Name: Die lustige Witwe
Start: 2022-06-26
End: 2022-06-26
Location: Staatsoperette

Organization

Dramaturge

Judith Wiemers

Singer

Soprano

Maria Perlt-Gärtner

Hannah Glawari

Baritone

Elmar Andree

Baron Mirko Zeta

Bryan Rothfuss

Count Danilo Danilowitsch

Tenor

Andreas Sauerzapf

Ralph of Saint-Brioche

Steffi Lehmann

Christian Grygas

Gerd Wiemer

Jolana Slavíková

Valencienne

Timo Schabel

Camille of Rosillon

Spoken

Gero Wendorff

Njegus

Roland Florstedt

Kromow

Markus Liske

Bogdanovitch

Alexandra Strauß

Sylviane

Riccardo Romeo

Nikolaus Nitzsche

Viscount Cascada

Mezzo-soprano

Inka Lange

Olga

Herbert G Adami

Pritschitsch

Silke Fröde

Praskowia

Stage director

Sebastian Ritschel

Conductor

Christian Garbosnik

Set designer

Christof Cremer

Choreographer

Radek Stopka

Chorus master

Thomas Runge

Staatsoperette Dresden

Others

Chor der Staatsoperette Dresden

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Ballet

Ballet of the Dresden State Operetta

German

Die lustige Witwe -  (The Merry Widow)

Dresden

Germany

Staatsoperette

Die lustige Witwe Lehár

Public

Private

The Merry Widow

English

Approved

The impending bankruptcy of Pontevedro must be prevented! The only hope of the small country is the multi-million dollar widow Hanna Glawari, who is currently in Paris. So that the millions stay “in the country”, Ambassador Baron Zeta puts Count Danilo, Hanna's former childhood sweetheart, on the coveted swarm of men. But Danilo turns out to be a bad dowry hunter, because the fatherland and Hanna's legacy leave him indifferent. Only when the young French charmer Camille de Rosillon appears as a potential rival did Danilo's long-suppressed feelings for Hanna awaken.

The operetta “The Merry Widow”, which 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 “I'm going to see Maxim”, “Lips are silent” and “Yes, the study of women is difficult”. In addition, Lehár accurately sprinkled all available dance types such as gallop, waltz, polka, but also polonaise, kolo and cake walk in 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 Kraftwerk Mitte, because it has a very special meaning: In October 1947 it was the first operetta premiere in the venue in Dresden-Leuben and was in charge in the spring In 2016, the last premiere was to say goodbye to the old house.

The Merry Widow by Lehár, Sun 26 Jun 2022, From (2022/2022), Directed by Sebastian Ritschel,, Conductor Christian Garbosnik, Staatsoperette, Dresden, Germany

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