Blaha Lujza Square (Budapest)

Hungary / Budapest / Budapest
Blaha Lujza Square was named in 1920 after the immortal member of the National Theatre, the "nightingale of the nation" as she was referred to.

The legendary figure in the history of the Hungarian acting profession was born in 1850 in Rimaszombat as Lujza Rendl. She was extremely popular at an early age as a child actor. In 1864 she already played in the Népszínház (People's Theatre) in Buda. She acted in Gyor, Sopron, Székesfehérvár, Bratislava, Subotica, Banska Bistrica. Following her marriage to conductor János Blaha (1866), she began using the name Lujza Blaha, and then had immense hits as a prima donna of the operetta stages. The National Theatre signed her up in 1871, where she sang in operas, operettas and acted in plays for the ordinary public. When the Népszínház opened in 1875 she decided to join it and acted there until 1901.

She was honoured with numerous major awards, and in 1900 she was awarded the prestigious golden cross with a crown. Besides that, on her 70th birthday the square in front of the Népszínház in Pest was named after her. She died on 18 January 1926.
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Coordinates:   47°29'48"N   19°4'10"E

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  • Национальный театр снесён примерно в 1965 г. при строительства линии метро М2.
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