
András Almási-Tóth
Stage Director, artistic director
András Almási-Tóth graduated from the University of Theatre and Film Arts in 1997, after studying in the theatre directing course there. In 2006, he also obtained his doctoral degree there; the book version of his dissertation was published in 2008 with the title Opera – A Closed World. An associate professor at Budapest’s Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, he has headed the opera program there since 2009. He has taught at the University of Theatre and Film Arts Budapest, the Gáspár Károli University of the Reformed Church, the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Budapest Metropolitan University, the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main, Berlin’s Universität der Künste, and at Florence's Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini.
As a director of spoken dramas, he staged his own adaptations and numerous world premieres of contemporary works at the Budapest Chamber Theatre. He also worked as a dramaturg and director at the Budapest Operetta Theatre, various theatres in Kaposvár, Sopron, Szeged, Debrecen, Eger, Kaposvár and the German city of Ludwigshafen, as well as with the Szeged Contemporary Dance Company. Since 2010, he has focused his activities on the genre of opera, and his opera productions have been presented at the Hungarian State Opera, the Erkel Theatre, the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, the Wrocław Opera and at the Budapest Music Center. In 2006 he took part in the István Örkény Drama-writing Scholarship, which resulted in two dramas of his being published. Among his other distinctions, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit (civilian division) in 2017. Since July 2018, he has served as the artistic director of the Hungarian State Opera.
Performances
August 19. 20:00
concert
TENORISSIMO – festive opera gala with Fabio Sartori and Hungarian singers
September 16. 18:00
contemporary
opera
18
PORGY AND BESS®
September 18. 11:00
contemporary
opera
18
PORGY AND BESS®
September 22. 18:00
contemporary
opera
14
rehearsal
TOSCA
September 23. 18:00
contemporary
opera
18
PORGY AND BESS®
September 24. 19:00
contemporary
opera
14
premiere
TOSCA
September 25. 18:00
contemporary
opera
18
PORGY AND BESS®
September 28. 19:00
contemporary
opera
14
TOSCA
September 30. 19:00
contemporary
opera
18
PORGY AND BESS®
September 30. 19:00
contemporary
opera
14
TOSCA
October 2. 20:00
contemporary
opera
14
TOSCA
October 7. 19:00
contemporary
opera
14
TOSCA
October 9. 19:00
contemporary
opera
14
TOSCA
October 13. 10:30
opera
12
DIDO & AENEAS – MVM OperAdventure

October 13. 12:30
opera
12
DIDO & AENEAS – MVM OperAdventure

October 13. 14:30
opera
12
DIDO & AENEAS – MVM OperAdventure

October 13. 19:00
contemporary
opera
14
TOSCA
October 14. 10:30
opera
12
DIDO & AENEAS – MVM OperAdventure

October 14. 12:30
opera
12
DIDO & AENEAS – MVM OperAdventure

October 15. 19:00
contemporary
opera
14
TOSCA
October 16. 19:00
contemporary
opera
14
TOSCA
October 18. 10:30
opera
12
DIDO & AENEAS – MVM OperAdventure

October 18. 12:30
opera
12
DIDO & AENEAS – MVM OperAdventure

October 18. 14:30
opera
12
DIDO & AENEAS – MVM OperAdventure

October 19. 10:30
opera
12
DIDO & AENEAS – MVM OperAdventure

October 19. 12:30
opera
12
DIDO & AENEAS – MVM OperAdventure

October 19. 14:30
opera
12
DIDO & AENEAS – MVM OperAdventure

October 20. 10:30
opera
12
DIDO & AENEAS – MVM OperAdventure

October 20. 12:30
opera
12
DIDO & AENEAS – MVM OperAdventure

October 20. 14:30
opera
12
DIDO & AENEAS – MVM OperAdventure

October 21. 10:30
opera
12
DIDO & AENEAS – MVM OperAdventure

October 21. 12:30
opera
12
DIDO & AENEAS – MVM OperAdventure

October 21. 14:30
opera
12
DIDO & AENEAS – MVM OperAdventure

October 22. 19:00
opera
12
premiere
DIDO & AENEAS
November 5. 19:00
contemporary
opera
14
LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES
November 13. 11:00
contemporary
opera
14
LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES
November 19. 19:00
contemporary
opera
14
LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES
November 26. 19:00
contemporary
opera
14
LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES
December 21. 20:00
concert
14
DER MESSIAS (MESSIAH) – staged oratorio
December 24. 11:00
concert
14
DER MESSIAS (MESSIAH) – staged oratorio
December 28. 19:00
concert
14
DER MESSIAS (MESSIAH) – staged oratorio
January 7. 11:00
concert
14
DER MESSIAS (MESSIAH) – staged oratorio
January 14. 11:00
concert
14
DER MESSIAS (MESSIAH) – staged oratorio
March 2. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
rehearsal
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 4. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 8. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 11. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 14. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 17. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 19. 11:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 22. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 24. 20:00
contemporary
opera
16
DER TENOR
March 26. 11:00
contemporary
opera
16
DER TENOR
March 28. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 30. 20:00
contemporary
opera
16
DER TENOR
April 1. 11:00
contemporary
opera
16
DER TENOR
April 2. 19:00
contemporary
opera
16
DER TENOR
April 5. 16:00
contemporary
opera
18
rehearsal
PARSIFAL
April 7. 17:00
contemporary
opera
18
PARSIFAL
April 9. 17:00
contemporary
opera
18
PARSIFAL
April 14. 17:00
contemporary
opera
18
PARSIFAL
May 11. 18:00
contemporary
opera
18
rehearsal
IDOMENEO, RE DI CRETA
May 13. 19:00
contemporary
opera
18
premiere
IDOMENEO, RE DI CRETA
May 16. 19:00
contemporary
opera
18
IDOMENEO, RE DI CRETA
May 18. 19:00
contemporary
opera
18
IDOMENEO, RE DI CRETA
May 21. 19:00
contemporary
opera
18
IDOMENEO, RE DI CRETA
May 25. 19:00
contemporary
opera
18
IDOMENEO, RE DI CRETA
May 26. 20:00
contemporary
opera
16
HOCHZEIT IM FASCHING (LOVE ADRIFT)
May 28. 11:00
contemporary
opera
18
IDOMENEO, RE DI CRETA
May 28. 19:00
contemporary
opera
16
HOCHZEIT IM FASCHING (LOVE ADRIFT)
May 29. 19:00
contemporary
opera
16
HOCHZEIT IM FASCHING (LOVE ADRIFT)
June 1. 19:00
contemporary
opera
18
IDOMENEO, RE DI CRETA
June 3. 11:00
contemporary
opera
16
HOCHZEIT IM FASCHING (LOVE ADRIFT)
June 4. 11:00
contemporary
opera
16
HOCHZEIT IM FASCHING (LOVE ADRIFT)
June 8. 19:00
contemporary
opera
18
LA FINTA GIARDINIERA – opera exam
June 11. 19:00
contemporary
opera
18
premiere
LA FINTA GIARDINIERA (THE PRETEND GARDEN-GIRL)
June 16. 20:00
contemporary
opera
18
LA FINTA GIARDINIERA (THE PRETEND GARDEN-GIRL)
June 18. 19:00
concert