19/03/08

With the St. Patrick's Day hangover now consigned to yesterday, you might find yourself teetering on the brink of the doldrums. But with a whole new week of events appearing tomorrow, keep yourself airborne with...
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László Tihanyi: Genitrix (Opera)

MUPA, Festival Theatre, 19th March, 19.00
Komor Marcell utca 1 [map]
Pest, IX, Boraros tér (T 4,6), 8 min

Motherly love smothers in a real franco-hungarian affair. Composer László Tihanyi also conducts, while the Opéra de Bordeaux performs to a rich score. Based on François Mauriac's 1923 novel of the same name.

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Hachiko Monogatari (Film)

Örökmozgó, 18:30, 19th March, free
Erzsébet krt. 39 [map]
Pest Centre, VII, Király utca (T4/6), 3 min

Japanese tear-jerker anyone? Lassie eat your heart out; Hachiko is the best damned dog that ever lived (with the possible exception of Rin Tin Tin). It's about to be remade, with Richard Gere starring, so best forget that and watch the original for free. (Japanese, English subtitles.)


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Inverse Cinematics (Club)

Merlin, from 22.00, 19th March, 1000 ft
Gerlóczy u.4 [map]
Pest Centre, V, Deak tér (M 1,2,3), 4 min

Merlin brings Stuttgart's Danilo Plessow to the Turntable Bar as he plies his soulful, jazzy, trippy trade just days after the launch of his debut album, Passin' Through. Sample his interplanetary motivations here.

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Quintette Kaléidoscope (Concert)

Institut français, 19th March, 19:00, free
Fõ utca 17 [map]
Buda, I, Halász utca (T19/41), 1 min

Heading down to the French institute to take in a Swiss/Hungarian quintette is possibly the most civilised thing you can do on a Wednesday night. From Offenbach to Debussy, a soprano, piano, two cellos and a violin play their way through a diverse francophonic repertoire.

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Cheap Cinema Night (Film)

Palace Cinemas, 19th March, 800ft

If you've seen that picture of the sabre-toothed tiger and wondered why they made it so implausibly big but, even so, wouldn't mind seeing it leaping around a cinema screen, here's a chance to do it without breaking the bank. Alternatively, you could always opt for something more sophisticated. (English cinema listings here).


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