On 1 March 2014, the Opera organized the Silver Rose Ball.
The event received its name after the opera Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss. The Opera wished to pay tribute to the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth.
Special guests of the evening were internationally renowned figures of the world of arts and sports.
Principal Patron:
Pál Schmidt, Honorary Chairman of the Hungarian Olympic Committee, member of IOC, two-time Olympic champion of epee and his partner Katalin Makray, Olympic silver medallist gymnast
Patron:
dr. Béla Burány, General Director of the Hungarian National Ambulance Emergency Service and his partner, Edit Kovács
Special Guest Stars:
Polina Semionova, Moscow-born ballet dancer, presently a principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre.
Vesselina Kasarova, internationally renowned Bulgarian mezzo-soprano
Special Guests:
Dóra Behumi, singer
dr. András Bodnár, Olympic champion of waterpolo
Gábor Bretz, opera singer
Dorina Budai, foil fencer
Jenő Buzánszky, 49-time member of national team, right back of the legendary Golden Team
Csaba Bence,fencer
Imre Dózsa, choreographer
Csaba Gáll, European champion silver medallist fencer
Attila Fekete, opera singer
Csanád Gémesi, fencer
Leila Gyenesei, World Champion pentathlete
Gábor Horváth, two-time Olympic and three-time World champion of kayak
Zoltán Kammerer, three-time Olympic and World champion of kayak
Sándor Kányádi, poet
Botond Kardos, gymnast
Róbert Kasza, World Champion pentathlete
Olívia Kertész, gymnast
dr. Gergely Kiss, three-time Olympic champion of waterpolo
Ildikó Komlósi, opera singer
Zoltán Kósz, Olympic champion of waterpolo
Mihály Kótai, Professional World champion of box
Katalin Kovács, three-time Olympic champion of kayak
Kolos Kováts, opera singer
Roland Kökény, Olympic, World- and European champion of kayak
Edina Knapek, foil fencer
Győző Kulcsár, four-time Olympic champion of fencing
János Lackfi, writer, poet
Márk Lelkes, sculptor
Farkas Litkey, sailer, 11- time winner and title defender of Kékszalag Competition of Balaton
Ervin Nagy, actor
Ferenc Novák, Olympic Canoeing Champions
Zoltán Oláh, ballet artists
Lilla Pártay, choreographer
Sebestyén Puy, fencer
Ferenc Rippel, artist
Viktor Rippel, artist
Eszter Sümegi, opera singer
Szilvia Sass, opera singer
Gábor Szabados, foil fencer
Zoltán Szécsi, three-time Olympic champion of waterpolo
Aliya Tanykpayeva, ballet artists
Szabina Tápai, handball player, Winner of the Cup of European Handball Federation
dr. Ferenc Török, Olympic champion of pentathlon
Miklós Ungvári, Olympic champion silver medallist and three-time European champion judoka
Katalin Varga, European champion silver-and bronze medallist of foil
Zsuzsanna Vörös, Olympic champion of pentathlon
Lilly Balla, Beauty of Anna-Ball Füred of 2013
Virág Darvalics, Beauty of Anna-Ball Füred of 2013
Sarah Szóráth, Beauty of Anna-Ball Füred of 2013