
Erkel
Music · Drama · History
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We have linguists, we have literary men, we have newspapers, actors, musicians, but we have no national opera!", lamented the champions of national revival in the middle of the last century. Hungarian music culture at home is limited to the performance of works by foreign composers. And the public demands Hungarian opera, and such a challenge is not easy to meet. So let's see who is up to the task!
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Sándor Pécsi
Sándor Pécsi
Ferenc Erkel
Sándor Pécsi
Ferenc Erkel


Miklós Gábor
Miklós Gábor
Béni Egressy
Miklós Gábor
Béni Egressy


Éva Szörényi
Éva Szörényi
Adél
Éva Szörényi
Adél


Andor Ajtay
Andor Ajtay
András Bartai
Andor Ajtay
András Bartai


Margit Makay
Margit Makay
Adlerné
Margit Makay
Adlerné


Iván Darvas
Iván Darvas
Ferenc Liszt
Iván Darvas
Ferenc Liszt


György Solthy
György Solthy
Adler
György Solthy
Adler


Jenõ Horváth
Jenõ Horváth
Sándor Petõfi
Jenõ Horváth
Sándor Petõfi


Tamás Major
Tamás Major
Ferenc Kölcsey
Tamás Major
Ferenc Kölcsey


Gábor Rajnay
Gábor Rajnay
Márk Rózsahegyi
Gábor Rajnay
Márk Rózsahegyi
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