| Budapest: Állami Operaház |
Country: Hungary (Magyaroszág) City: Budapest Location: Pest, VI., Andrássy út 22 Built 1875-1884 as "Királyi Operaház" (Royal Opera House) by Miklós Ybl. Opened 27 September 1884 with an opera gala with music by Erkel and Wagner. The theatre had the first hydraulic sinkable stage in Europe. Exterior damaged in World War II. Re-opened 1945. 1950 auditorium renovation and slight alterations (new light system, new curtain, addition of 25 rows of seats) by Oskar Kaufmann. 1979-1984 and again from 2019 major renovations. Used for opera and ballet performances by the resident companies. 1277 seats. Notable world premieres:
Links: www.opera.hu, Wikipedia |
Front Text: "Budapest : Magy. kir operaház - Königl. Oper"Handwritten Front Text: a postcard collector asking for a card in exchange - in a rhymed poem: "Gern wirk' ich mit, Ihr Album füllen / Und Ihre Sammlerlust zu stillen. / Doch ist Revansche hier Gebrauch, / Drum merken Sie: 'Ich sammle auch'!" Type: Moonlight Card; Undivided Back Size: Classic Sent: from Budapest to Viersen (Germany), 1901 |
Front Text: "Üdvözlet Budapeströl! Gruss aus Budapest!", "Andrássy uti részlet az operával. Ein Theil der Andrássystrasse mit der Oper."Publisher: Edgar Schmidt, Dresden - Budapest Type: Undivided Back Size: Classic Sent: from Budapest to Mettmann (Germany), 1901 |
 
Front Text: "Budapest - Königliche Oper"Publisher: Kunstanstalt Kosmos, München/Budapest/Graz Type: Hold-to-Light Card; Undivided Back Size: Classic Sent: to Wien (Austria), [stamp and postmark removed] |
Reverse Text: "Budapest, Királyi operaház - Königl. ung. Oper"Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "Budapest - Kir. Opera - Königl. Oper"Publisher: Kiadó Schwarcz I. Budapest Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Sent: from Budapest to Kiel (Germany), 1909 |
Pop-up cardText: "Budapest Operaház", signed: NJ Publisher: Képzömüvészeti Alap Kiadóvállalata, Budapest Size: Modern Sent: to Châlons-sur-Marne (France) [stamp and postmark removed] |
Reverse Text: "Budapest, Magyar Állami Operaház, Opernhaus, Opera house, Budapesht, Vengersky Gosudarstvenny Operny Teatr"Publisher: Képzömüvészeti Alap Kiadóvállalata, Budapest; I.-280/682 Size: Modern Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "Budapest - Operaház - Die Oper - The opera-house, g. Budapesht, Operny teatr"Handwritten Reverse Text: new year's wishes for 1963 Recorded Music: "Rondo" from Gounod's "Faust", with János Fodor (baritone) and the Orchestra of the Budapest Opera House, conducted by András Koródy Publisher: Képzömüvészeti Alap Kiadóvállalata, Budapest; Colorvox Type: Gramophone Postcard Size: 15 x 20 cm Sent: addressed to Daigny (France), probably sent within an envelope |
Reverse Text: "Budapest - Operaház, Opernhaus, Opera house, Opernyi Teatr"Publisher: Képzömüvészeti Alap Kiadóvállalata, Budapest Size: Modern Sent: from Budapest to Jena (Germany), 1971 |
Reverse Text: "Budapest - Operaház, 1875-1884 (XIX. sz.), Opernhaus (XIX. Jh.), OPerahouse (19th c.); Budapesht, Operny teatr (XIX v.)"Publisher: Képzömüvészeti Alap Kiadóvállalata, Budapest; I.-7356/812 Size: Modern Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "Budapest - Magyar Állami Operaház, 1875-1884 (Ybl Miklós) - Ungarisches Staatsopernhaus - Hungarian State Opera House"Publisher: Képzömüvészeti Kiadó, Budapest Size: Modern Sent: from Budapest to Berlin (Germany), 198? [postmark partly illegible] |
Reverse Text: "Budapest - Magyar Állami Operaház (1875-1884. Ybl, Miklós) - Ungarisches Staatsopernhaus - Hungarian State Opera House"Publisher: Képzömüvészeti Kiadó, Budapest; MT.-2573/852 Size: Modern Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "Budapest - Magyar Állami Operaház (XIX. sz.) Előcsarnok. Ungarische Staatsoper (XIX. Jh.) Foyer. Hungarian Opera-house (19th c.) foyer, Budapesht. Vengersaya Opera (19. v.) Foye"Publisher: Képzömüvészeti Kiadó, Budapest; L-8600/852 Size: Modern Not sent. |
Stamps (Hungary, 1984) |
Stamp Block (Hungary, 1984)Text: "100 évez az Operaház" |
Reverse Text: "Budapest, Magyar Állami Operaház 1875-1895 (Ybl, Miklós) - Ungarisches Staatsopernhaus - Hungarian State Opera House - Budapesht, Vengerskaya Gosudarstvennaya Opera"Publisher: Postcard from Hungary, Pál Huber, Budapest; No. 16 Size: Modern Sent:from Budapest to Bolzano (Italy), 1986 |
Reverse Text: "Nézötér. Auditorium. Zuschauerraum. Salle des spectateurs. Zritelny zal."Publisher: MTI; 841015/1 Size: Modern Sent: from Budapest to Kassel (Germany), 1988 |
Front Text: "Budapest"Reverse Text: "Budapest, Magyar Állami Operaház, The Opera House, Die Ungarische Staatsoper" Publisher: Postcard from Hungary, Pál Huber, Budapest; No. 16 Size: Modern Not sent. |
Stamp (Hungary, 1993)Size: 8 x 6 cm |
  Phone Card (Matáv, 1995) Front Text: "Budapest Reggen és ma. Budapest 1902 - Operaház" |
Front Text: "Opera-House Budapest Operaház"Reverse Text: "Budapest, Operaház, Opernhaus, Opera-house" Publisher: Sygnatura, Budapest Size: Modern Sent: from Budapest to St. Augustin (Germany), 2000 |
Front Text: "Opera-house Budapest"Reverse Text: "Operaház, The Opera-house, Das Opernhaus, Opera" Publisher: Ars Una Studio; 5997883500015; 10000168 Size: Modern Not sent. |
Stamp (Hungary, 2016)Text: "Simándy József (1916-1997)" |
Picture: illustration of the opera house, a page of sheet music from Erkel's "Bánk Bán", and the Opera underground stationFront Text: "Budapest Opera House" Reverse Text: "Budapest Opera House" Publisher: Citygraph Gallery, Budapest; Béla Magyar 2018 Size: Modern Not sent. |
Front Text: "Budapest Opera"Reverse Text: "Hungarian State Opera, Budapest, Hungary" Publisher: Travels with ribizilfozelek at Zazzle Size: Modern Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "Budapest Opera House by Stuart Robertson Reynolds"Publisher: sparky2000.redbubble.com Size: Modern Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "Hungarian Royal State Opera House in Budapest, Hungary"Publisher: mitzobs.redbubble.com Size: Modern Not sent. |
| For another postcard of this theatre, see Budapest: Cards showing various theatres. Permanent link: https://www.andreas-praefcke.de/carthalia/id/401 |