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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 librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's attempt to keep her money in the principality by finding her the right husband – on an 1861 ...
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.
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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Learn about Lehár's charming, uplifting comedy The Merry Widow, which centres on the romance between Hanna and Danilo. Watch videos, view photos and read the synopsis of the opera's three acts.
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.
A performance of Franz Lehar's THE MERRY WIDOW in English by the New York City Opera.
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Guests are arriving at the embassy to celebrate the birthday of the Crown Prince of Pontevedro. They are welcomed by Ambassador Baron Zeta. There is a high attendance this year, in anticipation of the appearance of Hanna Glawari, a fabulously rich widow.
