The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow (2015)
The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow (2015)
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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Cast

Renée Fleming Renée Fleming As: Hanna Glawari
Kelli O'Hara Kelli O'Hara As: Valencienne
Alek Shrader Alek Shrader As: Camille de Rosillon
Nathan Gunn Nathan Gunn As: Danilo
Thomas Allen Thomas Allen As: Baron Mirko Zeta
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Storyline

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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Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Music

Language: English

Release Date: 17 January 2015

Country: US

Runtime: 148m

Company Credits

Company: Decca, The Metropolitan Opera

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Cast

Renée Fleming

Renée Fleming

Hanna Glawari

Kelli O'Hara

Kelli O'Hara

Valencienne

Alek Shrader

Alek Shrader

Camille de Rosillon

Nathan Gunn

Nathan Gunn

Danilo

Thomas Allen

Thomas Allen

Baron Mirko Zeta

MET Orchestra

MET Orchestra

Directed By

Writing Credits

Leo Stein

Leo Stein

Writer

Henri Meilhac

Henri Meilhac

Original Story

Viktor Léon

Viktor Léon

Writer

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

Not currently known.

Costume and Makeup

William Ivey Long

William Ivey Long

Costume Designer

Sound

Andrew Davis

Andrew Davis

Conductor

Franz Lehár

Franz Lehár

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Not currently known.

Lighting

Paule Constable

Paule Constable

Lighting Design

Art Department

Julian Crouch

Julian Crouch

Set Designer

Other Crew

Susan Stroman

Susan Stroman

Choreographer

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