Classical Composer: | Lehár, Franz |
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Lyricists: | Leon, Victor; Stein, Leo |
Work: | Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)* |
Year Composed: | 1905 |
Duration: | 00:15:00 |
Work Category: | Operetta |
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Lehár's first and greatest success came in 1905 with Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), with a libretto by Victor Léon and Leo Stein based on a French comedy by Henri Meilhac. The action opens with a reception at the Pontevedrin legation in Paris. The rich widow Hanna Glawari seems an easy prey for French fortune-hunters, but the Pontevedrin envoy Baron Zeta is determined to keep her fortune for his own country, urging the legation secretary Danilo to marry her. After various intrigues and misunderstandings all ends happily, when Hanna and Danilo declare their love for each other. In O Vaterland (O Fatherland), Danilo declares that he has done enough for his country, without having to marry a rich widow. The famous Vilja-Lied is sung by Hanna Glawari at a reception in her garden, a folk-song for the entertainment of her guests.
Writer: Keith Anderson
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