Whatever you do in Budapest, do not miss its opera house—even though it annoyed the heck out of Emperor Franz Josef. And Michael Jackson, the well-known world traveler, might have thought he ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The grand, gilded Hungarian State Opera House here is where Brahms once heard Mahler conduct Mozart. It’s where Bartok’s still-shocking “Bluebeard’s Castle” had its ...

Central Pest's Hungarian State Opera House has been an institution in Budapest since its opening in 1884. Featuring a neo-Renaissance style, the opera house holds more than 1,200 seats and has a ...