NATIONAL OPERETTA AND MUSICAL THEATER "ION DACIAN"
THE GYPSY BARON
January 26, 2025, 6:00 PM
"The Gypsy Baron" is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II, based on a libretto by Ignaz Schnitzer. The premiere took place at Theater an der Wien, in Vienna, on October 24, 1885. In Romania, the operetta was first performed at the National Theater in Bucharest, on January 9, 1890.
The action takes place in the first half of the 18th century, on the once-flourishing estates of the exiled Barinkay. The castle is now a ruin; the neighbor Zsupan, a former pig farmer, thrives by exploiting Barinkay's properties. An imperial amnesty brings the young Sandor Barinkay (son of the exiled) to the forefront, who returns home to be reinstated in possession. Knowing he must account for the plunder, Zsupan proposes Barinkay marries his daughter. However, the young man is fascinated by the beauty of the gypsy girl Saffi, whom he encounters at night in the abandoned castle. Returning from the market, the gypsies acclaim the landowner's son as their baron... The action continues and becomes complicated with intrigue, love, war, and a victorious return. The happy ending finds Sandor alongside Saffi and his "subjects" who have chosen him as their baron.
Conductor: Constantin Adrian Grigore
Barinkay: Mihai Urzicana
Saffi: Tina Munteanu
Czipra: Cristina Trandafir
Arsena: Mediana Vlad
Ottokar: Daniel Găină-Cojuharov
Zsupan: Florin Ganea
Mirabella: Mioara Manea-Arvunescu
Carnero: Victor Bucur
Homonay: Stefan Popov
Andreea Bârzescu, Alexandru Vasile, Mihăiță Radu, Marius Meragiu.
Cătălin Cocheș, Horea Repede, Sorin Ciucă.
Near the date of the performance, the cast may change
About the National Operetta and Musical Theater "Ion Dacian"
The National Operetta and Musical Theater "Ion Dacian" was established in 1950 under the name of the State Operetta Theater. The theater bears the name of the famous tenor Ion Dacian, whose long career is associated with the Golden Age of Romanian Operetta.
From the beginning, the Operetta was warmly received by the Romanian public, enjoying particular popularity especially during the 1970s and 1980s.
In the new millennium, the theater experienced a period of renewal and modernization. The changes focused primarily on enhancing the quality of productions both artistically and technically, attracting new audience categories (especially the young audience), and shaping a new image of the Operetta that illustrates both its rich tradition and future projects aimed at transforming the theater into an important cultural center of the capital.
The current repertoire of the National Operetta and Musical Theater "Ion Dacian" includes musicals, operettas, concerts, gala events, as well as seasonal shows.
Duration of the show: 2h and 30'
ACCESS FOR CHILDREN UNDER 10 IS PROHIBITED!
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Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketstore.ro or at:
1. Box 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. Box Office of Sala Dalles – B-dul Nicolae Balcescu Nr.18 (Monday-Friday 10-17)
For additional details about the above event, please contact the organizing company: National Operetta and Musical Theater Ion Dacian, CIF 4340099, BUCHAREST
