King's Singers Presented by Liszt Academy

Royal Blood – this ambiguous title places the Tudor age and its colourful rulers at the centre of attention in the King’s Singers’ concert. For instance, the larger-than-life and mercurial Henry VIII who besides his many other interests was also an accomplished composer. Then there is his (and of course Anne Boleyn’s) daughter, Elizabeth I, whose patronage of the arts and glorious reign were immortalized at the dawn of the next Elizabethan age by Benjamin Britten in his opera Gloriana in 1953. As well as Byrd and Tomkins works, a part of this opera is also performed at the concert. King’s Singers (founded: 1968) made their first guest appearance here in 1978, since when they feel Budapest is almost like coming home; the makeup of the ensemble may change, but the quality of their singing remains unchanged: unbelievably high.