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 of 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 was first presented in Vienna, at the Raimund Theater, on September 28, 2006, directed by Francesca Zambello, and quickly became an international success, running with full 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 Charing Cross Theatre in London directed by Alejandro Bonatto.
The musical brought for the first time in Romania by the National Operetta Theater „Ion
Dacian” in the 2010-2011 season, will be premiered in the new hall of the National Operetta and Musical Theater „Ion Dacian”, on Bd. Octavian Goga Nr.1, joining the famous titles in the current repertoire, including: My Fair Lady, The Gypsy Baron, Marco Polo's Secret, Kiss me, Kate!, Victoria and Her Hussar, or The Land of Smiles.

Synopsis
The events are presented from the perspective of a naive young girl 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 soon becomes her husband. After 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 had died a year earlier in a mysterious accident at sea, is still present. Suspected and treated maliciously by Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, whose devotion to Rebecca seems pathological, the very young new Mrs. de Winter feels increasingly overwhelmed by her new life, while her husband, Maxim, seems to sink deeper into the dark secrets of the house. An unexpected incident further disrupts their lives, threatening to reveal unsuspected mysteries.

Presentations of the creators:
Michael Kunze
Michael Kunze is an internationally renowned lyricist and musical theater librettist, awarded the Grammy and the German ECHO musical award for lifetime achievement. His best-known musical shows, „Elisabeth”, „Dance of the Vampires”, „Mozart!” and „Rebecca” have created the foundation for a new, very popular genre of contemporary musical theater („DramaMusical”), reaching over 16 million viewers worldwide over time. His name is associated with the successful performances in German-speaking countries of numerous international shows, for which he translated and adapted the libretto.
Michael Kunze also has in his repertoire 88 gold and platinum discs, 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 „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 Germany’s highest honor for achievements in music (Golden Europe Award), Sylvester Levay has composed, orchestrated, and conducted the soundtrack of over 80 films, including „Scarface”, „Flashdance”, „Cobra” and „Airwolf”, while also composing the music for famous musicals „Elisabeth”, „Mozart!”, „Marie Antoinette” and „Rebecca”. Among the personalities he worked 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 composition and musical arrangement at prestigious universities and academies, including 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 Theatre in Miskolc, Hungary, since 2014. Between 2004 and 2010 he was the chief director of the National Operetta and Musical Theater in Budapest, where he staged shows such as „Baroness Lili” by Jenó Huszka, „The 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 Hungarian National Theater Festival, in 2003 for the musical „Somewhere in Europe”, a nomination for „Best Show” at the Russian National Theater Festival Golden Mask, in 2008, for „Baroness Lili” by Jenó Huszka, and the award for best musical show by the Association of Critics in Hungary, for the musical The Producers, by Mel Brooks.
He collaborated with theaters in Hungary, Russia, Slovakia, Serbia, Germany, Italy, Croatia, Austria, the United States. In 2007 at the National Operetta Theater „Ion Dacian” he staged „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
Romanian translation and adaptation: 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 director: 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)
Executive 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 : Geraldina Petre
Shadows : Alexandra Borîia, Melis Ramazan, Camelia Ghiță, Evita Gurtovaia
The Other ,,Me’’ : Andreea Bârzescu
Waiter : Mircea Crăciun
Shadow of Rebecca : Marina Stanciu
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.  The 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 the shows on Saturday and Sunday)

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

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