A rock opera
This Hungarian rock opera from 1991 tells the well-known story about the birth, life and death of Jesus Christ from an unusual viewpoint. Mary, Jesus´ mother, takes centre stage here. The topic is the personal pain and suffering she feels from her son’s difficult fate, but also her endless motherly love and dedication. In 1992 the piece was shown on the New Stage in Bratislava under the direction of Jozef Bednárik; it met with phenomenal success, having two hundred and fifty repeats, and the production thus marked the beginning of a glorious era for musicals in Czechoslovakia. Since that time, The Gospel According to Mary, which features beautiful melodies in addition to its immortal story, has been performed in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Iceland, and now it has finally also reached our Music Theatre.
