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| Music | Sylvester Levay |
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| Lyrics | Michael Kunze |
| Based upon | Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier |
| Productions | 2006 Vienna, Austria |
Rebecca is a German-language musical based on the novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, written by Michael Kunze (lyrics) and Sylvester Levay (music), the authors of Elisabeth, Mozart! and Marie Antoinette. It premiered on September 28, 2006 at the Raimund Theater in Vienna, Austria. The plot, which adheres closely to the original novel, revolves around Maxim DeWinter, his new wife, and Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper of DeWinter's Cornish estate Manderley, who resents the young woman's intrusion into the world she shared with the first Mrs. DeWinter, the glamorous and mysterious Rebecca, who perished in a drowning accident. Like their previous work together this musical is firmly in the house style of United Stages of Vienna. The music ranges from close choral scoring with a rising rhythm section from the pit to power ballads that would not seem out of place in 1980s Lloyd Webber score. The big achievement of Kunze and Levay in both Elisabeth and now Rebecca is the way in which the duo have created a unique following in the german speaking world for new musical theatre that is at turns entertaining and also has a high level of theatricality in the book. Time will tell if Rebecca is the breakthrough score that will make up for the miserable failure of Dance of The Vampires on Broadway (a score by Jim Steinman and lyrics and book by Michael Kunze). Rebecca was first planned to premiere in London, but then it was decided to premiere in Vienna istead. Rebecca will soon be performed in Helsinki and Oslo. The Japanese TOHO production of Rebecca opens in April 2008.
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Vienna production credits
- Director: Francesca Zambello
- Choreographer: Denni L. Sayers
- Musical Supervisor: Seann Alderking
- Musical Director: Caspar Richter
- Production Designer: Peter J. Davison
- Costume Designer: Birgit Hutter
- Lighting Designer: Andrew Voller
- Projections Designer: Sven Ortel
- Sound Designer: Hendrik Maassen
Original Vienna Cast
- „Ich“: Wietske van Tongeren
- Maxim de Winter: Uwe Kröger
- Mrs. Danvers: Susan Rigvava-Dumas
- Mrs. Van Hopper: Carin Filipcic (from 6th September 2007 will be played by Marika Lichter)
- Beatrice: Kerstin Ibald (alternate Mrs. Danvers)
- Jack Favell: Carsten Lepper
- Frank Crawley: André Bauer
- Ben: Norberto Bertassi
- Oberst Julian: Thomas Bayer
In other roles:
- Giles: Marcel Meyer
- Horridge: Kai Peterson
- Frith: Andreas Kammerzelt
- Robert: Oliver Mülich
- Clarice: Jana Stelley
- Mrs. Rutherford: Katarina Dorian
Ensemble: Kathleen Bauer, Nathalie Kleeberger, Bettina Bogdany, Claudie Reinhard, Sigrid Brandstetter, Joana Fee Würz (alternate "Ich"), Michaela Christl (alternate Mrs. Danvers), Robert D. Marx, Katharina Dorian, Tim Reichwein (alternate Maxim de Winter), Lucius Wolter(alternate Maxim de Winter), Henrik Sehnert, Christoph Sommersguter, Jana Stelley(alternate "Ich") Swings: Matilda Hansson, Simon Eichenberger, Katrin Mersch, Noud Hell, Tina Schöltzke, Karsten Kammeier, Fritz Schmid (alternate Ben)
Songs
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Act 1
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Act 2
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Recordings
A single, called "The Power of a woman in love" and sung by Gloria Gaynor, was released prior to the premiere. The Original Cast Recording including the following songs was released on the 24th of November 2006:
- ICH HAB GETRÄUMT VON MANDERLEY „Ich“, Schatten
- ZEIT IN EINER FLASCHE „Ich“
- DIE NEUE MRS. DE WINTER Ensemble, Mrs. Danvers, Frank
- SIE ERGIBT SICH NICHT Mrs. Danvers
- DIE LIEBEN VERWANDTEN SIND IMMER DABEI Beatrice, „Ich“, Giles
- WAS IST NUR LOS MIT IHM? Beatrice
- WIR SIND BRITISCH Ensemble
- SIE´S FORT Ben
- GOTT, WARUM? Maxim
- EHRLICHKEIT UND VERTRAUEN Frank Crawley
- DER BALL VON MANDERLEY Ensemble
- I´M AN AMERICAN WOMAN Mrs. Van Hopper
- WAS ICH AUCH TU, IST FALSCH* „Ich“
- REBECCA** Mrs. Danvers, „Ich“, Schatten
- STRANDGUT Ensemble, „Ich“, Crawley, Favell
- KEIN LÄCHELN WAR JE SO KALT Maxim
- DIE STÄRKE EINER LIEBENDEN FRAU Beatrice, „Ich“
- MRS. DE WINTER BIN ICH „Ich“, Mrs. Danvers
- EINE HAND WÄSCHT DIE ANDRE HAND Favell
- JENSEITS DER NACHT „Ich“, Maxim
- MANDERLEY IN FLAMMEN Ensemble, Frank Crawley
- ICH HAB GETRÄUMT VON MANDERLEY „Ich“, Schatten, Ensemble
(REPRISE & FINALE II) * called "Und das und das und das" in the stage version
** version of Act II A Live recording of the Show took place on the 6th and 7th of June 2007. The Complete Recording is available in stores since 19th October 2007.It includes a bonus track: Marika Lichter, the new Mrs. Van Hopper, singing "I'm an American Woman"
See also
External links
- Official website (German)
