2007 · LE BARBIER DE SÉVILLE OU LA PRÉCAUTION INUTILE · Beaumarchais · Vigner (EN)

In the spring of 2007, VIGNER was invited to Albania. The National Theatre of Tirana had been inaugurated on April 23, 1945, with Marcel Pagnol’s TOPAZE. The theatre attributed an important role to French dramatists right from its beginning. French culture and the French language have a privileged standing in Albania.  Although the play had been translated into Albanian, THE BARBER OF SEVILLE had never been put on stage there. VIGNER accepted the invitation by the National Theatre, the first to be accorded to a French director, and chose this pre-Revolution play for the Albanian ensemble.

April 19, 2007 saw the first performance of THE BARBER OF SEVILLE by BEAUMARCHAIS, with the Albanian actors ROLAND TREBICKA, LUIZA XHUVANI, HELIDON FINO, NERITAN LIÇAJ, MARKO BITRAKU et FADIL KUJOFSA. VIGNER’s THE BARBER OF SEVILLE was awarded the Prize of the International Festival of Butrint and toured the Balkan countries in 2007/2008. You will find all details about this work on the links below, LE BARBIER DE SÉVILLE was presented in Lorient in April 2010 (More about this piece 2010 THE BARBER OF SEVILLE).

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