Händel: Messiás/ Messiah

Gaetano Donizetti LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT Comic opera in two acts, in French, with spoken dialogues in Hungarian, with Hungarian, English, and French subtitles

The world-famous Dutch harpsichordist, organist and conductor Ton Koopman, one of the most significant representatives of the international practice of the historically informed performance of early music, turns 80 this October.

Medieval ballads often gave a voice to the position of women in society, whether they were elevated to heaven or simply reduced to dust. Female destinies will come to life during the song programme The Girl Who Was Taken to Heaven, where we will hear a bouquet of medieval Hungarian folk ballads.