that this is a bit of a stretch in interpreting these lyrics. As Cohen says about judgment, “I may be wrong”. One thing’s for sure: parts of his poem show that he can be humorous and light-hearted, not just dark and depressing.

This is magical … The lyrics … The music … His voice … His presence is very much missed 😦

Reminder by Aggie Reiter

21 Sep

Dichterliebe … “A Poet’s Love” – Átrium Film Theater @ Budapest

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A Road to Music – 90 minutes production

Soon to come on October 14th and October 21st. The one-and-half hour production the audience can be part of a unique all-arts production at the Átrium Film Theater – District, II. 55. Margit Blvd. Budapest.

The Nineteenth-Century Reflection of Gender in Selected Songs. True Romantic in style and choice of metaphor, but the work is laced with irony and thematic mix of sentiment and self-derision, so close to modern sensibilities.

Dichterliebe, “A Poet’s Love” (composed 1840), is also the best-known song cycle by Robert Schumann (Op. 48).

In the performance entitled Twelve Giants, an imagined love story comes to life together on the screen, in music and on stage, directed by Lili Horvát, musical direction by Máté Hámori, arranged by Máté Balogh, performed by the Danubia Orchestra, starring János Szemenyei and Fanni Wrochna. Zsolt Nagy and Natasa Stork are also featured in the film scenes, with whom the director has already worked in his previous film, which won several international awards, Preparation for an Indeterminate Period of Cohabitation.

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13 Sep

Cultural Heritage of Pécs … Three days free guided programs

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Would like to know in depth the cultural heritage of Pécs then roll over to one of the free programs.

September, 16–18. 2022.

Tours starting at 6 p.m. – 11 p.m.

The world heritage sites in Pécs will once again participate in the national event called Cultural Heritage Days, as part of which free guided tours, concerts and a spectacular light installation await those interested who would like to get to know the outstanding historical monuments of Pécs. 

The program starts at the Early Christian Mausoleum, where visitors can get to know the underground painted burial chamber of the Roman burial building and above ground memorial chapel. During the unusual walk, the visitors will also be introduced to the currently closed exhibition spaces, as they will be visiting Apáca Street in the second half of the program world heritage sites can also be found. The main theme of this year’s Cultural Heritage Days is monument protection, so the tour also talks about the protection of Pécs’ world heritage sites.

The center of the ongoing programs is the Old Christian Mausoleum, renovated and handed over in June this year. (The 4th century Early Christian burial sites part of the UNESCO world heritage … Sopianae, predecessor of Pécs in the Roman times had its late Roman Paleochristian cemetery included in the UNESCO World Heritage list in the year 2000. In their architecture and wall-paintings the excavated finds present the Early Christian burial architecture and art of the Northern and Western provinces of the Roman Empire. From among the Hungarian world heritage sites the Early Christian cemetery is the only one that has won itself a place on the UNESCO world heritage list in the category of culture-historical architecture.)

The program is free, but registration is required  … info@pecsorokseg.hu. The number of guided tour is limited.

Recommendation by Aggie Reiter

12 Sep

As September Arrives, the Coop Rally Hit the Road

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The press conference was earlier held by Dr. István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture, László Pekó, Chairman of the Board of CO-OP Hungary Ltd., László Fábián, Secretary General of the Hungarian Olympic Committee – MOB, Géza Tóth, CEO of CO-OP Hungary Ltd.

It was said, among other things, that Coop, which operates 2,300 stores in 1,450 settlements in the country and supplies another 2,000 convenience stores, provides a living for 20,000 people, and serves one and a half million customers with fresh food every day, is committed to continuing the started developments despite the difficulties.

About the COOP Rally itself … The goal of the organizers is to call local entrepreneurs and support Hungarian products. Aim was to draw attention to the traditions and innovations of world-class domestic food production. Visited 8 leading food industry manufacturing and distribution companies and two COOP member companies. Within 80 cars started the COOP Rally and visited COOP customers at each station, they have had to perform different tasks at each stations the Eastern part of Hungary.

The XVI. COOP Rally members arrived at different locations and fulfilled tasks at the COOP stations every day:
Start day 1 / station 1: Lipóti Bakery Ltd. @ Hatvan
Day 1 / Station 2: CO-OP Star Ltd. – Coop Super Plus Store @ Recsk
Day 1 / Station 3: Unió Coop Ltd. – Coop ABC store @ Dédestapolcsány
Day 1 / Station 4: Juhászvin – Juhászwine Ltd. @ Egerszalók
Day 2 / Station 1: Nagyhegyes Meat Ltd. @ Hajdúszoboszló
Day 2 / Station 2: Master Good Ltd. @ Kisvárda
Day 2 / Station 3: Ave mineral water Ltd. @ Debrecen
Day 2 / Day 4 station: Alföldi Milk Ltd. @ Debrecen
Target point: Hotel Délibáb @ Hajdúszoboszló

The 16th COOP Rally was won by the team of Coca-Cola HBC Hungary Ltd., and the special prize of the Ministry of Agriculture was handed over to the team of Master Good Ltd.

