Composition database

This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

Title of the work

Lex, rex, fex


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Lex, rex, fex
Foreign language / English title
Lex, rex, fex
Subtitle
Chamber opera in one act
Year of composition
2019

Type
Opera
Number of players
6
Instrumentation
2 female voice - fl. - pf. - strings: vl., vlc.
Duration
48 min

Text
HUGO, Victor
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
3 October 2019, National Library of Foreign Literature and Music Collection, Budapest; Eszter Sára Kővári, Ildikó Iván (voice), Gergely Matuz (fl.), Gergely Györffy (vl.), Miron Kovács (vlc.), István Szakács (pf.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Live video recording of the premiere, 2019 - Eszter Sára Kővári, Ildikó Iván (voice), Gergely Matuz (fl.), Gergely Györffy (vl.), Miron Kovács (vlc.), István Szakács (pf.) (Available on youtube.com)
Remarks, other info
Libretto based on Victor Hugo´s novel The Man Who Laughs