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We have linguists, we have literary men, we have newspapers, actors, musicians, but we have no national opera!", lamented the champions of national revival in the middle of the last century. Hungarian music culture at home is limited to the performance of works by foreign composers. And the public demands Hungarian opera, and such a challenge is not easy to meet. So let's see who is up to the task!

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Status

Released

Original Language

Hungarian

Runtime

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Rating

10/10

Release Date

20 August 1952

Country

Hungary

Cast

Sándor Pécsi

Sándor Pécsi

Ferenc Erkel

Miklós Gábor

Miklós Gábor

Béni Egressy

Éva Szörényi

Éva Szörényi

Adél

Andor Ajtay

Andor Ajtay

András Bartai

Margit Makay

Margit Makay

Adlerné

Iván Darvas

Iván Darvas

Ferenc Liszt

György Solthy

György Solthy

Adler

Jenõ Horváth

Jenõ Horváth

Sándor Petõfi

Tamás Major

Tamás Major

Ferenc Kölcsey

Gábor Rajnay

Gábor Rajnay

Márk Rózsahegyi

János Zách

János Zách

Mihály Brand-Mosonyi

Sándor Szabó

Sándor Szabó

Lázár Horváth Petrichevich

Zoltán Várkonyi

Zoltán Várkonyi

Turányi, chief music director

Lajos Mányai

Lajos Mányai

baron Orczy, intendant

Tivadar Uray

Tivadar Uray

archduke Albrecht

József Bihari

József Bihari

old peasant

Gyula Tapolczay

Gyula Tapolczay

Aristocrat

László Hard

László Hard

old archduke

Gyula Bakos

Gyula Bakos

Gábor Balassa

Gábor Balassa

László Dékány

László Dékány

János Fodor

János Fodor

János Garics

János Garics

Mária Gyurkovics

Mária Gyurkovics

János Gálcsiki

János Gálcsiki

József Gáti

József Gáti

Gyula Kamarás

Gyula Kamarás

József Képessy

József Képessy

Béla Kövecses

Béla Kövecses

György Melis

György Melis

Klára Palánkay

Klára Palánkay

Sándor Peti

Sándor Peti

Lajos Rajczy

Lajos Rajczy

József Simándi

József Simándi

Sándor Siménfalvy

Sándor Siménfalvy

Imre Sinkovits

Imre Sinkovits

Lajos Sugár

Lajos Sugár

Éva Surányi

Éva Surányi

István Szatmári

István Szatmári

Endre Szemethy

Endre Szemethy

Gusztáv Vándory

Gusztáv Vándory

Éva Örkényi

Éva Örkényi

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