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Title of the work

The Adventures of Háry János from Nagyabony to the Vienna Burg Castle, Op. 15

Composer
Kodály Zoltán
Original / Hungarian title
Háry János kalandozásai Nagyabonytul a Burgváráig, Op. 15
Foreign language / English title
The Adventures of Háry János from Nagyabony to the Vienna Burg Castle, Op. 15
Year of composition
1926
Type
Stage work
Instrumentation
3 female voice - 2 T., 2 Bar. solo - children´s choir, male choir, mixed choir, military band on the stage - 3 fl. (I, II, III anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl., sax.a, 2 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 crnt., 3 trb., tuba - cimb. (or cemb. or pf.), pf., cel. - timp., perc. (5 esec. - xil., campli., camp., trg., ptto., tam-tam, tmb.b., tmb.picc., gr.c.) - strings
Duration
153 min
Movements, parts
Nyitány / Overture

Előjáték / Prologue
Kezdődik a mese / The Tale Begins

1. kaland - a muszka (ma: burkus) határon / First Adventure - On the frontier of Muscovy
"Sej, verd meg Isten"
"Piros alma"
"Ó, mely sok hal"

Intermezzo

2. kaland - Ferenc császár kertjében / Second Adventure - In the Garden of Vienna Burg
"Ku-ku-ku-kuskám"
Bécsi Harangjáték / The Vienese Musical Clock
"Hogyan tudtál, rózsám"
"Haj, két tikom"

3. kaland - Majlánd alatt / Third Adventure - A battlefield at Milan
"Sej, besoroztak" - "Sej, Nagyabonyban"
Napóleon csatája / The Battle of Napoleon
"Ó, te vén sülülülü"
"Hagyj békét, viaskodó"
"A jó lovas katonának"

4. A bécsi Burgban, Háry szobájában
"Gyújtottam gyertyát"
A császári udvar bevonulása / Entry of Emperor and his Attendants
"Ábécédé"
"Szegény vagyok"
"Felszántom a császár udvarát"
"Szegény derék magyar nép"

Utójáték / Epilogue

Text
PAULINI, Béla - HARSÁNYI, Zsolt on folk text(s)
Language
Hungarian / English
Premiere information
16 October 1926, Hungarian Royal Opera House, Budapest; Nádor Rékai (cond.), László Márkus (director), Gusztáv Oláh (set-costume), Vilmos Roubal (chorus master); Imre Palló (Háry János), Izabella Nagy (Örzse, his betrothed), Sándor Pusztai (Emperor Franz), Sári Sebeők (Empress), Teréz Fazekas (emperor´s mother-in-law), dr. Viktor Dalnoki (Napoleon), Rózsi Marschalkó (Marie-Louise, wife of Napoleon), János Körmendy (Marci, coachman), Gyula Toronyi (knight Ebelasztin)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition, UE9681 (vocal score, piano reduction, German / Hungarian), UE17629 (vocal score, piano reduction, English), UE13624 (Libretto, German), (Performance material available)
Remarks, other info
Singspiel (Hungarian Folk Opera) in 4 (originally 5) adventures with prologue and epilogue

Revised in 1927, 1937-38 and 1948-52
English translation by Olga Latham and Tony Butterfield
Authorised shortened version 1 (150 Min.) by Ernst Hartmann (1983) Authorised shortened version 2 (120 Min. - 1983)