The Merry Widow (2005)
Die lustige Witwe
Zurich Opera House production of Franz Léhar's operetta, with Dagmar Schellenberger, Rodney Gilfry, and Ute Gfrerer in lead roles. Baron Zeta is desperate that the fabulously wealthy widow Hanna Glavari marry a Pontevedrian man so that her fortune remains in the country. He attempts to match her and his handsome attaché, Danilo. It turns out that Danilo and Hanna had had a love affair in years past. Nevertheless, Danilo now refuses to love her because he doesn't want to appear like he is only interested in her money...
- Date of release
- 2005-01-01
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Genres
- Comedy, Music
- Director
- Anton Reitzenstein
Casting
- Dagmar Schellenberger — Hanna Glawari
- Rodney Gilfry — Count Danilo Danilovitch
- Ute Gfrerer — Valencienne
- Rudolf A. Hartmann — Baron Mirko Zeta
- Herbert Prikopa — Njegus
- Piotr Beczała — Camille, Count de Rosillon
- Gabriel Bermúdez — Vicomte Cascada
- Guido Götzen — Bogdanowitsch
- Eva Maria Kaufmann — Praskowia
- Mary O'Sullivan — Sylviane
- Thomas Pütz — Pritschitsch
- Carine Séchaye — Olga
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