György Dózsa (opera)

György Dózsa
Opera by Ferenc Erkel
Advertisement of the opera's premiere.
LibrettistEde Szigligeti
LanguageHungarian
Premiere

Dózsa György is an 1867 Hungarian opera in five acts by Ferenc Erkel. It is a dramatisation of the life of late mediaeval peasant revolt leader György Dózsa. Its libretto, by Ede Szigligeti, was based on Mór Jókai's tragedy of the same name.