SILVIA - Teatrul National de Opereta

SILVIA

Operetta in three acts by Emmerich Kálmán

"Ion Dacian" National Operetta and Musical Theatre Hall

(Bd. Octavian Goga, no. 1)

Libretto by Leo Stein, Béla Jenbach
Adapted by István Kállai, Miklós Gábor Kerényi
Translated by Ernest Fazekas
Directed by: KERO®
Conductor: Alexandru Ilie / Constantin Grigore

Choir Conductor: Aurel Muraru 

Assistant artistic direction: Daniel Burcea
Choreography assistant: Marina Minoiu  

The world premiere of the operetta Silvia composed by EMMERICH KÁLMÁN, with a libretto by LEO STEIN and BELA JENBACH premiered on November 17, 1915 at the Johann Strauss Theater in Vienna and in 1917 it was performed for the first time on Broadway, at the New Amsterdan Theater, New York, under the title Riviera Girl, the libretto being written by GUY BOLTON and P.G. WOODHOUSE. In 1919, the operetta was staged for the first time in Romania, at the Modern Theater, with Virginia Demetrescu de Sylva in the leading role.

The operetta SILVIA, whose initial title was LONG LIVE LOVE!, follows the love story between Silvia Varescu, the star of the Orfeu cabaret in Budapest, and Edwin de Lippert-Weylersheim, an officer and heir to an old Viennese aristocratic family. Their relationship clashes with the social rules of the era, which impose on Edwin an arranged marriage with Countess Stazi.Between broken promises, compromising documents, family interventions and the situational humor generated by the comic couple Boni and Feri, the libretto develops a predictable, but efficient, conflict between individual freedom and social convention. The final reconciliation, specific to the operetta universe, means accepting love at the moment when it no longer contradicts the existing order. A happy-ending story that reflects the unparalleled charm of Belle Epoque, a cocktail of vitality woven on old and new love stories, an extremely engaging show, whose musical numbers have become hits.

Cast: (in alphabetical order) 

Silvia - Rodica Ștefan
Edwin - Octavian Ene
Stazi - Cristina Popa
Boni - Victor Ion
Feri von Kerekes – Victor Bucur
Leopold Maria - Anton Zidaru
Anhilte - Amelia Antoniu
Mișka - Daniel Găină-Cojuharov
Arnold Schulteis - Dragoș Ioniță
Rohnsdorf - George Matei
Kiss - Alexandru Vasile

Note: Unpaid reservations are canceled 48 hours before the show.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketstore.ro, www.startickets.ro, www.biletlateatru.ro, www.dynamicticket.ro or from:
-    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 Saturday and Sunday)
-     Ticket office of the Dalles Hall – B-dul Nicolae Balcescu No. 18 (Monday-Friday 12-17)

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