Musical “The Phantom of the Opera”

Song lyrics by Charles Hart
Additional song lyrics by Richard Stilgoe
Translation into Estonian by Leelo Tungal
Director Georg Malvius (Sweden)
Musical director Tarmo Leinatamm
Conductors Martin Sildos & Taavi Kull
Stage designer Iir Hermeliin
Costume designer Ellen Cairns (Scotland)
Choreographer Adrienne Åbjörn (Sweden)
Lighting designer Palle Palmé (Sweden)
Video designer Taavi Varm

Cast: Stephen Hansen (Norway), Koit Toome, Hanna-Liina Võsa, Maria Listra, Kalle Sepp, Pirjo Püvi, Kristina Vähi, Reigo Tamm, Urmas Põldma, Aivar Kaseste, Lauri Liiv, Priit Strandberg, Janika Sillamaa, Merle Jalakas, Linda Kolde, Hedi Maaroos, Simo Breede, Rasmus Kull et al.
Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra, opera chorus & ballet troupe and band

The first person to introduce the phantom of the opera to the world was French writer Gaston Leroux – his novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra was published as a novella from September 1909 to January 1910 in the publication Le Gaulois. The writing of the novel was partly inspired by actual events that took place at the Paris Opera in the 19th century. Today the original novel has been overshadowed by subsequent stage and film versions, of which the most well-known are the silent film classic of 1925 by Lon Chaney and Rupert Julian and, naturally, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical of 1986 with its enchanting and unforgettable sound.

This production of the ambitious musical – at times frightening and seemingly out of its depth – was brought to the audience by the troupe of the Vanemuine under the guidance of Georg Malvius. The result deserves a high mark. /…/ The two plots of the theatre within a theatre activate the audience. There are moments when one cannot figure out whether we are watching the rehearsal of a new opera at the Paris Opera or Webber’s musical in the Vanemuine. Both actually work. The viewer gets an inkling of what goes on backstage, of the conditionality of theatre. Even the ghost in The Phantom of the Opera has two roles to perform: he captivates the actors and actresses, and the actors and actresses in turn captivate the audience in the hall.
Alo Põldmäe, Tartu Postimees newspaper

Premiere on 4 October 2014 in the Grand Building of the Vanemuine.
28.01 - 10.04.2016 at the Grand Building of the Vanemuine
and 18.-20.02, 15.-17.04, 27.-29.05.2016 at the Nordea Concert Hall.
In Estonian, with English and Finnish subtitles.

Group orders can be pre-registered at kassa@vanemuine.ee