E. Kálmán: THE GYPSY PRINCESS
Operetta

SNG Opera & Ballet Ljubljana
Komedija Theatre, Zagreb
Leo Stein, Béla Jenbach, libretto
Veseljko Barešić, conductor
Ivan Leo Lemo, director
Leo Mujić, choreography
Vesna Režić, set deisgn
Marko Marosiuk, costume design

With his operetta The Gypsy Princess, the Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán earned himself a permanent place among the leading composers of this genre. The premiere in Vienna in 1915 was followed by a further 500 performances. The central theme of the story, set in the Budapest and Vienna of the early twentieth century, is the forbidden love between a famous cabaret singer called Sylva and the young Prince Edwin, whose parents have arranged a match with Countess Stasi. The young sweethearts’ burning passion gains an increasing number of supporters and in the end love triumphs over differences of rank. The passionate melodies of the popular arias and ensembles, spiced up with some authentic Hungarian csárdás, have enchanted audiences the world over, not only in theatres but also on the cinema screen. This time they will ring out under the guidance of conductor Veseljko Barešić and director Ivan Leo Lemo from Croatia, performed by the combined strength of the Ljubljana Opera ensemble and Zagreb’s Komedija Theatre.

Main cast:

Sandra Bagarić, Zorica Antonić, Sylva Varescu
Nedim Prohić, Leopold Maria, prince Lippert Weylershein
Dubravka Ostojić, Anhilta, his wife
Đani Stipaničev, Damir Klačar, Edwin Ronald, their son
Dražen Bratulić, Goran Malus, Count Boni Kancsianu
Vlatka Burić, Josipa Lončar, Kontes Stasi, princes niece
Ervin Baučić, Feri pl. Kerekes
Ivan Magud, Lieutenant Rohnsdorf
Davor Svedružić, Zlatko Ožbolt, member MacGrave
Dario Došlić, Kiss, logger
Blaženka Blažinić, Countess Tscheppe
Božidar Peričić, Receptor
Matija Škvorc, Footman
Ana Hruškovec, Night Lady
Dean Melki, Gypsy

Ballet Ensemble Komedija Theatre, Zagreb: Stela Gajski, Ana Hanić, Mateja Ivanković, Tamara Masnjak, Ivana Mesec, Morana Paškiević, Petra Radošević, Kristina Škorić, Marko Herceg, Dejan Jakovljević, Mario Jukić, Emil Kuzminski, Zoran Simikić, Bojan Valentić

Choir Komedija Theatre, Zagreb: Lana Blaće, Jelena Burić, Ivana Filić, Ljerka Glowatzky, Jadranka Gospodnetić, Rajka Grabar, Kristina Habuš, Ana Hruškovec, Franciska Križnjak, Sandra Kulier, Gordana Major Sofija Široka, Boris Barberić, Dario Došlić Došlić, Gordan Grnović, Anto Janković, Stjepan Lach, Dragec Markač, Dragan Peka, Božidar Peričić, Davor Schopf, Stjepan Škrinjarić, Matija Škvorc, Dario Štulić

SNG Opera & Ballet Ljubljana Orchestra
Veseljko Barešić, conductor

The duration of the performance is 3 hours, with two intervals.