Planned premiere: October 25, 2024.
Few people know today how close we came to winning the War of Independence early on, in the autumn of 1848. This musical comedy, directed by Zalán Zakariás, builds upon those precious moments. If the determined singers of the Szarvas Tavern in Gyula had succeeded in kidnapping Marshal Radetzky’s daughter, the lady of the Wenckheim Castle, the imperial army would surely have laid down their arms immediately… But life doesn’t follow a fictional script, and nothing comes easily. Thus, our protagonist, Ferenc Erkel, willingly sacrifices his dream of rest to save what can be saved, caught in the crossfire of conspirators and the obsessive plans of the newly crowned, eighteen-year-old Emperor Franz Joseph.
Director: Zakariás Zalán
