A documentary opera abduction about the limits and rules of freedom.

The Hostage Opera is a socially themed work created in international cooperation, applying both the contemporary theatrical and musical experience in an original way, and using the knowledge of the traditions of the genres and their current formulation. The performance enables the audience to grasp a deeply human and tragic situation through music and theatrical interaction giving the spectators a very special emotional experience.

Who pays the price of freedom? How does it feel to be a hostage? Kidnapped by the sons of a senior party member who want to leave state socialist Hungary behind and flee to Austria. What happened during the five nights in 1973 when two young men imprisoned fifteen girls without water or food? Hungarian writer Csenge Hatala has unearthed the documents of the hushed-up history of her hometown and conducted interviews with the living participants. We invite you to join us in the search for possible answers to the questions that this historical event has been posing for 50 years.