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Ferenc Erkel
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Hungary
- Active from
- 1810
- Active to
- 1893
Discography
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Ferenc Erkel (pronounced [ˈfɛrɛnts ˈɛrkɛl]; November 7, 1810]] – June 15, 1893) was a Hungarian composer. He was the father of Hungarian grand opera, written mainly on historical themes, which are still often performed in Hungary. He also composed the music of "Himnusz", the national anthem of Hungary, which was adopted in 1844. The libretti of his first four operas were written by Béni Egressy. Beside the operas, which he is the best known for, he wrote pieces for piano and chorus. <a href="ht
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ferenc
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria–Hungary
- Place of birth
- Gyula
- Place of death
- Budapest
- Occupation
- conductor
- Educated at
- Franz Liszt Academy of Music
- Employer
- Franz Liszt Academy of Music
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Notable work
- Hunyadi László
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- piano
- Sport
- chess
- Country for sport
- Hungary
- Image
- Erkel Ferenc Györgyi Alajos.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ferenc Erkel
- date of birth
- 1810-11-07
- date of death
- 1893-06-15
- name in native language
- Erkel Ferenc
- place of burial
- Fiume Road Graveyard
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Ferenc Erkel, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
![Gara áriája “Hunyadi László” - ból. / [Ferenc Erkel]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fb%2F006647%2Ffon_snp_b_006647_02.jpg&type=IMAGE)
![Brothal: “Bánk-bán” - ból. / [Ferenc Erkel]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fb%2F006647%2Ffon_snp_b_006647_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
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Encyclopedic overview
1850s painting of Erkel by Alajos Györgyi Giergl
Ferenc Erkel (Hungarian: Erkel Ferenc Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɛrkɛl ˈfɛrɛnt͡s], German: Franz Erkel; November 7, 1810 – June 15, 1893) was a Hungarian composer, conductor and pianist. He was the father of Hungarian grand opera, written mainly on historical themes, which are still often performed in Hungary. He also composed the music of "Himnusz", the national anthem of Hungary, which was adopted in 1844. He died in Budapest.
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