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Premiere: "The Fiddler on the Roof"
Wroclaw, Ludowa Hall, June 14, 2002
languages: Polski  / English 
 

Joseph Stein and Jerry Bock's musical "Skrzypek na dachu" / "The Fiddler on the Roof", based on a classical story from Jewish literature by Shalom Alejchem, has repeatedly proved a big hit on the world's music stages. It reflects the singular world of the little town of Anatevka in Tsarist Russia at the beginning of the 20th century, a time when everyday life was saturated with Jewish tradition and custom, and happiness and humor were simple.

Joseph Stein and Jerry Bock's musical "SKRZYPEK NA DACHU / THE FIDDLER ON THE ROOF", based on a classical story from Jewish literature by Shalom Alejchem, has repeatedly proved a big hit on the world's music stages. It reflects the singular world of the little town of Anatevka in Tsarist Russia at the beginning of the 20th century, a time when everyday life was saturated with Jewish tradition and custom, and happiness and humor were simple. It is also the story of the change that can happen in human lives. This version is another one of the super-productions that the troupe of the Lower Silesian Opera has been mounting at the monumental Ludowa Hall in Wroclaw in recent years.

Marek Weiss-Grzesinski, the production's director, spoke with a journalist from Rzeczpospolita about the Wroclaw production of "THE FIDDLER ON THE ROOF": "This is one of those plays that I would always do, whoever proposed it, wherever they proposed I do it. It is a real masterpiece, one in which I am always able to find something new, something moving. It combines the fantastic, beautifully composed narrative by Shalom Alejchem with wonderful music. Although light in form, the play carries a deep humanistic message. Combinations of this kind are rare to say the least."

Staged and directed by Marek Weiss-Grzesinski; musical direction by Ewa Michnik; scenery designed by Ryszard Kaja; choreography by Emil Wesolowski. Featuring the soloists and supporting musicians of the Lower Silesian Opera (Opera Dolnoslaska).

Additional performances: June 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 2002, 7 p.m.

Ludowa Hall
(Hala Ludowa)
ul. Wystawowa 1, Wroclaw
Additional information: tel. (+48 71) 370 88 80, 344 57 79
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