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The Merry Widow (German: Die lustige Witwe [diː ˈlʊstɪɡə ˈvɪtvə]) is an operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár.
The Merry Widow: Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. With Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Edward Everett Horton, Marcel Vallée. When a small kingdom's main taxpayer leaves for Paris, its king dispatches a dashing count to win back her allegiance.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Ernst Lubitsch
- 1934-11-02
The Merry Widow is a 1934 film adaptation of the 1905 operetta of the same name by Franz Lehár. The film was directed and produced by Ernst Lubitsch starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald with a supporting cast featuring Edward Everett Horton, Una Merkel, Sterling Holloway, Donald Meek, Jason Robards Sr. and Akim Tamiroff.
Sep 3, 2021 · Lol-Quadrille 'The Merry Widow', also known by its German title of 'Die lustige Witwe', is an operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. Based upon Henri Meilhac's 'L'attaché d ...
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- Collins Classics
Discover The Merry Widow. Lehár’s charming, uplifting comedy The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe) plays out in a stream of memorable melodies. This operetta centres on the relationship between the wealthy young widow Hanna and Danilo, who has an appetite for wine and women.
Franz Lehar, THE MERRY WIDOW In English 27 03 1996 - New York City Opera. 706K views 10 years ago. NewYorkCityOpera. 1.62K subscribers.
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- 707.9K
- NewYorkCityOpera
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The Merry Widow, comic operetta in three acts by Hungarian composer Franz Lehár (libretto in German by Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, based upon L’Attaché d’ambassade, a comic play from 1861 by Henri Meilhac, best known as the librettist for Georges Bizet’s Carmen) that premiered at the Theater an der.
