Attila Toronykőy was born in Szeged in 1969. While earning his degree in structural engineering at Budapest's Ybl Miklós Technical College, he also studied violin. In 1991, he wound up in the opera department of the National Theatre, where he started by working as an assistant director before becoming a director. He has worked together with such artists as András Békés, Judit Galgóczy, Balázs Kovalik, Miklós Gábor Kerényi, Viktor Nagy, János Szikora and Sándor Zsótér. His first independent production was Le nozze di Figaro, which was also presented in Debrecen after its Szeged premiere. His most significants works include Il matrimonio segreto, L'elisir d'amore, Háry János, Die Zauberflöte, Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, István Vántus's The Golden Coffin, La traviata and La forza del destino. He has also designed the sets for several productions. In 1996, he joined Szeged's “Little” Opera, where he staged several productions. As a teacher at Szeged's drama school, he has also directed spoken-word productions. He is a professor of stagecraft at the University of Szeged's Faculty of Arts. In 2009, Éva Marton invited him to direct the examination examinations of the students in the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music's opera programme. In that same year, he made his debut at the Opera House, staging György Ránki's children's opera King Pomade's New Clothes there. In Sopron and Veszprém, he directed Rossini's opera Il signor Bruschino. After staging two children's productions at the National Theatre of Szeged (The Pancake King and Mr A, or the Secret of the Tuning Fork), he went on there to direct Rossini's La Cenerentola and Marco Tuttino's Le braci (with which he also made his Avignon debut, as part of the Armel Opera Festival), and Verdi's Il trovatore. At the Hungarian State Opera, he directed the Little Magic Flute and Haydn's Il mondo della luna. He is also credited as the director of the Opera Tour with Papageno children's programme at the Opera House. At the invitation of Müpa Budapest, he has also directed several opera productions of works that can serve as an introduction for newcomers to the genre: Weber's Der Freischütz, Dvořák's Rusalka and Mozart's Die Zauberflöte. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary in 2024.
Attila Toronykőy
Performances
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September 9. 15:00
OPERA TOUR WITH PAPAGENO
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September 16. 15:00
OPERA TOUR WITH PAPAGENO
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September 26. 10:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 26. 12:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 26. 14:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 27. 10:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 27. 12:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 27. 14:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 28. 10:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 28. 12:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 28. 14:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 29. 10:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 29. 12:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 29. 14:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 30. 17:00
IL CAMPANELLO
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October 7. 15:00
OPERA TOUR WITH PAPAGENO
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October 11. 11:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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October 11. 13:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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October 12. 11:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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October 12. 13:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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October 13. 11:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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October 13. 13:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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October 16. 11:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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October 16. 13:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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October 17. 11:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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October 17. 13:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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October 18. 11:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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October 18. 13:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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October 19. 11:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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October 19. 13:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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October 21. 15:00
OPERA TOUR WITH PAPAGENO
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October 22. 17:00
SCHICCHI 2.0
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October 29. 11:00
KING POMADE'S NEW CLOTHES
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November 4. 15:00
OPERA TOUR WITH PAPAGENO
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November 11. 11:00
KING POMADE'S NEW CLOTHES
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November 26. 15:00
OPERA TOUR WITH PAPAGENO
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December 2. 15:00
OPERA TOUR WITH PAPAGENO
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December 16. 15:00
OPERA TOUR WITH PAPAGENO
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December 21. 16:00
PARÁZSFUVOLÁCSKA – The Magic Flute for Children
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December 23. 11:00
PARÁZSFUVOLÁCSKA – The Magic Flute for Children
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December 27. 17:00
PARÁZSFUVOLÁCSKA – The Magic Flute for Children
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December 29. 16:00
PARÁZSFUVOLÁCSKA – The Magic Flute for Children
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January 2. 16:00
PARÁZSFUVOLÁCSKA – The Magic Flute for Children
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January 6. 15:00
OPERA TOUR WITH PAPAGENO
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January 13. 15:30
KING POMADE'S NEW CLOTHES
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January 20. 15:00
OPERA TOUR WITH PAPAGENO
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February 3. 15:00
OPERA TOUR WITH PAPAGENO
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February 17. 15:00
OPERA TOUR WITH PAPAGENO
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March 2. 15:00
OPERA TOUR WITH PAPAGENO
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March 16. 15:00
OPERA TOUR WITH PAPAGENO
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April 6. 15:00
OPERA TOUR WITH PAPAGENO
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April 20. 15:00
OPERA TOUR WITH PAPAGENO
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May 4. 15:00
OPERA TOUR WITH PAPAGENO
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May 18. 15:00
OPERA TOUR WITH PAPAGENO
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September 15. 11:00
IL CAMPANELLO
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September 17. 11:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 17. 13:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 17. 15:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 18. 11:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 18. 13:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 18. 15:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 19. 11:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 19. 13:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 19. 15:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 20. 11:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 20. 13:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 20. 15:00
IL CAMPANELLO – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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September 20. 20:00
IL CAMPANELLO
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September 21. 18:00
IL CAMPANELLO
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November 6. 11:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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November 6. 13:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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November 6. 15:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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November 7. 11:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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November 7. 13:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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November 7. 15:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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November 8. 11:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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November 8. 13:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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November 8. 15:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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November 9. 11:00
SCHICCHI 2.0
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November 12. 11:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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November 12. 13:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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November 12. 15:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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November 13. 11:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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November 13. 13:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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November 13. 15:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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November 14. 11:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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November 14. 13:00
SCHICCHI 2.0 – Lázár Ervin Programme, MVM Piccolo Programme
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December 5. 11:00
HUNGARIAN CHRISTMAS
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December 9. 11:00
HUNGARIAN CHRISTMAS
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December 12. 11:00
HUNGARIAN CHRISTMAS
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December 16. 11:00
HUNGARIAN CHRISTMAS
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December 22. 11:00
PARÁZSFUVOLÁCSKA – The Magic Flute for Children
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December 24. 11:00
PARÁZSFUVOLÁCSKA – The Magic Flute for Children
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December 26. 11:00
PARÁZSFUVOLÁCSKA – The Magic Flute for Children
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December 28. 11:00
PARÁZSFUVOLÁCSKA – The Magic Flute for Children
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December 29. 11:00
PARÁZSFUVOLÁCSKA – The Magic Flute for Children
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January 4. 11:00
PARÁZSFUVOLÁCSKA – The Magic Flute for Children