Name: Die lustige Witwe
Start: 2021-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2021-07-04T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Staatsoperette

Organization

Singer

Baritone

Elmar Andree

Baron Mirko Zeta

Soprano

Christina Maria Fercher

Valencienne

Christian Grygas

Count Danilo Danilowitsch

Ingeborg Schöpf

Hannah Glawari

Tenor

Timo Schabel

Camille of Rosillon

Marcus Günzel

Viscount Cascada

Markus Liske

Bogdanovitch

Alexandra Strauß

Sylviane

Roland Florstedt

Kromow

Mezzo-soprano

Inka Lange

Olga

Herbert G Adami

Pritschitsch

Silke Fröde

Praskowia

Spoken

Andreas Sauerzapf

Njegus

Conductor

Johannes Pell

Stage director

Sebastian Ritschel

Set designer

Christof Cremer

Choreographer

Radek Stopka

Chorus master

Thomas Runge

Dramaturge

Heiko Cullmann

Steffi Lehmann

Bryan Rothfuss

Gerd Wiemer

Jolana Slavíková

Gero Wendorff

Nikolaus Nitzsche

Christian Garbosnik

Staatsoperette Dresden

Others

Chor der Staatsoperette Dresden

Orchestra

Orchester der Staatsoperette Dresden

German

Die lustige Witwe -  (The Merry Widow)

Dresden

Germany

Staatsoperette

Private

The Merry Widow

English

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Chorus Director

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass-baritone

Countertenor

Bass

Contralto

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

The impending national bankruptcy of Pontevedro must be prevented! The only hope of the small country is the millionaire widow Hanna Glawari, who is staying in Paris at the moment. So that the millions stay "in the country", Ambassador Baron Zeta puts Count Danilo, Hanna's former sweetheart, on the coveted heartthrob. But Danilo turns out to be a poor dowry hunter, because the fatherland and Hanna's legacy leave him cold. Only when the young French charmer Camille de Rosillon appears as a potential rival do Danilo's long-suppressed feelings for Hanna awaken.

The operetta "The Merry Widow", premiered in 1905, is still one of the most popular works of the genre and established Franz Lehár's world fame. The ingenious musical ideas grew into unforgettable melodies such as "Here I go to Maxim", "Lips be silent" and "Yes, studying women is difficult". In addition, Lehár accurately sprinkled all available dance styles such as gallop, waltz, polka, but also polonaise, colo and cake walk into the refined score and thus created the new species of dance operetta.

For the Dresden State Operetta, "The Merry Widow" simply belongs in the repertoire - also in the new venue in the Mitte power plant, because it has a very special meaning: In October 1947 it was the first operetta premiere in the venue in Dresden-Leuben and conducted in the spring 2016 as the last premiere again the farewell to the old house.

The Merry Widow by Lehár, Thu 03 Jun 2021, From (2021/2021), Directed by Sebastian Ritschel,, Conductor Johannes Pell, Christian Garbosnik, Staatsoperette, Dresden, Germany

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Programme, About & Synopsis

Videos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues