EVITA

Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice
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 (RO Estonia), Vaiko Eplik, Aivar Tommingas, Anna Põldvee, Rasmus Kull, Lauri Liiv
The Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra, ballet troupe, choir and band

"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.

Event links: http://www.vanemuine.ee