Deutsche Oper Berlin: Die Lustige Witwe (Caspar Richter) (1979)

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Franz Léhar's operetta 'The Merry Widow' has enjoyed extraordinary international success since its premiere in Vienna in 1905 and has been performed and recorded again and again. With the 1979 revival at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, August Everding revives a forgotten piece of German-Jewish cultural history. When the Deutsche Oper Berlin staged this great work in 1979, the opera house initially came in for fierce criticism. However, this was not due to the performance itself, but to the fact that the Deutsche Oper Berlin was including operettas in its program for the first time. After 40 years, we have now succeeded in publishing this wonderful performance.
This is also thanks to the approval of Dame Gwyneth Jones.
Actors:: Benno Kusche, Lucy Peacock, Rene Kollo, Gwyneth Jones, Siegfried Jerusalem, Wolf Appel, Peter Maus, Walter Dicks, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Napoli Mandolin Orchestra, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Caspar Richter, Maria Teresa Reinoso, Josef Becker, Dorothea Weiss, Miomir Nicolic, Maria Jose Brill, Erik Ode
Directors:: August Everding
Aka:: The Merry Widow
Studio:: Naxos Music UK Ltd.
Genres:: Documentary, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
Countries:: Germany