REBECCA
Musical by Sylvester Levay & Michael Kunze 
"Rebecca", one of the most successful productions signed by the team Sylvester Levay
(music) – Michael Kunze (libretto), Grammy award winners and creators of the famous
productions "Mozart!", "Elisabeth" and "Marie Antoinette", premiered at the National
Operetta and Musical Theater "Ion Dacian" directed by Attila Béres on June 16,
2023.
The show is based on the story of the homonymous 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 Oscar-winning director Alfred Hitchcock, becoming one of his most well-known productions.

The musical was first presented in Vienna, at the Raimund Theater, on September 28, 2006, directed by Francesca Zambello, and quickly became an international success, playing to sold-out performances for more than three consecutive years. In the years that followed, the musical was staged with the same success in Japan, Finland, Hungary, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Serbia, and the Czech Republic. On September 4, 2023, it was scheduled to premiere at Charing Cross Theatre in London, directed by Alejandro Bonatto.
The musical, brought for the first time to Romania by the National Operetta Theater "Ion
Dacian" in the 2010-2011 season, will be performed in premiere in the new hall of the National Operetta and Musical Theater "Ion Dacian", on Blvd. Octavian Goga Nr.1, joining the famous titles in the current repertoire, among which are: My Fair Lady, The 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 American woman on vacation on the Côte d'Azur, she meets Lord Maxim de Winter, a very wealthy Englishman, who soon becomes her husband. After the 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 accident at sea, is still present. Viewed with suspicion and treated maliciously by Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, whose devotion to Rebecca seems pathological, the very young Mrs. of Manderley feels increasingly overwhelmed by her new life, while her husband, Maxim, seems to be sinking deeper into the dark secrets of the house. An unexpected event further disturbs the lives of the characters, threatening to uncover unforeseen mysteries.

About the creators:
Michael Kunze
Michael Kunze is an internationally renowned lyricist and librettist of musical theater, awarded the Grammy and the German ECHO musical award for his entire career. His most famous musical shows, "Elisabeth", "Dance of the Vampires", "Mozart!" and "Rebecca" have laid the foundations of a new genre of very popular contemporary musical theater ("DramaMusical"), gathering over time an audience of over 16 million people worldwide. His name is associated with the success recorded in German-speaking countries by numerous international shows, for which he translated and adapted the libretto.
Michael Kunze has also won 88 gold and platinum records, 3 Golden Europe awards, 2 Best Musical awards (Image1996 and Image1998), Musical of the Year award in 2000 for "Mozart!", in 2001 for "Elisabeth", in 2003 for "Dance of the Vampires" and in 2007 for "Rebecca".
Sylvester Levay
Grammy winner in 1975 for "Fly, Robin, Fly" and recipient of Germany's highest distinction 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", also composing music for the famous musicals "Elisabeth", "Mozart!", "Marie Antoinette" and "Rebecca". Among the personalities he collaborated with are Donna Summer, Elton John, Lorenzo Lamas, Michael Douglas, George Lucas, Sylvester Stallone, Whoopie Goldberg, Peter O’Toole, and Steven Spielberg. He also taught music composition and 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
Currently, he is the general director of the National Theater in Miskolc, Hungary, starting in 2014. Between 2004 and 2010, he was the principal director of the National Operetta and Musical Theater in Budapest, where he staged shows such as "The Baroness Lili" by Jenő Huszka, "The Wedding Dance" by Ferenc Fegya Jávori, "Parisian Life" by J.Offenbach, or "The Merry Widow" by Franz Lehár. Among his awards are the "Best Show" award at the Hungarian National Theater Festival in 2003 for the musical "Somewhere in Europe", a nomination for "Best Show" at the Russian National Theater Festival Golden Masc, in 2008, for "The Baroness Lili" by Jenő Huszka, and the award for the best musical show from the Hungarian Critics Association, 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. In 2007, at the National Operetta Theater "Ion Dacian", he staged the play "The Merry Widow" by Franz Lehar.

Rebecca
Musical in two acts by Michael Kunze & Sylvester Lévy
Libretto and lyrics: Michael Kunze
Music and orchestration: Sylvester Levay
After the novel "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Translation and adaptation in Romanian: Ernest Fazekas
A show by Attila Béres
Musical Coordinator: Tamás Bolba (Hungary)
Conductor: Constantin Grigore
Sets: Balázs Horesnyi (Hungary)
Costumes: Rita Velich (Hungary)
Choreography: Ákos Tihanyi (Hungary)
Choral conductor: Aurel Muraru
Assistant director: Sorina Raluca Micșunescu
Choreography assistant: Rita Szuts (Hungary), Relu Dobrin
Light design: Dreiszker Jozsef (Hungary) Sound design: Tamas Istvan Ditzman (Hungary)
General delegate 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
Supporting Roles and Extras:
Frith : Alois Doboș
Robert : Marius Meragiu
Mrs. Rutherford : Gladiola Nițulescu- Lamatic
Clarice : Bianca Flueraș
Shadows : Oana Vâlceanu, Melis Ramazan, Camelia Ghiță, Evita Gurtovaia
The Other "Me" : Andreea Bîrzescu
Waiter : Mircea Crăciun
Rebecca's Shadow : Gabriela Pojoreanu
Servants at the Manderley mansion : Ioana Băiașiu, Carmen Anghel, Răzvan Rusu, Alexandru Vasile

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Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketstore.ro or from:

   1.  Ticket office of the National Operetta and Musical Theater "Ion Dacian" – B-dul Octavian Goga Nr.1

(Tuesday-Friday 12:00-19:00 and one hour before performances on Saturday and Sunday)

2.  Ticket office of the Dalles Hall – B-dul Nicolae Balcescu Nr.18 (Monday-Friday 10-17)

For additional details about the above event, please contact the organizing company:  Teatrul National de Opereta si Musical Ion Dacian,  CIF 4340099, BUCURESTI