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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.

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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

Crew (10)

Directing

Susan Stroman
Director

Writing

Leo Stein
Writer
Henri Meilhac
Original Story

Production

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Sound

Franz Lehár
Original Music Composer
Andrew Davis
Conductor

Art

Julian Crouch
Set Designer

Camera

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Costume & Make-Up

William Ivey Long
Costume Designer

Crew

Susan Stroman
Choreographer

Editing

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Lighting

Paule Constable
Lighting Design

Visual Effects

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