Ferenc Erkel - Hunyadi László DVD 1977 Opera in 3 Acts / Libretto by Béni Egressy / Oper in Drei Akten / Simándy, Horváth, Palcsó, Kincses / Chor und Orchester der Ungarischen Staatsoper, Ballett der Ungarischen Staatsoper

UPC 9120005651616

REGION 0 PAL DVD

MADE IN GERMANY

AUDIO: Hungarian 2.0

Subtitles: English, German, Italian, French

TOTAL TIME: 107 MINUTES

English Summary:

Hunyadi László (László Hunyadi) is an opera in three acts by the Hungarian composer Ferenc Erkel. The libretto, by Béni Egressy, is based on a play by Lőrinc Tóth. The opera was first performed at the Pesti Nemzeti Magyar Szinház, Budapest on 27 January 1844. Hunyadi László is considered to be the first important Hungarian opera and Erkel's musical style draws on folk influences, particularly the dance known as the verbunkos.

The opera is based on events which took place in Hungary in 1456-7. The great military leader, János Hunyadi, who defended Hungary against the attacks of the Ottoman Turks is dead and power has passed to his enemies. The new king, László V, is weak and surrounded by evil advisers, who counsel him to kill Hunyadi's son, László, a leading figure in the Hungarian army. László is warned of the plot and survives. The king pretends friendship with the young man but his mother, Erzsébet, fears for the lives of her sons. The king falls in love with László's fiancée, Mária, and persuades her father to force her to marry him instead. He has László arrested, accusing him of being in a conspiracy. Mária fails in her bid to free László from prison and he is condemned to death, the executioner only succeeding in cutting off his head at the fourth attempt.

German Summary:

OPER IN DREI AKTEN
LIBRETTO VON BENI EGRESSY
Musikalische Bearbeitung von Miklös Radnai

Roles

László Hunyadi
Mátyás Hunyadi
Erzsébet Szilágyi
König László d. V.
Ulrik Cillei, Reichsverweser
Palatın Gara
Mária, seine Tochter
Mihály Szilágyi
Rozgonyi
Leutnant

Sänger / Singers:
Jözsef Simändy
Klára Takács
Eszter Horväth
Sándor Palcsó
Endre Utő
Sándor Sólyom-Nagy
Veronika Kincses
Lajos Katona
Tamás Kertész
Péter Kovács

Chor und Orchester der Ungarischen Staatsoper
Ballett der Ungarischen Staatsoper

Dirigent / Conductor Ádám Medveczky

Regie / Directed by László Vámos

Bühnenbild Mätyäs Varga
Kostüme Mariann Wieber
Choreinstudierung Ferenc Sapszon
Choreographie Eva Géczy
Aufnahmeleitung László Csáki
Dramaturgie Sändor Ruitner

Chor des Ungarischen Rundfunks / Fernsehens
u Aufgenommen am 8. November 1977

Schauspieler / Actors:

Gy. Sárvári
A. Kovács
H.Temessy
M. Benedek
J. Arva
T. Fekete
M. Menszátor
L.Varadı Balogh
P. Medgyessy
Z. Timár