The merry widow
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.
Creators
- Musical arrangement:
- Jiří Petrdlík
- Conductors:
- 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
Photos from the production
Photo author: Martina Root
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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