REBECCA

REBECCA
Musical by Sylvester Levay & Michael Kunze 
"Rebecca", one of the most successful productions signed by the team of Sylvester Levay
(music) – Michael Kunze (libretto), Grammy Award winners and creators of the famous
productions "Mozart!", "Elisabeth" and "Marie Antoinette", premiered at the "Ion Dacian" National Theater
of Operetta and Musical in the direction of Attila Béres on June 16,
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 premiered in Vienna at the Raimund Theater on September 28, 2006, directed by Francesca Zambello, and quickly became an international success, playing to sold-out houses for more than 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 September 4, 2023, the premiere is scheduled at the Charing Cross Theatre in London, directed by Alejandro Bonatto.
The musical, brought to Romania for the first time by the "Ion Dacian" National Operetta Theatre in the 2010-2011 season, will premiere in the new hall of the "Ion Dacian" National Operetta and Musical Theatre, located at Blvd. Octavian Goga No. 1, joining the famous titles from the current repertoire, including: 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 material means, "Ich". Working as a companion for a wealthy American woman on vacation on the French Riviera, she meets Lord Maxim de Winter, a very wealthy Englishman, who quickly becomes her husband. After the marriage, she accompanies him to the enigmatic and unfriendly house on the Manderley estate, where the spirit of Rebecca, the first Mrs. de Winter, who had died a year earlier in a mysterious accident at sea, seems to still be present. Viewed with suspicion and treated with malice by Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, whose devotion to Rebecca seems pathological, the very young Mrs. de Manderley feels increasingly overwhelmed by her new life, while her husband, Maxim, seems to sink deeper and deeper into the secrets of the dark house. An unexpected event further disturbs the lives of the characters, threatening to reveal unsuspected mysteries.

Presentations of the creators:
Michael Kunze
Michael Kunze is an internationally renowned lyricist and musical theater librettist, distinguished with a Grammy Award and the German music award ECHO for his entire career. His most well-known musical shows, “Elisabeth”, “Dance of the Vampires”, “Mozart!” and “Rebecca” have laid the foundations for a new genre of contemporary musical theater that is very popular (“DramaMusical”), recording an audience of over 16 million people worldwide over time. 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 also has 88 gold and platinum records, 3 Golden awards
Europe, 2 Best Musical awards (Image1996 and Image1998), Musical of the Year Award in 2000 for “Mozart!”, in 2001 for “Elizabeth”, in 2003 for “Dance of the Vampires” and in 2007 for “Rebecca”.
Sylvester Levay
Winner of the Grammy Award in 1975 for “Fly, Robin, Fly”, as well as the highest German distinction for achievements in the field of music (Golden Europe Award), Sylvester Levay composed, orchestrated and conducted the soundtrack of over 80 films, including “Scarface”, “Flashdance”, “Cobra” and “Airwolf”, also composing the music for the famous 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, Whoopie Goldberg, Peter O’Toole and Steven Spielberg. He has also held composition and musical 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 of Miskolc, Hungary, starting in 2014. Between 2004 and 2010 he was the principal director of the National Operetta and Musical Theatre of Budapest, where he staged shows such as “Baroneasa Lili” by Jenó Huszka, “Wedding Dance” by Ferenc Fegya Jávori, “Parisian Life” by J.Offenbach or “The Merry Widow” by Franz Lehár. His awards include the award for “Best Show” at the National Theatre Festival of Hungary, in 2003 for the musical “Somewhere in Europe”, a nomination for “Best Show” at the Golden Masc National Theatre Festival in Russia, in 2008, for “Baroneasa Lili” by Jenó Huszka, and the award for best musical show of the Critics' Association of Hungary, for the musical The Producers, by Mel Brooks.
He has collaborated with theaters in Hungary, Russia, Slovakia, Serbia, Germany, Italy, Croatia, Austria, the United States of America. In 2007, at the “Ion Dacian” National Operetta Theatre, 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
After 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)
Choir 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)
General delegated producer: Corina Ștefan

Cast:

        Ich :  Daniela Bucșan

        Maxim de Winter :  Victor Bucur

        Mrs. Danvers : Georgiana Mototolea

        Jack Favell : Cătălin Petrescu

        Frank Crawley : Florin Ganea

        Ben :  Daniel Găină-Cojuharov

        Edythe Van Hopper : Mihaela Alexa

        Beatrice Lacy : Cristina Trandafir

        Giles Lacy : Valentino Tiron

        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 : Alexandra Borîia , Melis Ramazan, Camelia Ghiță, Evita Gurtovaia

        The Other "Me" :  Andreea Bârzescu

        Waiter : Mircea Crăciun

        Rebecca's Shadow : Marina Stanciu

        Servants in Manderley Manor : Ioana Băiașiu,Carmen Anghel,Răzvan Rusu, Alexandru Vasile  

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

   1.  The ticket office of the National Operetta and Musical Theater "Ion Dacian" – B-dul Octavian Goga No. 1

(Tuesday-Friday 12.00-19.00 and one hour before the shows on Saturdays and Sundays)

2.  The ticket office of the Dalles Hall – B-dul Nicolae Balcescu No. 18 (Monday-Friday 10-17)

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