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Born:
7 November
1810
— Gyula
— Hungary
Music
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Life
The Hungarian composer Ferenc Erkel was also a conductor. He founded the Budapest Philharmonic in 1853 and also conducted it.
Places
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- Hungary, Budapest, XIII, Margit-sziget Művesz-sétány —
Monuments of Bihari, Erkel, Liszt, Bartók, and Kodály. There is also an open-air theatre.- Hungary, Budapest, VI, Andrássy út 22 Magyar Állami Operaház —
Opera (1884) - statues of Erkel, Liszt a.o. (front), bust Mahler (inside). museum of opera history, guided tours through the building- Hungary, Budapest, VIII, Fiumei út 16 Kerepesi temető —
- graves of Bihari, Erkel, Hubay, Mosonyi, Volkmann, Weiner.
- Hungary, Balatonfüred, Jókai Muzeum —
- House of singer Blaha Lujza - also Erkel Museum
- Hungary, Szeged, Dóm tér —
- Open-air Festival since 1933 with opera, ballet and folk performances. Mascagni [composer worked here] 1935. Now the festival also extended to other accomodations in town. Statues of Erkel and Liszt.
- Hungary, Gyula, Apor Vilmos tér 7 —
Ferenc Erkel *1810. Permanent exposition.- Hungary, Gyula, Kastély kert —
- Plane-tree 'Erkel-fa' with tablet, memorizing his opera 'Bánk Bán'.
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