The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow (2015)
Overview
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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| France | — | — | Apple TV |
| Spain | — | — | Apple TV |
| Italy | — | — | Apple TV |
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What is The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow about?
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 is a Music movie, released on 2015-01-17, runtime 148 minutes.
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Directed by
Susan Stroman
Cast
- Thomas Allen as Baron Mirko Zeta
- Kelli O'Hara as Valencienne
- Nathan Gunn as Graf Danilo Danilowitsch:
- Renée Fleming as Hanna Glawari
- Alek Shrader as Camille de Rosillon
- Jeffrey Mattsey as Vicomte Cascada
- Alexander Lewis as Raoul de St. Brioche
- Mark Schowalter as Bogdanovitch
- Emalie Savoy as Sylviane
- Daniel Mobbs as Kromov
- Wallis Giunta as Olga
- Margaret Lattimore as Praskowia
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