Next Act in the Culture War: State Opera Director Fired with Immediate Effect
Szilveszter Ókovács was fired as director-general of the Hungarian State Opera with immediate effect. He spoke on Hír TV on Monday evening to deny allegations made by the Ministry of Culture. He views his removal as a political decision. He noted that Péter Magyar had previously congratulated him on the renewal of the institution.
Szilveszter Ókovács considers his dismissal a political decision and extensively rebutted the Ministry of Culture’s allegations in an interview on Hír TV on Monday evening. The former director-general of the Hungarian State Opera recalled that Péter Magyar had congratulated him several years ago on the institution’s renewal and wished him another nine successful years at […] The post Next Act in the Culture War: State Opera Director Fired with Immediate Effect appeared first on Hungary Today .