The opening cermony of the hungarian Opera, 1884

The opening ceremony, held on September 27, 1884 in the presence of Ferenc József I, almost drowned in scandal due to the increased interest: the curious crowd broke into the lobby, and the police only managed to get people out of the building with difficulty. The festive program includes the first act of Ferenc Erkel Bánk’s Bánk, the opening of the opera László Hunyadi and the first act of Wagner’s Lohengrin, the orchestra was conducted by Ferenc Erkel and Sándor Erkel.