István, a király
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| Title: | Stephan the King |
| Original title: | István, a király |
| Original language: | Hungarian |
| Music: | Levente Szörényi |
| Lyrics: | János Bródy |
| Literary source: | Ezredforduló (turn of the millennium) |
| Premiere: | August 18, 1983 |
| Place of premiere: | Városliget |
| Place and time of the action: | Hungary at the turn of the millennium |
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István, a király (Eng. Stephan, the King) is a Hungarian rock opera that premiered in 1983. The music was composed by Levente Szörényi, the lyrics are by János Bródy. The work is based on the play Ezredforduló (turn of the millennium) by Miklós Boldizsár, who was also co-author of the libretto. The rock opera deals with the accession to the throne of the first Hungarian king Stephan I in the year 1000.
action
After the death of Grand Duke Géza , it is an open question who will be his successor: according to the new Christian rule, his son Stephan , who has already converted to Christianity, or, according to old tribal tradition, the now eldest Koppány , Géza's cousin. Koppány fears that under Stephan, who is married to the German duke's daughter Gisela von Bayern and who recognizes the Pope, Hungary will come under foreign influence and lose the old traditions. Stephan offers him the throne if he converts to Christianity, but Koppány indignantly refuses. No one wants to submit to the other, so that there is finally a battle in which Stephan wins. Koppány's daughter Reka, who has already converted to Christianity, asks Stephan for mercy for the vanquished. At the instigation of his mother Sarolt , Stephan refuses with a heavy heart and has Koppány cut into four as a deterrent. Then Stephan is crowned king.
premiere
The first performance took place on August 18, 1983 as an open-air event in Budapest Park Városliget . Most of the main roles were occupied by singers from Hungarian rock bands. The prologue Who will you give the land to? sang the singer of the group Illés .
Movie
The world premiere was recorded and was released in 1984 as a feature film (duration: 1:40 h). The premiere in the GDR took place on September 20, 1985.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Plusz előadás az István, a királyból ( hu ) szegediszabadteri.hu. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ Pethő Tibor: István, a király: Jaj, de unom a politikát ... ( hu ) Magyar Nemzet. August 20, 2013. Accessed April 14, 2020.
- ↑ Ugrai István: Rock az ország körül ( hu ) 7ora7. September 2, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2013.
- ↑ Szörényi Levente és Bródy János műve mind a mai napig talán a legmeghatározóbb alkotás a magyar államalapításról. ( hu ) Archived from the original on June 2, 2018. Retrieved on April 24, 2015.
- ↑ István, a királ ( hu ) Retrieved April 24, 2015.