On 6 February 2016, the Opera organized the Shakespeare Gala. Special guest star of this reinvented event for all arts was Plácido Domingo, who sang on stage of the Opera House for the first time.
Special guests of the evening were internationally renowned figures of the world of arts and Hungarian public life.
Principal Patron:
dr. László Parragh – President of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Indusry
Special Guest Star:
Plácido Domingo – legendary tenor of the international opera scene
Special Guests:
Dalma Dominek – Head of Cabinet, Ministry of Human Resources
Dr. Péter Hoppál – Minister of State for Culture, Ministry of Human Resources
Dr. Andrea Vígh – rector, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
Sándor Fábry – humourist
György Fekete – director, Hungarian Academy of Arts
Ferenc Gazsó L. – general manager, MTI
Máté Hámori – conductor, artistic director, Danubia Orchestra Óbuda
Imre Kerényi – Prime-ministerial Commissioner, Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister
Ákos Kovács – performer
Prof. Éva Marton – Kossuth Prize recipient opera singer, soprano
Károly Mécs – Kossuth Prize recipient actor, director
Viktor Orbán – Prime Minister of Hungary
Pál Schmitt - Honorary Chairman of the Hungarian Olympic Committee, member of IOC, two-time Olympic champion of epee
Dr. Miklós Seszták – Minister for National Development