Fiddler on the Roof

based on the stories of Sholem Aleichem, by special permission of Arnold Perl
book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick

originally produced on the New York stage by Harold Prince

originally produced on the New York stage, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins

presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) Limited www.mtishows.eu

Yiddish lyrics translated by Shraga Friedman
Romanian translation by Antoaneta Ralian

Fiddler on the Roof - a cheerful, luminous work shot through with a tragic vein, a plea for life and joy. For kindness and self-irony, all in a comic register which, as we know, is the most dramatic of all. The text vibrates with feeling, the music vibrates with emotion. Tevye's heated arguments with God, his passion and human warmth, his relations with his daughters and above all his compassion and understanding for those around him make him an unforgettable figure of the modern musical. Song and speech combine perfectly in the action and, together with the music, give the piece its authentic Jewish vein. Fiddler on the Roof proved that a musical comedy can have literary value; it is an irony of fate that Fiddler did not become the sixth musical to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize - but that's life, and Tevye would have been the first to say so. One of the most successful musicals of all time, Fiddler on the Roof has, since its 1964 Broadway premiere, seen countless productions and a film version that won three Oscars and two Golden Globes (in 1971), a resounding success with audiences and with the critics alike.

Director: Andrei Munteanu
Set and costume design: Viorica Petrovici
Choreography: Bogdan Boantă, Andra Gheorghe
Assistant set designer: Miruna Bălașa
Musical direction: D. Zisl Slepovitch (USA), Constantin Grigore, Alexandru Ilie
Choral coaching: Del Vasilache
Poster design: Dragoș Brumă

Tevie: Claudiu Istodor
Golde: Roxana Guttman
Țeitl: Teodora Păcurar
Hudl: Rusalina Bona
Have: Ioana Repciuc
Motl: Daniel Pascariu
Percik: Mihai Nițu
Fedika: Andrei Bibire
Leizer Wolf: Mihai Ciucă
The Constable: Marius Călugărița
Yente: Ecaterina Ladin
Shprintze: Cristiana Ioniță
Bielke: Natalia Dragomir
The Rabbi: Nicolae Călugărița
Grandma Țeitl: Dorina Păunescu
Frime-Sure: Geni Brenda Vexler / Arabela Neazi
Nuhăm: Mircea Drîmbăreanu
Yussl: Darius Daradici
Șeindl: Mirela Nicolau
Mendl: Andrei Miercure
Mordche: Veaceslav Grosu
Avram: Dorin C. Zachei
The Russian woman: Viorica Bantaș
The Fiddler: Ion Parea
The people of Anatevka: Andreea Carmen Marin, Claudia Crișan, Laura Ionela Marin, Mihai Cârstea, Del Vasilache, Victor Stoica
The Priest: Viorel Manole
The wedding conjurer: Alin Potop
The Tailor: Horia Fedorca
The Shoemaker: Corinias Caraba
The Pupil: Paul Tripon
Chicken seller: Victoria Radu
The Innkeeper's Wife: Meda Topârceanu
Herring seller: Ioana Călugăreanu Tufaru, Mihaela Cuniță
The Jew with the goose: Adrian Lucaschi
Pedlar: Iulian Sfircea
Devout Jews: Vlad Nicolici, Radu Mateucă, Constantin Șorop, Adrian Lucaschi
The Innkeeper's son: Martin Cuniță
The Cantor's daughter: Carla Lifșin

Dancers: Lilian Cărăuș, Marius Moldovan, Dan Rima, Vladimir Palamarciuc, Dragoș Roșu, Andrei Angelescu, Erik Bubui, Cosmin Vasile, Roxana Nicolae, Silvia Uceanu

With the Orchestra of the State Jewish Theatre:
Piano: Mihai Murariu
Violin 1: Rodica Gancea
Violin 2: Tania Vîlvoi
Cello: Sergiu Marin
Clarinet: Mihai Pintenaru
Trumpet 1: Silviu Groaza
Trumpet 2: Iulia Groaza
Flute: Mihail Vârgă
Trombone: Mirel Liță
Percussion 1: Bogdan Dumitraș
Percussion 2: Răzvan Florescu
Double bass: Daniel Iancu
Guitar: AG Weinberger
Accordion: Bogdan Lifșin

Genre

Musical

Language

Romanian (songs in Yiddish, with Romanian translation)

Running time

180 minutes (with interval)

Premiere

18 May 2019

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