A good general rule for box seating in ALL opera houses is to only purchase tickets in the first row of the box. Not only are sight lines often difficult if you are not in front, the low ceiling tends to quash the sound, resulting in difficulty in properly hearing the music.

Another tip - don't avoid performances of indigenous works (for example, Bela Bartok's "A kékszakállú herceg vára" (Duke Bluebeard's Castle), or the Hungarian folk opera "Háry János"). Not only do the singers and orchestra have the music in their souls, national pride often means good casting and that care will be taken that the production makes the best case for the work in question.