My Fair Lady
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Dec 1, 2009 7:00 pm (Tuesday)
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Frederick Loewe's popular musical - with a libretto by Alan Jay Lerner after Bernard Shaw's play 'Pygmalion' - will be performed in the Estonian National Opera!One of the most popul...
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Event details: My Fair Lady
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Frederick Loewe's popular musical - with a libretto by Alan Jay Lerner after Bernard Shaw's play 'Pygmalion' - will be performed in the Estonian National Opera!
One of the most popular musicals of all times may almost have not been written at all. In the 1930s the leaders of the American musical industry tried persistently to convince Loewe and Lerner that the source material is incapable of following the rules for the construction of a musical. The project was abandoned for twenty years until the musical theatre changed.
In 1956 Lerner and Loewe reunited and their cooperation resulted in the most popular performance of the U.S. musical history that has been repeatedly staged world-wide. The musical has also received a popular film production in 1964 with Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison in the title roles. At the premiere Eliza was sung by Julie Andrews, Professor Higgins was sung by Rex Harrison, Elizaâs father was sung by Stanley Holloway and Colonel Pickering by Robert Coote.
On the 3rd of April in 2008, Frederick Loeweâs musical My Fair Lady, based on the humorous and witty play Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw, will premiere again at the Estonian National Opera. My Fair Lady was previously staged at the Estonian National Opera in 1963, staged by Voldemar Panso.
Henry Higgins, a Doctor in Phonetics and a bachelor bets his friend Colonel Pickering that he can make a cockney flower girl speak like a Duchess. A witty chain of events follows, where an amazing result is reached through tears and laughter.
Conductors: Jüri Alperten, Mihhail Gerts
Stage Director: Ago-Endrik Kerge
Set Design: Liina Keevallik
Costumes: Liina Pihlak
Choreography: Eduard Korotin
Sung in Estonian.
One of the most popular musicals of all times may almost have not been written at all. In the 1930s the leaders of the American musical industry tried persistently to convince Loewe and Lerner that the source material is incapable of following the rules for the construction of a musical. The project was abandoned for twenty years until the musical theatre changed.
In 1956 Lerner and Loewe reunited and their cooperation resulted in the most popular performance of the U.S. musical history that has been repeatedly staged world-wide. The musical has also received a popular film production in 1964 with Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison in the title roles. At the premiere Eliza was sung by Julie Andrews, Professor Higgins was sung by Rex Harrison, Elizaâs father was sung by Stanley Holloway and Colonel Pickering by Robert Coote.
On the 3rd of April in 2008, Frederick Loeweâs musical My Fair Lady, based on the humorous and witty play Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw, will premiere again at the Estonian National Opera. My Fair Lady was previously staged at the Estonian National Opera in 1963, staged by Voldemar Panso.
Henry Higgins, a Doctor in Phonetics and a bachelor bets his friend Colonel Pickering that he can make a cockney flower girl speak like a Duchess. A witty chain of events follows, where an amazing result is reached through tears and laughter.
Conductors: Jüri Alperten, Mihhail Gerts
Stage Director: Ago-Endrik Kerge
Set Design: Liina Keevallik
Costumes: Liina Pihlak
Choreography: Eduard Korotin
Sung in Estonian.
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The Estonia Concert Hall is situated in the very heart of Tallinn, sharing its home with the Estonian National Opera and Ballet Theatre "Estonia". This neoclassical imposing building (architects A. Lindgren / W. Lönn, 1913, reconstructed in 1947) is a symbol of Estonia's political and cultural power. Traditionally, the most festive events are held here, including receptions of the Estonian President and New Years Eve celebrations. No other hall in Estonia can compete with the Estonia Concert Hall in combining history with flexibility and beauty with adaptability. The Hall promotes its own Concert Season of prestigious visiting artists as well as being home to the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra.Last update 2006 Editorial Team Classictic.comPost a Countdown Widget
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