One of the most beautiful theaters in the world - Hungarian State Opera House was opened in 1884 on Andrassy Avenue. Author of the project of the theater building - Hungarian architect Miklós Ibl, a brilliant representative psevdoistorizma in the European architecture, to implement it in a neo-Renaissance, using baroque ornaments, sculptures and paintings. Of particular interest is the mural painting inside the building, presented the works of such masters as Bertalan Székely, Mor Tan and Karoly Lotz.

  Hall theater in the shape of a horseshoe has a capacity of 1261 seats and ranks third in the world in terms of its acoustic properties. They were in different periods of history were able to assess many of the great musicians, such as Otto Klemperer, Bela Bartok, Lamberto Gardella, Janos Ferencic, Beniamino Gigli, Eva Marton and others. Twice he puts his operas in the Hungarian State Opera by Giacomo Puccini.

  In front of the theater monuments composer Franz Liszt and his first director and the founder of the national anthem of Hungary Ferenc Erkel. In 1888-1891 years the director of the Hungarian State Opera was the composer Gustav Mahler.

The theater is also the main stage and the Hungarian National Ballet.