Die Lustige Witwe
Intro
Die Lustige Witwe
Franz Lehár
From 07/02/2006 in Ghent - from 29/04/2006 in Antwerp
- Musical direction: Michel Tilkin
- Director: Lee Blakeley
- Hanna Glawari: Cheryl Barker / Edith Haller
- Graf Danilo Danilowitsch: Tommi Hakala
- Graf Danilo Danilowitsch: Mathias Hausmann
- Valencienne: Hendrickje Van Kerckhove / Ilse Eerens
With The Merry Widow the Austrian-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár wrote THE succes operetta of the 20th century. This winner, written in the same year as Strauss’ Salome, shows a rich allochtonous community, in Paris, beginning of the previous century.
Graaf Danilo meets his old love Hanna, once penniless, but later she married a well-to-do banker. Danillo is secretary of the embassy of Balkan State Pontevedro. The ambassador wants to bring Danilo and Hanna together again because otherwise her fortune would go to a Parisian and as a consequence not to the economically unstable Pontevedro. This is the starting shot for a crazy comedy full of intrigues.
Léhar delivers a bubbling score with all possible orchestral refinement, stirring dance rythms and an abundance of lyrical inspiration.
Practical
Surtitles: Dutch.
Team
- Musical direction
- Director
- Set design
- Costumes
- Lightning
- Choreography
- Chorus master
- Hanna Glawari
- Graf Danilo Danilowitsch
- Graf Danilo Danilowitsch
- Valencienne
- Camille de Rosillon
- Baron Mirko Zeta
- Njegus
- Vicomte Cascada
- Raoul de Sainte Brioche
- Bogdanowitsch
- Sylviane
- Kromow
- Olga
- Pritschitsch
- Praskowia
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