Hungarian history crashes into rock opera chaos — crown or chaos, pick your side.
The rock opera, which was first presented in 1983, was a breakthrough in many ways, as its musical style combined popular, folk and church Gregorian melodies, which was the first of its kind in the history of Hungarian musical theatre. The musical backgrounds of the composers Levente Szörényi and János Bródy are also rooted more in pop music. The composing duo wrote the rock opera Stephen the King based on Miklós Boldizsár's drama Millennium. The MTV talent show starring the winners of the company (István - Pál Feke; Koppány - Imre Vadkerti; Sarolt - Enikő Éder; Gizella - Boglárka Simon; Réka - Flóra Herczeg; Torda - Attila Tóth; Táltosasszony - Szandra Fejes; Laborc - Lajos Varga) were presented one month after the finals, on 17 June, in the Papp László Sport Arena, directed by János Szikora.
Score
Gregorian chants meet electric guitars — absolutely unhinged fusion.
Acting
MTV talent show winners somehow nail epic tragedy.
Director
Szilárd Szabó
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2007 arena performance marked the first time 'István, a király' was staged in Budapest's largest indoor venue, transforming a theatre piece into stadium spectacle.
Szörényi and Bródy's pop-rock backgrounds were controversial in 1983 — by 2007, their fusion style had become foundational to Hungarian musical identity.
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