Olavinlinna CastleSavonlinna, Kymenlaakso, 57150, Finland
Festival: Savonlinna Opera Festival
Dates/times in Helsinki time zone
| Sunday 23 July 2023 | 19:00 |
| Thursday 27 July 2023 | 19:00 |
| Saturday 29 July 2023 | 19:00 |
| Sunday 30 July 2023 | 19:00 |
Trailer
Programme
| Bock, Jerry (1928-2010) | Fiddler on the Roof (Sung in German) |
Performers
| Theater Hagen | |
| Steffen Müller-Gabriel | Conductor |
| Thomas Weber-Schallauer | Director |
| Alfred Peter | Set Designer |
| Yvonne Forster | Costume Designer |
| Ernst Schießl | Lighting Designer |
| Philharmonisches Orchester Hagen | |
| Philharmonischer Chor Hagen | |
| Rebecca Graitl | Dramaturgy |
| Riccardo De Nigris | Choreography |
Fiddler On the Roof is the greatest musical of all time.
Days meld into one as sunrise follows sunset in the Ukrainian village of Anatevka in 1905. As a Jewish community in Imperial Russia, it’s set in its ways, from what people can eat to how they sleep, and how girls are successfully married off. Tevye the Milkman cherishes his Jewish roots, despite conflicts flaring up and the sense of doom brought by the approach of the Czar’s Gendarmerie.
Fiddler’s songs are a medley of melancholy and optimism. Tevye looks at the changes taking place around him through warm-hearted humour, always hoping for the best.
History repeats itself. Who are we allowed to be, and where are we allowed to live? Who are we allowed to love?
