The Merry Widow

Overview

Franz Lehár’s “Die Lustige Witwe” is reputed to be one of the most famous operettas in the world. Under the direction of the French Jerome Savary's the “Merry Widow” sparkles. At the first staging of this production at the Opera-Comique in Paris (Octobre, 2005) the singers appeared to be having as much fun as the audience. The Austrian Maestro Manfred Honeck presents his musical view on this operetta.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 21, 2007

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

ZDF/Arte

Cast

Dominik Licht,Gerald Hupach,Oliver Ringelhahn,Gisela Philipp,Petra Maria Schnitzer,Gunther Emmerlich,Christoph Pohl,Ahmad Mesgarha,Lydia Teuscher,Bo Skovhus

Director

Jérôme Savary

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1168728