THE MERRY WIDOW

ABOUT PERFORMANCE

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: Norbert Baxa
Conductors: Norbert Baxa / Jiří Petrdlík
Direction, translation and editing of spoken texts: Martin Otava
Translation of song lyrics: Eva Bezděková
Costume: Dana Haklová
Stage Design: Lukáš Kuchinka

PERSONS AND ACTORS

Hanna Glawari: Gabriela Kopperová / Lívia Obručník Vénosová
Hrabě Danilo Danilovič: Michal Bragagnolo / Roman Hoza / Martin Štolba
Baron Mirko Zeta: Jan Ježek / Pavel Klečka
Valencie, jeho žena: Michaela Nosková / Radka Sehnoutková / Adéla Skočilová
Camille de Rosillon: Aleš Briscein / Tomáš Kořínek / Richard Samek
and others