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Budapest Operetta Theatre artist protests

Overview

Artists at the Budapest Operetta Theatre have initiated a boycott of performances, including the Operett Forgatón event, to protest alleged financial mismanagement.

Performers and former leaders, such as György Lőrinczy and Miklós Gábor Kerényi, are expressing solidarity with the company. The dispute centers on the discovery that hundreds of millions of forints in royalties were paid to writer János Dénes Orbán through KMTG, despite management citing a lack of funds. The protesting artists stated that participating in performances would be incompatible with the position of the ‘protesting minority’ and expressed shock regarding the reported payments.

Entities

Hungarian State Opera · Zoltán Tarr · György Lőrinczy · Budapest Operetta Theatre · Ervin Nagy

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Budapest Operetta Theatre artists boycott performances over financial dispute

    Prominent artists are boycotting performances at the Budapest Operetta Theatre to protest alleged financial mismanagement and large royalty payments made to a writer despite reported funding shortages.

  2. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Hungarian State Opera artists issue joint appeal over past labor lawsuits

    Over 80 ballet professionals have issued an appeal asking that individuals involved in past labor lawsuits against dancers at the Hungarian State Opera be barred from new leadership or public roles.

Sources

blikk.hu · felvidek.ma · index.hu · koncert.hu