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János Vitéz (John the Valiant)

Composer
Kacsóh Pongrác
Original / Hungarian title
János vitéz
Foreign language / English title
János Vitéz (John the Valiant)
Subtitle
Song-play after Sándor petőfi´s poem in three acts
Year of composition
1904
Type
Stage work
Instrumentation
voice soli - choir - orchestra
Duration
131 min
Text
PETŐFi, Sándor; BAKONYI, Károly; HELTAI, Jenő
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
18 November 1904, Király Theater, Budapest; Sári Fedák, Vilma Medgyaszay, Miska Papp, Janka Csatay
Publisher / Source
Edition Ferenc Bárd & Son Budapest, 1904
Recordings
Hungaroton CLD-4011-12, 1996 - György Melis, Anna Zentai, Tivadar Bilicsi, Mária Gyurkovics, Hilda Gobbi, Orchestra of the Hungarian National Opera, Ervin Lukács (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1903 - 1904

Text after Sándor Petőfi´s "János vitéz" by Károly Bakonyi and Jenő Heltai