On the occasion of the 1,025th anniversary of the founding of the Hungarian state, the OPERA pays tribute to Saint Stephen I
Géza, Grand Prince of Hungary, had his firstborn son crowned King of Hungary on Christmas Day of the year 1000 according to the Julian calendar, and on 1 January 1001 according to the Gregorian calendar. To mark the anniversary of this historically significant event, on New Year’s Eve the Hungarian State Opera presents the symphonic version of Stephen, the King, while at the New Year’s concert works by Beethoven and Kodály connected to Saint Stephen I are also to be performed.
