István, a király - ösbemutató (1984)

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István, a király ("Stephen, the King") is a Hungarian rock opera written by Levente Szörényi (music) and János Bródy (lyrics), based on the life of Saint Stephen of Hungary. The storyline was based on the play Ezredforduló (Turn of the Millennium) by Miklós Boldizsár, who co-wrote the libretto. The opera was first staged in 1983 on an open-air stage in Budapest. This first performance was also made into a 1984 film, directed by Gábor Koltay, and its music released on an album. The musical became a smash hit and is still very popular in Hungary and among Hungarian minorities in neighboring countries.

Updated May 27 2020

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Runtime: 93 mins Rating: 6.8

Cast

Lajos Balázsovits

Vecellin

Péter Balázs

Bese

Jácint Juhász

Sebestyén

Katalin Berek

Sarolt

Sándor Sörös

Solt

Gyula Deák Bill

Torda

Sándor Szakácsi

Sur

Feró Nagy

Laborc