On March 1, Olga Dreģe, the outstanding actress of the Daile Theater, celebrated her 85th anniversary.
The legendary Daile Theater actress Olga Dreģe chose to celebrate her birthday on stage together with her long-time colleague and friend Lidija Pupuri, creating a new concert performance “From thin air”.
The performance of the anniversary evening was also attended by four singing actors present during Olga Dreģes stage life – Artis Robežnieks, Gints Grāvelis, Aldis Siliņš and the new Daile Theater colleague Klāvs Kristaps Koshins. The birthday evening was interspersed with the poetry of Bronislava Martuževas and Arijas Elksnes, the songs of Jānis Lūsēnas, Zigmars Liepiņš, Imantas Kalniņš, Uģis Prauliņš, Raimonds Paulus and Mārtiņš Braun, which were sung together in the story of the actress’ life. About longing, about love, about stubbornness and strength, but most importantly – about the joy of living. Musical director of the concert performance – Juris Vaivods, director – Gundars Silakaktiņš, author of the visual image of the concert – Jurate Silakaktiņa, lighting artist – Māra Valikova, video artist – Andrjus Januns, vocal teacher – Ilze Dzenīte. Olga Dreģe’s anniversary concert performance “From thin air” will also be included in the theater repertoire. The first shows are scheduled for April 22 and 23, tickets on sale from March 8.
After the concert performance, the guests gathered for the celebration in the Glass Hall of the theater, where the artist received a special surprise – a musical greeting by the “BALSIS” youth choir, performing the actress’s favorite piece and paying special tribute to the celebrant. Official officials and people from the theater, relatives, friends and colleagues were in the group of the jubilee greeters. In the speeches, those present shared their memories of what they had experienced together.
The director of the theater, Juris Žagars, praised the artist’s outstanding professionalism and ability to always work with amazing dedication, striving for excellence. The artistic director of the theater Viesturs Kairišs highlighted the scope of Dreģe’s talent, with which the actress is said to have been gifted more generously than many others, the always present charm and joy of life.
In 1962, Olga Dreģe completed the third studio of the Daile Theater and has been an actress at the Daile Theater since 1961, but has been participating in performances since 1958.