Miklos Szinetar Biography

Miklós Szinetár
(Hungary) Strategy Manager to the President of MTV Hungaria TV

1953: obtained his director’s diploma at he College of Theatrical Art and Film
1953-60: Director of the Municipal Operetta Theatre
1962-79: Chief and Art Director of the Hungarian Television
1979-86: Deputy President of the Hungarian Television
1987-90: Government Commissioner for the building of the National Theatre
1993-96: Director of the Municipal Operetta Theatre
1996-2005: Director-General of the Hungarian State Opera
2005 : Advisor to the President of the Hungarian Television

Theatre
Brecht - Weill: Tree Penny Opera ; Ibsen: Dr Stockmann ; Shaw: Saint Joan ; Molière: Tartuffe ; Kodály, Zoltán: János Háry ; Kálmán Imre: Tsardas Queen
Opera
Wagner: Tannhauser ; Puccini: Turandot ;
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, Cosí fan tutte ;
Verdi: Don Carlos ; Moussorgsky: Boris Godounov
Festivals
TV Festival of Cannes: Chairman of Jury (1964)
TV Festival of Monte Carlo: Chairman of Jury
(1972, 1978, 1989)
Prix Italia: Chairman of Jury (1983)
"Golden Rose" Festival of Montreux: Chairman of Jury (1990)
Decorations, prizes
Kossuth Prize (1970), Jászai Mari Prize (1956, 1961), Eminent Artist (1978), Commandeur dans l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2002). Golden Nymph Prize and UNDA Prize (TV Festival of Monte-Carlo, 1970), Silver Siren Prize (Film Festival of Sorrento, 1971), Prize for Best Direction (Golden Prague TV Festival, 1976 and 1981), Peace Prize (Moscow Film Festival, 1979); Silver Asteroid Prize (Sci-fi Festival, Trieste, 1980).