#hungarian opera

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Ninh Duc Hoang Long Sings in Hungarian Ninh Duc Hoang Long Long received a scholarship from the Hungarian State for four years at the Liszt Ferenc Conservatory in Budapest. 2014 Long is the only foreign candidate to enter the Opera Faculty of the Budapest Conservatory.

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Operaház, Budapest

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Happy Hungarian Opera Day, Hungary!  A commemoration of Hungarian composer Ferenc Erkel’s birthday (November 7, 1810) and the reopening of the Erkel Opera Theatre in Budapest (November 7, 2013), Hungarian Opera Day highlights Erkel’s remarkable career--not only did he compose operas, the first significant Hungarian operas, he also founded the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra and composed the music for Hungary’s national anthem, Himnusz.

Stamp details: Stamp on top: Issued on: December 5, 1953 From: Budapest, Hungary MC #1342

Second row: Issued on: November 6, 1960 From: Budapest, Hungary MC #1715

Third row: Issued on: May 23, 1963 From: Budapest, Hungary MC #1921

Fourth row left: Issued on: September 26, 1967 From: Budapest, Hungary MC #2362

Fourth row right: Issued on: July 10, 1985 From: Budapest, Hungary MC #3777

Stamp on bottom: Issued on: March 26, 2010 From: Budapest, Hungary MC #BL331