Snaps were taken at the media gathering earlier before the Coop-Rally took place.

Riport and snaps Aggie Reiter

10 Sep

Premium Harvest of the Pajzos Vineyards – Buda Castle Wine Festival @ Budapest 2022

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One of the wines met and tasted at the Buda Castle Wine Festival was from Pajzos Cellar and I don’t want to sound biased, but before headed to the background of the winery, I highly recommend the late harvest wine made from sun-kissed grapes.

Many may already know and tasted the King of the Wines made in the Tokaj Wine Region or already have not experienced the Pajzos wines then at the festival go for it, taste another excellent wine from the world-famous region. The wines made in the Tokaj Wine Region are characterized by a unique minerals. The wines with a nice acid structure go perfectly with the dishes of international and Hungarian cuisine. The Pajzos product line includes dry, late-harvest, and asu wines.

At the Buda Castle Wine festival roll over to the Pajzos Cellar exhibitor number 8.

Find out how the Pajzos wines trigger your taste enjoy the grapes ripened in the summer sun. Also can be purchased, available in bottles at the festival.

The history of Pajzos wine in a nutshell, ” The Cellar was founded in 1992 by 12 investors. The current owner, agricultural engineer Jean-Louis Laborde, was only a background presence in the life of the winery until 1997, in which he acquired a majority share in 2000. At that time, on his initiative, the Pajzos vineyard was replanted, thus ensuring optimal grape cultivation. Since then, Pajzos wines have found a place on the dinner table in many countries of the world,, also at the excellent prestige restaurants, as well as at exclusive gala dinners, thus enhancing the reputation of the Tokaj Wine Region and Tokaj wines. The wines of the Pajzos product family are made from the premium harvest of the Pajzos vineyards in Bodrogolas and the Megyer vineyards in Sárospatak. The winery makes these wines according to Tokaj traditions with careful viticultural and oenological work, aging in barrels, and also in a reductive version according to modern winemaking procedures.“

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10 Sep

Džiugas Cheese from Lithuania @ Buda Castle Wine Festival – Budapest 2022.

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This years the 4 days Wine Festival on the hilly side Budapest upon the Buda Castle area a fine time to enjoy the mouthwatering Hungarian and American wines.  As entering to the venue had a glance at the stand of the Džiugas cheese and was invited to taste samples of their 12 months – mild, piquant – 18 months, delicante – 24 months, gourmet – 36 months organic cheeses. Was told that the cheeses are from the best orgnic farms and valuable summer milk! They do not use preservatives, are lactose-free, and can be consumed by vegetarians. It is extremely rich in calcium. The cows at the organic farms freely graze the pastures surrounding by the stream and hills of Samogitia. The cheeses aging of the presses takes place alongside classical music, and  by the vibration of the music enhance the maturation the world of rich taste even more. Was also told the 12 and the 18th months aged cheese can be purchased at several food stored in Hungary.
The origin of the name of cheese is in the Samogitian legend that says … The Džiugas was a giant and a strong warrior, who lived in Samogitia in the old days and protected it against invaders. This could have been the end of the story, but once, he met Austelė – a farmer’s beautiful daughter – fell in love with her and married her. According to Samogitian traditions, after the wedding night the newly-weds must show the guests the cheese that they’ve made. The giant Džiugas and his wife Austelė showed their guests a strong, large and delicious cheese and all guests loved them.
Absolutely not to missed to taste these very delicious cheeses at the Buda Castle Wine Festival- Budapest.
The visitors to the wine festival are welcomed with tastings and sales.

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9 Sep

Results to the Value and Quality Grand Prize Contest – Budapest – 2022.

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The Value and Quality Grand Prize Tender was announced for the fifth time in 2022 and was presented in a ceremonial setting on September, 8 at the Parliament. As a result of the rigorous five-round evaluation, this year in level competitions announced in more than 100 topics, and 41 applications from 34 applicants for trademark in use and awards received the Value and Quality Grand Prize Certification Trademark.
The largest group of applicants can be linked to agriculture; the past period has pointed out the unquestionable importance of agriculture and the food industry, which has proven even during the crisis that it is capable of supplying the entire country. Second place was taken by the main group of IT programs, systems, and products, devices and services that help human health and safety. This was followed by clothing and accessories and energy-efficient building products. Among this year’s tenders, the tender awarded in the cultural theme became a real novelty. Answer was given to the problem of how to remain visible as a performing artist, overcome the difficulties of the past period, and even gain further recognition. The other main groups received 1 application each.

Summary: Aggie Reiter

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