Musical

EVITA

Musical in two acts.
The musical is about the life of Eva Peron, wife of the Argentine president Juan Peron as told by Che Guevara, another modern icon.

Composer: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Translated by Peeter Volkonski, Hannes Villemson
Director: Georg Malvius (Sweden)
Musical Director and Conductor: Tarmo Leinatamm
Stage and Costume Designer: Ellen Cairns (Scotland)
Light Designer: Palle Palmé (Sweden)
Choreographer: Igor Barberic (Croatia)

In Roles: Maarja-Liis Ilus, Jassi Zahharov (Estonian National Opera), Vaiko Eplik, Aivar Tommingas, Anna Põldvee, Rasmus Kull, Lauri Liiv, Indrek Ventmann, Robert Sasorin, Karl Aleksander Sirp, Henrik Tamm, Jonathan Ammerlaan, Rita Dolgihh, Maria Engel, Rosamund Ford, Matthew Jordan, Julia Kaškovskaja, Krista Kotselainen, Vjatšeslav Ladoškin, Anthony Maloney, Alicia Nelson, Alens Piskunovs, Laura Quin, Daniel Szybkowski, Silas Stubbs, Janika Suurmets, Milena Tuominen, George Williams

The Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra and band.

Presented with one interval.
Running Time:

2:10

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"Evita" was first published in 1976 as a musical album. The success of the album lead to the production in London West End in 1978 and a year later in Broadway. In 1996 a movie version was produced where Madonna starred as Evita and Antonio Banderas as Ché Guevara. Evita as well as Ché symbolize certain naive beliefs in the popular culture: faith of a better world; life sacrificed for the poor and the humiliated. These are the myths that in their own way follow the example of Christ. Actually, it remains unknown whether Ché Guevara and Evita Perón ever even met each other…

In Estonian with English and Finnish subtitles.

Premiere on November 27, 2009 at the Nokia Concert Hall (Tallinn) and on January 23, 2010 at the Vanemuine Grand Building.

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