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King Pomade´s New Clothes - Comedy-Opera

Composer
Ránki György
Original / Hungarian title
Pomádé király új ruhája - Zenés komédia
Foreign language / English title
King Pomade´s New Clothes - Comedy-Opera
Subtitle
Based on the Tale of Andersen
Dedication
To Zoltán Kodály
Year of composition
1950
Type
Opera
Instrumentation
B., T., 2 Bar., S. solo - mixed choir - symphony orchestra
Duration
74 min
Text
ANDERSEN, Hans Christian; KÁROLYI, Amy
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
1950, Radio Broadcast, Hungarian Radio, Budapest

6 June 1953, Hungarian State Opera House, Budapest (Revised 3 Act version) - Mihály Székely, Béla Kövecses, György Radnai, Mária Gyurkovics, György Melis, Oszkár Maleczky, Erzsébet Házy, János Szomolányi, Ilona Virág, József Csőr, Lajos Ordelt, László Komáromi, Vali Koltay (voices), Orchestra and Choir of the Hungarian State Opera House, János Ferencsik (cond.)

20 August 1968, Radio Broadcast, Hungarian Radio, Budapest (Revised 2 Act version)

13 October 1979, "TV´s Musical Theater" Series, Hungarian Television
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD 31971, 2001 - József Gregor (B.), Sándor Palcsó (T.), József Dene (Bar.), Zsolt Bende (Bar.), Éva Andor (S.), Hungarian Radio and Television Chorus, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Géza Oberfrank (cond.) (2 Act version)
Remarks, other info
Revised: 1953, 1968, 1979 (Most known version)

Libretto by Ami Károlyi
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Ránki, György: King Pomádé's New Clothes Hungaroton