PROGRAMME

The merry widow

Franz Lehár

Franz Lehár

The merry widow

The Merry Widow was the first Lehár’s global success. Without exaggeration, it can be said that every music number in this operetta is a little musical jewel.

As an example, we can mention Hana Glawari's song about the Vilja fairy or the Danila song about his debauchery at the Maxim’s nightclub. The Merry Widow also belongs to those few operettas, whose libretto can attract audiences even in the 21st century. The story, set in Paris in 1905, is immensely theatrical and offers an important storyline and witty dialogues. The Merry Widow premiered on 30 December 1905 at the Na Vídeňce Theatre in Vienna. In Pilsen it was first shown in 1907 and it has never disappeared from the repertory for a long time. This time, the production is presented to the audience in a co-production with the Prague’s Karlín Theatre.

scene The New Stage
opening night 28. 6. 2018
length of performance 150 min
recommended age from 14 years old

Creators

Musical arrangement:
Norbert Baxa
Conductors:
Norbert Baxa / Jiří Petrdlík
Direction, translation and editing of spoken texts:
Martin Otava
Translation of song lyrics:
Eva Bezděková
Costume:
Dana Haklová
Stage Design:
Lukáš Kuchinka
Light Design:
Antonín Pfleger
Script Editor:
Zbyněk Brabec
Choreography:
Martin Šinták
Assistant Choreographer:
Petra Kuldová Tolašová
Choirmaster:
Zdeněk Vimr
Assistant director:
Jakub Hliněnský
Musical preparation:
Maxim Averkiev, Martin Marek
Prompter:
Matěj Vaňkát
Stage manager:
Petra Kuldová Tolašová

Prersons and actors

Hanna Glawari:
Gabriela Kopperová / Lívia Obručník Vénosová
Hrabě Danilo Danilovič:
Michal Bragagnolo / Roman Hoza / Martin Štolba
Baron Mirko Zeta:
Jan Ježek / Pavel Klečka
Valencie, jeho žena:
Michaela Nosková / Radka Sehnoutková / Adéla Skočilová
Camille de Rosillon:
Aleš Briscein / Tomáš Kořínek / Richard Samek
Raoul de Saint-Brioche, francouzský diplomat:
Jan Ondráček / Jakub Turek
Vicomte Cascada, diplomat:
Jakub Hliněnský / Martin Matoušek
Njeguš, sekretář na velvyslanectví:
Dalibor Gondík / Dalibor Tolaš
Praskovja:
Pavla Břínková / Jana Foff Tetourová
Kromow, člen vojenské rady Pontevedra:
Jiří Kubík
Olga, Kromowova snoubenka:
Andrea Frídová / Petra Tion
Bogdanovič, vojenský atašé Pontevedra:
Martin Švimberský
Sylvia, Bogdanovičova žena:
Barbora Jindrová / Ivana Klimentová / Jana Piorecká
Pričič:
Miro Bartoš / Josef Jordán
Sbor a orchestr opery DJKT, členové baletního souboru DJKT.

Performed in co-production with the Karlín Musical Theatre.

  • Performed with German subtitles.
  • The length of the production is given including 1 intermission.

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