István, a király ("Stephen, the King") is a Hungarian rock opera written by Levente Szörényi (music) and János Bródy (lyrics), based on the life of Saint Stephen of Hungary. The storyline was based on the play Ezredforduló (Turn of the Millennium) by Miklós Boldizsár, who co-wrote the libretto. The opera was first staged in 1983 on an open-air stage in Budapest. This first performance was also made into a 1984 film, directed by Gábor Koltay, and its music released on an album. The musical became a smash hit and is still very popular in Hungary and among Hungarian minorities in neighboring countries.
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László Pelsőczy
István
Miklós Varga
István (singing voice)
Gyula Vikidál
Koppány
Katalin Berek
Sarolt
Bernadette Sára
Gizella
Máté Victor
Asztrik
Juhász Jácint
Sebestyén
Lajos Balázsovits
Vecellin
Gyula Deák Bill
Torda
Feró Nagy
Laborc
Ottilia Kovács
Réka
Márta Sebestyén
Réka (singing voice)
Péter Balázs
Bese
Sándor Sörös
Solt
Sándor Szakácsi
Sur
