Considered the “perfect musical”, My Fair Lady, by Frederik Loewe, can be seen for the first time in Barcelona at the Gran Teatre del Liceu with two unique performances, on 22 and 23 July. The two-act musical premiered on March 15, 1956 at the Mark Hellinger Theater in New York City. It was later performed at the Broadhurst Theater and then at The Broadway Theater, where it was on the bill until 1962. The musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's comedy Pygmalion (1913) and features a libretto by Alan Jay Lerner. It tells the story of the transformation of Eliza Doolittle, a vulgar, talkative florist from the depths of London who ends up becoming a refined lady. The girl's life changes when a philologist, Henry Higgins, finds her one evening around Covent Garden while taking notes on the cockney accent and decides to teach her to speak correctly. She has previously bet with her friend, Colonel Pickering, that she will be able to turn that miserable girl into a distinguished lady of high society.

• Composer — Frederick Loewe

• Librettist — Alan Jay Lerner

• Orchestra — Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

• Ellie Laugharne Eliza Doolittle

• Richard Suart Colonel Pickering

• Peter Polycarpou Alfred P Doolittle

• Steven Pacey Henry Higgins

• Susie Blake Mrs Higgins / Mrs Pearce / Cockney woman

• Nadim Naaman Freddy Eynsford-Hill

• Guy Unsworth - Stage director

• Alfonso Casado - Musical director