Bánk bán

Bánk bán is an opera in 3 acts by composer Ferenc Erkel. The work uses a Hungarian-language libretto by Béni Egressy which is based on a stage play of the same name by József Katona. (Bán is ban in English, similar to a viceroy, a duke or palatine.) The main storyline is based on the assassination of Queen Gertrude, wife of Andrew II in 1213. The opera was first performed at the Pesti Nemzeti Magyar Szinház in Pest on 9 March 1861.

For the play by József Katona, see Bánk bán (play). For the 1914 film, see Bánk Bán (film).
Bánk bán
Opera by Ferenc Erkel
Portrait of Erkel by
Alajos Györgyi Giergl, 1850
LibrettistBéni Egressy
LanguageHungarian
Based onlife of Gertrude of Merania
Premiere
9 March 1861 (1861-03-09)
Pesti Nemzeti Magyar Szinház, Pest
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