The Merry Widow

Apr 11, 2001

2h 0m

★ 0.0

Overview

Lotfi Mansouri's spectacular last production as General Director of The San Francisco Opera with Yvonne Kenny making her debut in the title role, new dialogue specially commissioned from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Wendy Wasserstein and an original ballet to set the scene ‘Chez Maxime’ bringing fresh insight into Lehár's classic operetta. This production also features another world premiere, Njegus's song, ‘Quite Parisian’.

Genres

Music

Production Companies

Opus Arte

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Cast

Anna Glawari

Yvonne Kenny

Count Danilo

Bo Skovhus

Valencienne

Angelika Kirchschlager

Count de Rosillon

Gregory Turay

Conductor

Erich Kunzel

Witty, fun, intoxicating film of Johann Strauss II's popular operetta, based on a stage production from Vienna State Opera; this is a showcase for the entire cast, but most especially Eberhard Wächter as the insufferably boorish Gabriel Eisenstein, and Gundula Janowitz as his long-suffering wife. Open the champagne, have yourself some torte, and enjoy this delectable comedy from Vienna.

7.0

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0.0

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5.0

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4.5

The Desert Song

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Dům u tří děvčátek

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Modrá ruža

Jan 1, 1985

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Děvče z předměstí

Sep 5, 1970

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9.5

The Mikado

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5.0

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7.7

Gypsy Princess

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5.0

Женихи и Ножи

Jun 8, 1964

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0.0

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7.0

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Vinobraní

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6.0

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Fatinica

Jan 1, 1977

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6.0

Mam’zelle Nitouche

Jan 1, 1977

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