The Tragedy of Man

A visually stunning all-Hungarian production of Bartok's only opera, memorably led by Sir Georg Solti, one of the composer's greatest interpreters. The great Hungarian maestro, Sir Georg Solti, conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in a film version of one of the great Hungarian masterpieces of the 20th century. An all-Hungarian cast, led by the celebrated soprano Sylvia Sass as Judith.

The rise and fame of Sándor Rózsa, the infamous outlaw of 19th century Hungary.

Archduke Rudolf, the only son of Franz Joseph, the pretender to the Habsburg Empire, was found dead in the hunting lodge at Mayerling on 30 January 1889. For a long time, few people knew the circumstances of his death; the public could only speculate. There was talk of failing health, murder for political reasons or out of fear of love, suicide...

Kálmán Imre's beloved operetta comes to the screen in this comedy of music, marriage and class set in Budapest and Vienna before the outbreak of the First World War, recorded at the Budapest Opera in 1963.

The triumphant adventures of the Hungarian baron Münchausen are recounted in the form of a musical.

A World War II-style "war game" setting the wealthy customers against skilled mercenaries goes awry when the simulated war gets too real.

The great Georg Solti conducts a spectacular studio production of this masterpiece of 20th century opera. Two internationally celebrated Hungarian opera stars perform Bartók's darkly psychological parable with searing dramatic intensity.