My theater work may seem bohemian and simple from the outside, but as a singer, it is just as demanding, yet I enjoy doing it! Not only do I have to pay attention to stage technique, but my singing performance must also be flawless every time. Just as my character demands it then and there!
In full glory! În plină Glorie!
Written by Peter Quilter
Artistic direction: Cristian Ioan
A comedy inspired by the life of Florence Foster Jenkins, who was recognized in history as the world’s worst soprano.
However, her passion for music enabled her to fill concert halls, even in the face of malicious irony from some quarters. She reached the peak of her career at Carnegie Hall, one of New York’s most renowned concert complexes, known worldwide for its excellent acoustics. However, her success would not have been possible without financial resources and the support of devoted friends.
An extraordinary performance in which the line between courage and naivety disappears. This is a character who is willing to give up everything to make her dream come true. A humorous story that paradoxically made history and continues to have an impact even today.
Cast:
Florence Foster Jenkins: Gabriela Codrea
Cosme McMoon: Andrian Locovei
St Clair: Răzvan Vicoveanu
Ms Johnson: Mirela Lupu
Dorothy: Lucia Rogoz
Maria: Georgia Căprărin
Uncle Sam: Ion Abrudan
Viktor the Countertenor: Iosif Viktor
Director: Cristian Ioan
Set and costume designer: Clara Labancz
Translation: Dan Mihu
Musical preparation: Ovidiu Iloc and Henrietta Varady
Dancers: Ionuţ Şerban, Mara Diniş, Marius Precup, Denisa Benkő, Antoniu Nica, Nadina Urs
Premiere: February 26, 2017
Duration of the performance: 2 hours 10 minutes
MR. JURDAN
A dramatic adaptation by Victor Ioan Frunză based on Jean Baptiste Poquelin Molière’s “The Bourgeois Gentleman” and Mikhail Bulgakov’s “Jourdain, the Madman,” directed by Victor Ioan Frunză
Mr. Zsúrdán is an extremely naive but very wealthy man who feels that one thing is missing from his life: the elegance of a person of higher rank.
In order to belong to this category and keep up with the times, he acquires “friends” and employs an entire army of teachers to teach him manners and customs.
However, it is clear that all his activities become ridiculous. Of course, events unfold in such a way that he slowly becomes a “court jester” and is seen as such by others. However, when ignorance meets education, the result can only be comedy, which is constantly entertaining. This is a modern-day comedy that depicts a rich, ignorant man.
Cast:
Mr. Zsúrdán, businessman, waiter: DANIEL VULCU
Mrs. Zsúrdán, his wife, waitress: ELVIRA RÎMBU
Lucia, their daughter: CARINA BUNEA
Claudiu, Lucia’s lover: ANDREI SABĂU
Dorimène, princess: GEORGIA CĂPRĂRIN
Doran, advisor to the ministry, Dorimene’s lover: ALIN STANCIU
Nico, maid: ADELA LAZĂR
Cornel, Claudiu’s assistant: RĂZVAN VICOVEANU
Brânduș, servant boy: EUGEN NEAG
Music & theater teacher: PETRE GHIMBĂȘAN
Dance teacher: ALEXANDRU RUSU
Coach: PAVEL SÎRGHI
Philosophy teacher: CORINA CERNEA
Master tailor: RĂZVAN VICOVEANU
Alin, university student: MĂDĂLIN COSTEA
Two servants: VLAD BULZAN & DOMINIC OLAR
Two bodyguards: SORIN DOMIDE & SORIN PRECUP
Theatre dance categories in the theatre (Community theatre: Dance of Identity; Abstract ballet: Mother of the World; Napoleon ballet; Environmentally friendly dance: Global Warming; Oath/inauguration dance; Ballet of Nations):
CARINA BUNEA, CORINA CERNEA, ALEXANDRU RUSU, PETRE GHIMBĂŞAN, MĂDĂLIN COSTEA, GEORGE DOMETI, MIHAELA GHERDAN, EUGEN NEAG, LUCIA ROGOZ, ANDREI SABĂU, ANCA SIGMIREAN, PAVEL SÎRGHI, ALIN STANCIU, RĂZVAN VICOVEANU, ANDA TĂMĂȘANU, DIANA BURCĂ, VLAD BULZAN, DOMINIC OLAR, MARIUS PRECUP, DENISA BENKŐ
Orchestra:
Ovidiu Iloc (conductor)
VIKTOR JÓZSEF (COUNTERTENOR)
Dana Baboș (Mezzo-soprano)
Hunor Benczédi (Baritone)
Sándor Gáti (Oboe)
Bogdan Scurtu (clarinet)
Horaţiu Miron (bassoon)
György Martyin (trumpet)
Albert Károly Szávuly (trombone)
Marius Bulzan (percussion)
Tamás Kása (guitar)
Kálmán Nagy (violin)
Ciprian Vereş (Double Bass)
Music: Ovidiu Iloc
Choreography: Livia Tulbure-Gună
Set and Costume Design: Adriana Grand
Director: Victor Ioan Frunză
Premiere: September 25, 2016
Running time: 2 hours 45 minutes with one intermission
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