The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow

The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow

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2015-01-17

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.

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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.

Released

2015-01-17

Runtime

148

Director

Susan Stroman

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Music

Language

English

Production

Decca

The Metropolitan Opera

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    Renée Fleming

    Renée Fleming
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    Kelli O'Hara

    Kelli O'Hara
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    Alek Shrader

    Alek Shrader
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    Nathan Gunn

    Nathan Gunn
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    Thomas Allen

    Thomas Allen
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    MET Orchestra

    MET Orchestra