Béni Egressy
writer
(1814-1851)
Béni Egressy first encountered the beauty of music through his father, a pastor. After completing his studies at the Reformed College of Sárospatak, he took up teaching but later gravitated toward acting, first appearing with the theatre companies of Kassa (Košice) and Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca), and later performing in Buda as well. In 1837, he signed with the Hungarian Theatre of Pest, where he served as a chorus member and as both a dramatic and musical actor. Bent on constantly enriching his knowledge, he pursued more serious studies in music, learned music theory and languages and travelled to Italy for vocal training. He played baritone roles at the National Theatre, and started composing regularly from 1840. He set poems by Petőfi to music, and also proved to be a prolific writer of songs. The greatest musical competition of his career won the competition to set Mihály Vörösmarty's Szózat to music. In addition to translating plays and musical pieces, he also wrote his own librettos, including those used by Ferenc Erkel for his operas Bátori Mária, Hunyadi László and Bánk bán. After fighting in the 1848/49 War of Independence, he resumed his diverse artistic activities at the National Theatre.
Béni Egressy first encountered the beauty of music through his father, a pastor. After completing his studies at the Reformed College of Sárospatak, he took up teaching but later gravitated toward acting, first appearing with the theatre companies of Kassa (Košice) and Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca), and later performing in Buda as well. In 1837, he signed with the Hungarian Theatre of Pest, where he served as a chorus member and as both a dramatic and musical actor. Bent on constantly enriching his knowledge, he pursued more serious studies in music, learned music theory and languages and travelled to Italy for vocal training. He played baritone roles at the National Theatre, and started composing regularly from 1840. He set poems by Petőfi to music, and also proved to be a prolific writer of songs. The greatest musical competition of his career won the competition to set Mihály Vörösmarty's Szózat to music. In addition to translating plays and musical pieces, he also wrote his own librettos, including those used by Ferenc Erkel for his operas Bátori Mária, Hunyadi László and Bánk bán. After fighting in the 1848/49 War of Independence, he resumed his diverse artistic activities at the National Theatre.
Performances
September 29. 18:00
classic
opera
14
rehearsal
BÁNK BÁN (The Viceroy Bánk) – MVM OperAdventure

October 2. 13:00
classic
opera
14
BÁNK BÁN (THE VICEROY BÁNK)
October 5. 19:00
classic
opera
14
BÁNK BÁN (THE VICEROY BÁNK)
October 20. 19:00
classic
opera
14
BÁNK BÁN (THE VICEROY BÁNK)
October 22. 19:00
classic
opera
14
BÁNK BÁN (THE VICEROY BÁNK)
October 26. 19:00
classic
opera
14
BÁNK BÁN (THE VICEROY BÁNK)
October 30. 11:00
classic
opera
14
BÁNK BÁN (THE VICEROY BÁNK)
March 2. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
rehearsal
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 4. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 8. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 11. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 14. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 17. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 19. 11:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 22. 18:00
mixed
opera
12
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ
March 28. 18:00
mixed
opera
12