Follies: Peralada Festival

演出简介

Follies, originally produced on Broadway by Harold Prince with music by Stephen Sondheim, makes its debut in Catalonia at the Peralada Festival.

Mario Gas gives new life to the songs by Sondheim relying on feathers, sequins, tap dancers, nearly 50 actors on stage and an orchestra of 24 musicians. They give life to this great show that pays homage to the theater, a way of understanding life and, indeed, an entire era.

The first performances at the Castell de Peralada International Music Festival took place in 1987 and since then it has been held, without exception, during the months of July and August at the historical venue of Castillo de Peralada. In 1992, it became part of the select European Festivals Association (EFA), which underlined it as a high‐quality festival on a par with other important festivals such as Bayreuth, Berlin, Florence and Salzburg. The Castell de Peralada Festival showcases recitals by famous singers, symphony and choir concerts, operas, musical theatre, dance, jazz, pop, chamber music concerts and family‐orientated performances.


The festival actively supports Spanish composers and artists and commissions projects and musical scores with the aim of enriching the cultural variety on offer in Spain. At the same time, soloists and prestigious international ensembles from different artistic fields are invited to take part. This philosophy has allowed Peralada to enjoy a widespread fame and has positioned the festival as one of the most important cultural events in Spain during the summer period.

Phyllis Rogers Stone; Vicky Peña
Benjamin Stone, Carlos Hipólito
Sally Durant Plummer; Muntsa Rius
Buddy Plummer, Pep Molina

Carlotta Campion, Massiel
Hattie Walker, Asunción Balaguer
Heidi Schiller, Linda Mirabal
Stella Deems, Teresa Vallicrosa
Solange LaFitte, Mónica López

James Goldman, libretto
Stephen Sondheim, music and lyrics
Pep Pladellorens, musical director
Gas Mario, stage