The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow
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.
The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow
January 17, 2015
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Cast (6)
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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Crew (10)
Directing
Susan Stroman
Director
Writing
Production
No data availableSound
Franz Lehár
Original Music Composer
Andrew Davis
Conductor
Art
Julian Crouch
Set Designer
Camera
No data availableCostume & Make-Up
William Ivey Long
Costume Designer
Crew
Susan Stroman
Choreographer
Editing
No data availableLighting
Paule Constable
Lighting Design