HELGI SALLO rolle 1965-2005

HELGI SALLO juubelile pühendatud kaleidoskoop tema rollikildudest Estonia teatris: nooruslikult uljas Maria "West Side'i loos" (1965); don Quijote (Georg Ots) surmaheitlust jälgiv Aldonza muusikalis "Mees La Manchast" (1971); oma kallima Marceliga (Arvo Laid) tülitsev Pariisi Ladina kvartali kroonimata kuninganna Musette Puccini ooperis "Boheem" (1977); "kaunist ja õilsat" suremist etendav vanaaegne tragöödianäitlejanna pr Krone Mozarti ooperis "Teatridirektor" (1981); kiindunud vanapaar prl Schneider ja hr Schultz (Jüri Krjukov) muusikalis "Kabaree" (1984); "Viiuldaja katusel" pereema Golde sabatiõhtul ja tütre pulmas (1989); mustlanna ennustusest unistamisjulgust saanud krahvinna Mariza (1990); taas kord "West Side'i loos", kuid sedapuhku lava taga "Somewhere'i" laulmas (1993); oma vanasse seltskonda tagasipöörduv Dolly (1996); väärikas senaatoriproua operetis "Öö Veneetsias" (2000) ning joodeldav ja abikaasaga (Tiit Tralla) tantsiv mamma Tschöll Schuberti elust kõnelevas laulumängus "Kolme neitsi maja" (2005). Neli aastakümmet, kaks ja pool oktavit, tuhat varjundit. HELGI SALLO (born in 1941), one of the most beloved artists in Estonia, has performed for nearly 50 years with equal success in operas, operettas, musicals, drama plays and TV serials. She has not got any special musical education, but her talent was discovered by the conductor Eri Klas who invited her to sing Maria in "West Side Story" in 1964. Since then she has been the soloist of the Estonian National Opera. Her roles include Pipi the Long-Stocking, Aldonza in "Man of la Mancha", Zerlina in "Don Giovanni", Musetta in "La Bohème", Madeleine in "Bal im Savoy", Sally and Frl Schneider in "Cabaret", Countess Zedlau in "Wiener Blut", Hanna Glawari in "Die lustige Witwe", Dolly in "Hello Dolly" and many others. This compilation is dedicated to Helgi Sallo's 70th birthday and brings back happy memories from some of her most significant roles.