“István és Koppány,” the definitive Hungarian rock-opera by Levente Szörényi and János Bródy about the nation’s founding, returns for its 30th anniversary in a bold new staging by Róbert Alföldi. With unchanged music and lyrics, the spectacle unfolds on an 860 m², 21 m-high set,...
A mystical rock opera The opera by composer Levente Szörényi and librettist Zsolt Pozsgai (based on the play by Tibor Fonyódi) recalls one of the most controversial, interesting and yet least known periods in Hungarian history. We are in the aftermath of Stephen's death, when, with Peter Orseolo...
The rock opera, which was first presented in 1983, was a breakthrough in many ways, as its musical style combined popular, folk and church Gregorian melodies, which was the first of its kind in the history of Hungarian musical theatre. The musical backgrounds of the composers Levente Szörényi and...