REBECCA
Musical by Sylvester Levay & Michael Kunze 
„Rebecca”, one of the most successful productions by the Sylvester Levay
(music) – Michael Kunze (libretto), Grammy Award winners and creators of the famous
productions „Mozart!”, „Elisabeth” and „Marie Antoinette”, premiered at the National Theater
of Operetta and Musical „Ion Dacian” directed by Attila Béres on 16 June
2023.
The show is based on the story of the eponymous novel written by Daphne du Maurier in 1938, which made the English author one of the most famous writers of the time. Like other works by the author, such as „Jamaica Inn” or „Birds”, „Rebecca” was adapted for the big screen by the Oscar-winning director, Alfred Hitchcock, becoming one of his most well-known productions.

The musical debuted in Vienna at the Raimund Theater on 28 September 2006, directed by Francesca Zambello, and quickly became an international success, playing to sold-out houses for over three consecutive years. In the following years, the musical was staged with the same success in Japan, Finland, Hungary, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Serbia, and the Czech Republic. On 4 September 2023, it is scheduled to premiere at the Charing Cross Theatre in London directed by Alejandro Bonatto.
The musical brought to Romania for the first time by the National Operetta Theatre „Ion Dacian” in the 2010-2011 season, will premiere in the new hall of the National Operetta and Musical Theater „Ion Dacian”, at Blvd. Octavian Goga Nr.1, joining famous titles from the current repertoire, including: My Fair Lady, Gypsy Baron, The Secret of Marco Polo, Kiss me, Kate!, Victoria and Her Hussar, or The Land of Smiles.

Synopsis
The events are presented from the perspective of a naive young woman without financial means, „Ich”. Working as a companion for a wealthy woman from America, vacationing on the French Riviera, she meets Lord Maxim de Winter, a very wealthy Englishman, who soon becomes her husband. After their marriage, she accompanies him to the enigmatic and unfriendly house on the Manderley estate, where it seems that the spirit of Rebecca, the first Mrs. de Winter, who died a year earlier in a mysterious sea accident, is still present. Viewed with suspicion and treated maliciously by Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, whose devotion to Rebecca seems pathological, the very young Mrs. Manderley feels increasingly overwhelmed by her new life, while her husband, Maxim, seems to sink deeper into the secrets of the dark house. An unexpected event further disturbs the lives of the characters, threatening to uncover unforeseen mysteries.

Presentations of the creators:
Michael Kunze
Michael Kunze is an internationally renowned lyricist and librettist for musical theater, awarded the Grammy Award and the German ECHO music prize for his entire career. His most well-known musicals, „Elisabeth”, „Tanz der Vampire”, „Mozart!” and „Rebecca” laid the foundation for a new genre of contemporary musical theater known as „DramaMusical”, achieving over time an audience of over 16 million people worldwide. His name is associated with the success of numerous international shows in German-speaking countries, for which he translated and adapted the libretto.
Michael Kunze also has 88 gold and platinum records, 3 Golden Europe Awards, 2 Best Musical Awards (Image1996 and Image1998), the Musical of the Year Award in 2000 for „Mozart!”, in 2001 for „Elizabeth”, in 2003 for „Tanz der Vampire”, and in 2007 for „Rebecca”.
Sylvester Levay
A Grammy Award-winner in 1975 for „Fly, Robin, Fly”, as well as the highest German award for achievements in music (Golden Europe Award), Sylvester Levay has composed, orchestrated, and conducted the soundtrack for over 80 films, including „Scarface”, „Flashdance”, „Cobra”, and „Airwolf”, as well as composing music for the celebrated musicals „Elisabeth”, „Mozart!”, „Marie Antoinette”, and „Rebecca”. Among the personalities he has worked with are Donna Summer, Elton John, Lorenzo Lamas, Michael Douglas, George Lucas, Sylvester Stallone, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter O’Toole, and Steven Spielberg. He has also taught composition and music arrangement courses at prestigious universities and academies such as the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).
Attila Béres
He is currently the general director of the National Theatre in Miskolc, Hungary, starting from 2014. Between 2004 and 2010, he was the principal director of the National Operetta and Musical Theatre in Budapest, where he directed shows such as „Baroneasa Lili” by Jenó Huszka, „Dansul nupțial” by Ferenc Fegya Jávori, „Viața pariziană” by J. Offenbach, or „Văduva veselă” by Franz Lehár. His awards include the „Best Show” prize at the National Theatre Festival in Hungary in 2003 for the musical „Somewhere in Europe”, a nomination for „Best Show” at the Russian Golden Mask National Theatre Festival in 2008 for „Baroneasa Lili” by Jenó Huszka, and the Hungarian Critics' Association award for the best musical show for the musical The Producers, by Mel Brooks.
He has collaborated with theaters in Hungary, Russia, Slovakia, Serbia, Germany, Italy, Croatia, Austria, and the United States of America. In 2007, at the National Operetta Theatre „Ion Dacian”, he staged the play „The Merry Widow” by Franz Lehar.

Rebecca
Musical in two acts by Michael Kunze & Sylvester Lévay
Libretto and lyrics: Michael Kunze
Music and orchestration: Sylvester Levay
Based on the novel “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier
Translation and adaptation into Romanian: Ernest Fazekas
A show by Attila Béres
Musical Coordinator: Tamás Bolba (Hungary)
Conductor: Constantin Grigore
Set design: Balázs Horesnyi (Hungary)
Costumes: Rita Velich (Hungary)
Choreography: Ákos Tihanyi (Hungary)
Chorus conductor: Aurel Muraru
Assistant director: Sorina Raluca Micșunescu
Assistant choreography: Rita Szuts (Hungary), Relu Dobrin
Light design: Dreiszker Jozsef (Hungary) Sound design: Tamas Istvan Ditzman (Hungary)
Delegate general producer: Corina Ștefan

Cast:
Ich: Daniela Bucșan
Maxim de Winter: Florin Budnaru
Mrs. Danvers: Adina Sima
Jack Favell: Adrian Nour
Frank Crawley: Florin Ganea
Ben: Daniel Găină-Cojuharov
Edythe Van Hopper: Mihaela Alexa
Beatrice Lacy: Amelia Antoniu
Giles Lacy: Orest Pîslariu-Ranghilof
Colonel Julyan: Marius Mitrofan
Judge Horridge: Anton Zidaru
Secondary Roles and Figuration:
Frith: Alois Doboș
Robert: Marius Meragiu
Mrs. Rutherford: Gladiola Nițulescu-Lamatic
Clarice: Geraldina Petre
Shadows: Alexandra Borîia, Melis Ramazan, Camelia Ghiță, Evita Gurtovaia
The Other "Me": Andreea Bârzescu
Waiter: Mircea Crăciun
Rebecca’s Shadow: Marina Stanciu
Servants in Manderley Mansion: Ioana Băiașiu, Carmen Anghel, Răzvan Rusu, Alexandru Vasile

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For further details regarding the above event please contact the organizing company:  National Operetta and Musical Theatre Ion Dacian,  CIF 4340099, BUCHAREST