The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow
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2015-01-17 • 2h 28m
Renée Fleming lights up the Met stage as Hanna Glawari, the fabulously wealthy widow of the title in Lehár’s beloved operetta, set in Paris and seen in a glittering production directed and choreographed by Broadway’s Susan Stroman. Nathan Gunn is Danilo, Hanna’s former flame, who is supposed to woo and marry her in order to keep her fortune in their home country of Pontevedro. Kelli O’Hara sings Valencienne, the flirtatious young wife of the Pontevedrian ambassador in Paris, Baron Zeta, played by Thomas Allen, and Alek Shrader is her suitor, Camille. Andrew Davis conducts the waltz-rich score, and the new English translation is by Jeremy Sams.
- Directors
- Susan Stroman
- Writters
- Viktor Léon, Leo Stein
The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow
Visit website2015-01-17 • 2h 28m
6.3/10 • 6
Renée Fleming lights up the Met stage as Hanna Glawari, the fabulously wealthy widow of the title in Lehár’s beloved operetta, set in Paris and seen in a glittering production directed and choreographed by Broadway’s Susan Stroman. Nathan Gunn is Danilo, Hanna’s former flame, who is supposed to woo and marry her in order to keep her fortune in their home country of Pontevedro. Kelli O’Hara sings Valencienne, the flirtatious young wife of the Pontevedrian ambassador in Paris, Baron Zeta, played by Thomas Allen, and Alek Shrader is her suitor, Camille. Andrew Davis conducts the waltz-rich score, and the new English translation is by Jeremy Sams.
- Directors
- Susan Stroman
- Writters
- Viktor Léon, Leo Stein
Top Billed Cast
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Renée Fleming
Hanna Glawari
Kelli O'Hara
Valencienne
Alek Shrader
Camille de Rosillon
Nathan Gunn
Danilo
Thomas Allen
Baron Mirko Zeta
MET Orchestra
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- Original Language
- English
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- Keywords
- operetta