With new rules on funding, the government has taken a further step in controlling arts in the country, prompting an outcry in Budapest.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:42PMThe Hungarian State Opera’s general director asked singers to sign a declaration that they identified as African-American, although they are all white.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:05AM“The Chosen Ones,” a theater production in Budapest, raises the chilling prospect to investigate anti-Semitism and other prejudices.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18AMAn article in a pro-government newspaper attacked a previously popular production at the Hungarian State Opera, which has dropped 15 performances of the show.
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