Traditions, traditions. Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as... as... as a fiddler on the roof!
The story is set in the small Jewish village of Anatevka, Russia, in 1905 and centers on Tevye the milkman, whose equilibrium is constantly being challenged by his poverty, the prejudicial attitudes of non-Jews, and the romantic entanglements of his five daughters. Whenever the weight of the world becomes too much for him, Tevye carries on lengthy conversations with God. And after shouting the praises of "tradition," he must cope with both the strong-willed actions of his three older daughters - each one's choice of husband moves further away from the customs of her faith - and with the edict of the Tsar that evicts the Jews from their village.
“Filled with laughter and tenderness. It catches the essence of a moment in history with sentiment and radiance.” New York Times
Im Dorf Anatevka lebt der Milchmann Tevje mit seiner Frau und den fünf gemeinsamen Töchtern. Der Vater Tevje wünscht sich die Vermählung seiner Töchter nach traditionell jüdischer Art. Allerdings befindet sich das Zaren-Russland am Vorabend der Revolution und auch die Jugend folgt ihrem Herzen und nicht dem Rat der Väter ... Anatevka wurde weltberühmt durch die Lieder wie „Tradition“, „Jente, o Jente“ und „If I were a rich man“.
