MarlenEdith

Première 3. december 2021, Velika dvorana Slovenskega stalnega gledališča
Running time 1 hour 30 minutes. No intermission.

Authors of the project Stefania Seculin, Graziana Borciani
Pianist Lamberto Lipparini
Lighting designer Luca Quaia

Performers
Stefania Seculin
Graziana Borciani
Danijel Malalan

With support from the CRTrieste Foundation

MarlenEdith is a theatre play in which singers Graziana Borciani and Stefania Seculin tell the life stories of Marlene Dietrich and Edith Piaf through acting and singing. Each performer gives life to an intense and profoundly personal homage to two widely-acclaimed artists of the 20th century by portraying their very different personalities and life stories through acting and music. At first glance, Edith Piaf appears to be the most straightforward character of the two, being a woman who spent her whole life looking for true love only to find unrequited love and unhappy endings. This also transpires through her emotional and raw singing. On the other hand, Marlene Dietrich was known for her enigmatic and captivating ice-cold beauty. Moreover, she was an eccentric and strong-willed woman who struggled to come to terms with her German origins since she was forced to flee Nazi Germany for opposing the state’s regime and ideology. While listening to some of their greatest hits, such as Hymne à l’amour, La vie en rose, Lili Marleen and Just a Gigolo, the audience also learns about the women’s friendship, their closeness and mutual sympathy. The two characters are also portrayed through music composed, arranged and performed by Lambert Lipparini. Actor Danijel Malalan takes on the role of narrator, revealing the important events of their lives.